gr00375.xml Nursing Board An Inventory of Its Minutes and Agendas at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

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 Finding aid encoded by Shelby Edwards and Cheri Thies, August 2011. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Board of Nursing. Minutes and agendas. 1907-1997. Materials in English. Minutes, 1907-1973, agendas (no minutes), 1985-1991, and agendas and minutes, 1992-1997, of the board. They document all facets of the board's operations, including licensing of nurses, approval of education programs at nursing schools and hospitals, and administrative services provided by the board. 1.2 cu. ft. (1 box and 1 partial box); 3 microfilm reels ; 16mm. See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Also included are lists of board members, treasurer's reports, lists of bills ordered paid, motions regarding hospital accreditation and nurses' qualifications for examination registration, reports of hospital inspections by board members, statistics from results of state examinations, policy resolutions regarding nursing school inspection and examination registration, and extensive staff operations reports.

A volume of original minutes, 1911-1917, is not reproduced on the microfilm. The microfilm instead contains what appear to be typed transcriptions; the volume and microfilm have not been compared in detail to confirm the degree of duplication of information.

 CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Health occupations licensing boards -- Minnesota -- Finance. Hospitals -- Minnesota -- Accreditation. Hospitals -- Minnesota -- Inspection. Nurses -- Minnesota. Nursing schools -- Minnesota -- Accreditation. Nursing -- Minnesota -- Examination, questions, etc. -- Statistics. Nursing schools -- Minnesota -- Inspection. Nursing -- Study and teaching -- Minnesota. Practical nurses -- Minnesota. Document Types: Statistics. Microforms. Functions: Licensing. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Board of Nursing. Minutes. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

 Microfilm Production:

Microfilm is available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

 Location of Originals:

Originals of the microfilmed minutes are believed to have been disposed of after filming.

 Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 990-171; 262; 2009-57

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 001704275

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION Minutes, SAM 115 1 June 1907-1952. SAM 115 2 Minutes, February 1953-April 1973.

After 1947, the board was expanded when issues relating to the licensure of licensed practical nurses were made part of its responsibilities. Minutes of that “augmented board” were kept separately and are microfilmed on reel 3, below.

 SAM 115 3Minutes, October 1945-April 1973.

Minutes from 1945 through 1947 duplicate those on Reel 1, above. After that date, the minutes on this reel cover meetings of the augmented board that considered licensure of licensed practical nurses.

 109.F.14.8F Minutes, 1911-1917. 1 volume.

This volume is not reproduced on Reel 1 of the microfilm, which instead contains what appears to be a typed transcription. This volume and the microfilm have not been compared in detail to confirm the exact degree of duplication of information.

 123.E.9.5B Agendas, sign-in sheets, agenda items, 1985-1991.

No minutes.

Agendas, minutes, and attachments, 1992-1997. 13 folders.