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First nursing school in the U.S. opens.

1873

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The nation's first nursing school opens at Bellevue in New York City, based on Florence Nightingale's principles. Nursing students work on the hospital wards 12 hours a day, six days a week. By 1910, there will be more than 1,000 nursing schools in the country.