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This paper will detail the origins of geriatric nursing from early in the twentieth century until the 1980’s. The first calls for care of the chronically ill elderly came before World War I in connection with conditions in almshouses. The 1920’s through the 1940’s saw scant progress in nursing’s concern for treatment of the aged. With the publication of the first textbook devoted to geriatric nursing in 1950, the pace began to quicken. A decade later the nation seemed to have awakened to the plight of the elderly as the growing civil rights movement contributed to a concern for all Americans to be treated fairly. The federal government and the health community at large led the way to advances in nursing care. Increased activism in the 1970’s augmented the previous gains, culminating with important structural developments in educational opportunities for specialized nursing training during the mid 1980’s
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