Published: by Jeff Martinez |
permalink What would Florence Nightingale think if she came back to life for a day? Would her goal of making nursing a respectable profession have been met? And what of Linda Richards (born Malinda Ann Judson Richards), the first professionally trained American nurse? What would she think if she saw that not only are nurses now trained according to strict guidelines, but they may now obtain a doctorate, a PhD, in nursing? The first bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) has been around since 1937, awarded by Yale University. Interestingly, it was 13 years before, in 1924, when the first doctorate in nursing ...
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