Archives for January 2016

Nursing Cap Collection

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

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

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

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

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 […]