LICHSON – Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing The Long Island College Hospital was founded in 1853. In 1860 introduced bedside teaching but it wasn’t until 1883 that the School of Nursing opened. The school enjoyed a long tradition of educating nurses for 130 years before the last graduation in May, 2013 when the […]
University of Massachusetts Nursing Cap circa 1970 On Display
January 21, 2016
A University of Massachusetts Nursing cap is now on display. The Museum of Nursing History is pleased to share with our website viewers and museum visitors, the 1970s-era cap from the University of Massachusetts. The addition of this cap brings the total number of caps on display to eighty-five! The black velvet band was applied […]
Jewett Training School for Nurses (Bushwick Hospital)
January 21, 2016
The Jewett Training School for Nurses in Brooklyn, NY opened to educate nurses in 1891. The school was located within Bushwick Hospital and over time, the school frequently became referred to as Bushwick Hospital School of Nursing. The Museum of Nursing History received a cap representing the School and the cap is currently on display. […]
Sharon Hospital Nursing Cap On Display
January 21, 2016
Sharon Hospital School of Nursing Sharon Hospital School of Nursing is a historical program for educating young nurses. The Museum has added the cap representing the Sharon Hospital School of Nursing. This Hospital-based program began educating nurses in 1899. The program continues today with expanded affiliations with Penn State, Slippery Rock both in Pennsylvania and […]
Audrey Boschen Seay R.N.
January 20, 2016
The Museum of Nursing History recently received a cape and cap from Stuart Circle Hospital School of Nursing. The cape and cap belonged to Audrey Boschen Seay R.N.
Nursing Cap Collection
January 20, 2016
Nursing Cap Collection at the Museum of Nursing History The nurse’s cap originated in the early Christian Era as a head covering for deaconesses that cared for the sick. During the 1800’s, head coverings evolved into the more familiar white cap that was first used by Florence Nightingale. Around 1874, the Bellevue Training School in […]
LICHSON Nursing Cap
January 19, 2016
LICHSON – Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing LICHSON, the Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing, is an honored contributor to the museum. The cap collection of the Museum of Nursing History continues to grow with the addition of the cap representing the Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing. This cap is […]
US Cadet Nurse Corp Uniform
January 19, 2016
US Cadet Nurse Corp Uniform In 1942, after Pearl Harbor, there were 42,000 nurses in the United States, and the US government requested an additional 125,000 nurses within the next two years. Frances Payne Bolton, an Ohio Congresswoman, philanthropist and nursing supporter, introduced the Bolton Act, which created the CADET NURSE CORPS. The women who […]
Good Samaritan Hospital, Bishop Johnson College of Nursing Cap
January 19, 2016
Bishop Johnson College of Nursing Bishop Johnson College of Nursing, now The Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angelis, California was established in the late 19th century. Episcopalian nuns managed the hospital under the auspices of the Episcopal diocese. The first Episcopal Bishop named Johnson arrived in 1896. It is through his interest and energy the hospital […]
Nursing Pins Collection at the Museum of Nursing History
January 19, 2016
Nursing Pins Collection at the Museum of Nursing History The Museum of Nursing History has an extensive collection of nursing pins. Each school of nursing had a unique pin as well as a cap. The capping ceremony frequently occurred following completion of the probation period. Some schools had a method to distinguish completion of “nurse’s training” by adding a […]
