Although Florence Nightingale demonstrated the importance of research

Although Florence Nightingale demonstrated the importance of research in nursing care as early as 1854, the research approach did not take hold in nursing until the beginning of the 20th century.

Put these events in chronological order, starting with the earliest (1) and proceeding to the most recent (4):
1. The National Center for Nursing Research was created.
2. The National Institute for Nursing Research was created.
3. The journal Nursing Research was established.
4. End-of-life/palliative care research was conducted.

ANSWER

Correct Answer: 3,1,2,4
Rationale 1: In 1985, after intense lobbying by the ANA, the U.S. Congress passed a bill creating the National Center for Nursing Research as a part of the National Institutes of Health.
Rationale 2: The Center was elevated to institute status in 1993 and became the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR).
Rationale 3: The journal Nursing Research was first published in 1952.
Rationale 4: Current priority areas for research funded by the NINR are health promotion and disease prevention, eliminating health disparities, caregiving, symptom management, self-management, and end of life (NINR, 2009).