SPOTLIGHT ON: NURSES AND NURSING IN NEW YORK CITY
By Christine Bruzzese
Training
of nurses in New York City began in 1798. By 1857, Elizabeth Blackwell,
the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, had established
a formal program of instruction at the New York Infirmary for Women and
Children, according to the Encyclopedia of New York City. Since those
days, medical care and the nursing profession have greatly advanced.
This article considers some publications in the City Hall Library on
nurses and the nursing profession.
Nursing . . . a Growing Profession was published by the Department
of Hospitals in 1947. This booklet describes the programs for nurses'
training
in New York City municipal hospitals. Photographs offer glimpses of nursing
students and professionals at work.
A Study of the Nursing Service in the Department of Hospitals of
the City of New York was prepared by the Bureau of the Budget in 1949. Future
Mayor Abraham Beame was Assistant Director of the Budget at the time.
This report examines the nursing shortage in city hospitals, general
tasks nurses performed and working conditions. Recommendations are made
for recruitment of students and retaining nursing staff. Statistics on
salaries, number of personnel, hours of work, patients and other indicators
are offered.
Help Wanted: Recruiting and Retaining Nurses at New York City's
Health and Hospitals Corporation by INTERFACE, studies the nursing
shortage at municipal hospitals in the early 1990's and offers possible
solutions. Included are examination of the problem at Health and Hospitals
Corporation (HHC) hospitals, how other hospitals in the city have dealt
with this and a survey of programs across the country. A work satisfaction
survey of HHC nurses is discussed and recommendations are given for improving
working conditions, attracting new recruits and restructuring nursing
administration. Statistics are provided on number of nurses per patient,
occupancy rates at HHC hospitals, salaries, etc.
Adding Insult to Injury: No School Nurse Available prepared by the City
Council in 2004 discusses the shortage of nurses on staff in New York
City public schools. Major findings of the study are provided along with
recommendations for improving and extending nursing services in the schools.
Explore further resources in the City Hall Library collection such as
publications from nursing schools at the municipal hospitals, vertical
files and more. Current city agency publications on health can be accessed
at http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/govpub/healt1.shtml.
ACQUISITIONS LIST, AUGUST 2007
The following publications were received by the City Hall Library
in the past month. Additional government publications
can be found online in our Government
Publications section.
AKRF. Proposed Manhattanville West Harlem rezoning and academic mixed-use
development: draft environmental impact statement. Prepared for N.Y.
City. City Planning Commission, June 15, 2007. (CEQR no. 06DCP032M)
Center for New York City Affairs. Pressures and possibilities: supporting
families and children at home. New York: The New School, Summer 2007.
Center for New York City Affairs. A schoolyard in Brooklyn: strengthening
families and communities through the innovative use of public space.
New York: The New School, June 2007.
Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy. The benefits of business
improvement districts: evidence from New York City. New York, New York
University, July 2007.
Geismar, Joan. New York Stock Exchange security and streetscape improvements:
stage 1A archaeological assessment. Prepared for AKRF, Inc. November
2003.
Good Jobs New York. Insider baseball: how current and former public
officials pitched a community shutout for the New York Yankees. July
20, 2007.
Grossman, Jean, Margo Campbell and Becca Raley. Quality time after school:
what instructors can do to enhance learning. Philadelphia: Public/Private
Ventures, April 2007.
N.Y. City. City Planning, Department of. Jamaica plan: final environmental
impact statement. June 29, 2007. (CEQR no. 05DCP081Q)
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on Department of Environmental
Protection controls over the issuance and depletion of credits from its
reimbursable metering program. June 26, 2007. (Report no. 7782)
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on the compliance of Wollman Rink
Operations LLC with its license agreement and payment of license fees
due. July 5, 2007. (Report no. 7810)
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on pensioners of the New York City
Fire Department working for the City after retirement, January 1, 2005-December
31, 2005. June 28, 2007. (Report no. 7792).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on the Department of Homeless Services
Administration of its billing system and miscellaneous expense accounts.
June 29, 2007. (Report no. 7808).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on Department of Youth and Community
Development oversight and monitoring of Beacon Centers. June 27, 2007
(Report no. 7787).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on Fire Department controls over
the inspection of fire alarms systems. June 29, 2007 (Report no. 7807).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on Little Flower Children and Family
Services Foster Care contract with the Administration for Children's
Services. June 27, 2007 (Report no. 7788).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on pedagogical pensioners of the
New York City Teacher's Retirement System working for the City
after retirement, January 1, 2005-December 31, 2005. June 28, 2007 (Report
no. 7794).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on NYC pensioners working for New
York State after their retirement, January 1, 2005-December 31, 2005.
June 28, 2007 (Report no. 7797).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on New York City pensioners working
as consultants for the City after retirement, January 1, 2005-December
31, 2005. June 28, 2007 (Report no. 7798).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on non-pedagogical pensioners of
the New York City Department of Education working for the City after
retirement, January 1, 2005-December 31, 2005. June 28, 2007 (Report
no. 7796).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on pensioners of the New York City
Employees' Retirement System working for the City after their retirement,
January 1, 2005-December 31, 2005. June 28, 2007 (Report no. 7795).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on pensioners of the New York City
Fire Department working for the City after retirement, January 1, 2005-December
31, 2005. June 28, 2007 (Report no. 7792).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on pensioners of the New York City
Police Department working for the City after retirement, January 1, 2005-December
31 2005. June 28, 2007 (Report no. 7793).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on the administration of the 59th
Street Recreation Center open-space improvements and fiduciary account
by the Department of Parks and Recreation. June 26, 2007. (Report no.
7783).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on the compliance of Alley Pond
Golf Center, Inc. with its license agreement and payment of fees due.
June 27, 2007 (Report no. 7789).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on the compliance of Astoria Studios
Limited Partnership II with its lease agreement. June 29, 2007. (Report
no. 7805).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on the compliance of First Tee
of Metropolitan New York, Inc., with its license agreement and payment
of fees due. June 29, 2007 (Report no. 7804).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on the controls of the Department
of Design and Construction over contractor-provided vehicles. June 26,
2007 (Report no. 7781).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on the development and implementation
of the capital asset management system by the Department of Citywide
Administrative Services. June 29, 2007 (Report no. 7803).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on the financial and operating
practices of the Local 333 Insurance Fund for New York City employees.
June 26, 2007 (Report no. 7784).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on the financial and operating
practices of the Local 333 Retirement Insurance Fund for New York City
retirees. June 26, 2007 (Report no. 7785).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on the financial and operating
practices in the Manhattan Borough President's office. June 26,
2007 (Report no. 7779).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on the financial and operating
practices of the New York County Public Administrator's Office.
June 27, 2007 (Report no. 7790).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on the licensing and oversight
of the carriage-house industry by the Departments of Health and Mental
Hygiene and Consumer Affairs. June 27, 2007 (Report no. 7791).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on the monitoring and tracking
of special education services for elementary school students by the Department
of Education. June 29, 2007 (Report no. 7802).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on the New York Yankees rental
credits for the third quarter of 2006 (July 1-September 30, 2006). June
29, 2007 (Report no. 7800).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on the oversight by the Department
of Youth and Community Development on the immigrant special initiative
contracts. June 26, 2007 (Report no. 7780).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on the purchasing and inventory
practices of the Office of the Public Advocate. June 29, 2007 (Report
no. 7809).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Audit report on the Samaritan Village contract
with the Department of Correction to operate the Rikers Island Discharge
Enhancement Program. June 26, 2007 (Report no. 7786).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Comptroller's comments on the adopted
budget for fiscal year 2008 and the financial plan for fiscal years 2008-2011.
July 2007.
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Follow-up audit report on the other than personal
services expenditures of schools within the Department of Education Regional
Operations Center for Regions 3 and District 75. June 29, 2007 (Report
no. 7799).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Follow-up audit report on the other than personal
services expenditures of schools within the Department of Education Regional
Operations Center for Regions 9 and 10. June 29, 2007 (Report no. 7801).
N.Y. City. Comptroller. Follow-up audit report on the processing of
client's permanent housing applications by the HIV/AIDS Services
Administration of the Human Resources Administration. June 29, 2007 (Report
no. 7806).
N.Y. City. Council. Finance Committee. An inquiry into the health risks
of congestion pricing on the outer-boroughs: interim report. July 15,
2007.
N.Y. City. Finance, Department of. Annual report on tax expenditures.
Fiscal year 2007.
N.Y. City. Independent Budget Office. Library funding: subsidies rebound,
disparities remain. (IBO Fiscal Brief) July 2007.
N.Y. City. Independent Budget Office. New welfare rules may be costly
for the City. (IBO Fiscal Brief) July 2007.
N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission. Crotona Play Center: designation
report. June 26, 2007 (Designation list 393)
N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission. Crotona Play Center Bath
House interior. June 26, 2007 (Designation list 393)
N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 486 Greenwich Street House:
designation report. July 24, 2007 (Designation list 394).
N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission. 488 Greenwich Street House:
designation report. June 24, 2007. (Designation list 394).
N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission. Frederick C. and Birdsall
Otis Edey residence: designation report. July 24, 2007 (Designation list
394).
N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission. Henry Seligman residence:
designation report. July 24, 2007. (Designation list 394).
N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission. McCarren Play Center:
designation report. July 24, 2007 (Designation list 394).
N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission. Sunnyside Gardens Historic
District: designation report. June 26, 2007. (Designation list 393).
N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission. Sunset Play Center: designation
report. June 24, 2007 (Designation list 394).
N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission. Sunset Play Center Bath
House first floor interior: designation report. July 24, 2007 (Designation
list 394).
N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission. Thomas Jefferson Play
Center: designation report. July 24, 2007. (Designation list 394)
N.Y. City. Management and Budget, Office of. Expense, revenue, contract:
adopted budget fiscal year 2008. With supporting schedules. 2008.
NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign. State of the subways report card. Summer
2007.
New Yorkers for Parks. The report card on beaches 2007: an independent
assessment of New York City's public beaches. New York, 2007.
N.Y. State. Assembly. Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commission.
An inquiry into congestion pricing as proposed in PlaNYC 2030 and S.
6068: interim report. July 9, 2007.
N.Y. State. Financial Control Board. Review of FYs 2008-2011 financial
plan. July 19, 2007.
Regional Plan Association. An evaluation of alternatives to the New
York City congestion pricing plan. New York, July 2007.
United States Government Accountability Office. September 11: HHS needs
to ensure the availability of health screening and monitoring for all
responders. Report to Congressional requesters. July 2007.
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