Between the years 1950 and 1967, the number of nurses and assistive personnel rose dramatically in part as a result of the influence of the
a. Children's Bureau.
b. Hill-Burton Act.
c. Nurse Training Act.
d. Social Security Act.
C
The Nurse Training Act provided funding for nursing student education through scholarships, loans, recruitment, school construction and maintenance, and special educational projects. Until its passage, federal funding for nursing education was modest at best.
The Children's Bureau was created in 1912 in response to concerns about women and children's health.
The Hill-Burton Act provided federal funds for hospital construction and health care centers.
The Social Security Act of 1935 included financial aid for older adults and Title V health care benefits for children with disabilities.
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