COLUMNS

HISTORY OF THE HONOR SOCIETY

In 1922, six students from the Indiana University Training School for Nurses in Indianapolis, Indiana founded the honor society of nursing. Learn more about the honor society's heritage.

REFLECTING BACK

Nurses House

Nurses House gives short-term financial assistance to registered nurses in difficulty as a result of injury, illness or disability. Currently based in Guilderland, N.Y., it began on Long Island as a place for nurses to go for rest, recuperation or recreation. The above photo of nurses taking part in one of the many activities available at Nurses House was taken around 1940. In 1960, Nurses House ceased to be an actual house, but the organization, managed by the Foundation of the New York State Nurses Association, still provides financial assistance to nurses. Additional information is available at www.foundationnysnurses.org/history/htm.

Photograph courtesy of Foundation of the New York State Nurses Association Inc.