North Carolina Nursing History

This is a timeline of important events in the history of nursing in North Carolina. The timeline covers over 250 years of nursing history in North Carolina, from the Revolutionary War to the present day.

Chronological annotated bibliography of articles in the American Journal of Nursing about North Carolina nurses.

Major highlights related to the North Carolina Nurse Practice Act 1903-2005 are described here.

The NC Nurse Association 75th Anniversary Committee put together a timeline of significant events "Highlights" in NC nursing history from 1939-1976.

The North Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists timeline is here.  

The UNC Public TV timeline of NC nursing history is here. 

The University of Pennsylvania timeline of US nursing history is here.

Durham Regional Hospital timeline is here.

The North Carolina Nurses Association 2003 Calendar (PDF)