Nursing Cap
- Title:
- Nursing Cap
- Description:
- Founded in 1931, the Duke School of Nursing was a three-year program for high school graduates and required this nursing cap as part of the student uniform. The school added their first Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree in 1953 and, in 1958, became one of the first schools in the United States to offer a graduate nursing program. In 2002, they relaunched the BSN degree as an accelerated program for college graduates due to the increased nursing shortage. Today, the school’s accelerated, graduate, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), and Ph.D. programs prepare nurses for leadership positions and to provide quality care.
- Date:
- ca. 1930s
- Rights:
Some Rights Reserved- Citation:
- Textiles Collection, Item TXT006, Nursing cap, circa 1931-1940, Duke University Medical Center Archives
