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This is a list of famous nurses in history. To be listed here, the nurse must already have a Wiki biography article. For background information see History of nursing and Timeline of nursing history. For nurses in art, film and literature see list of fictional nurses.
The Living Legend designation from the American Academy of Nursing is bestowed upon a very small number of nurses "in recognition of the multiple contributions these individuals have made to our profession and our society and in recognition of the continuing impact of these contributions on the provision of health care services in the United States and throughout the world."
first nurse to earn a doctorate in the state of Washington [48] Anna Caroline Maxwell (1851-1929) 1996: trained nurses for the Spanish–American War and spurred the establishment of the Army Nurse Corps [49] Lucille Elizabeth Notter (1907-1993) 1996: co-creator and first full-time editor of Nursing Research [50] Agnes K. Ohlson (1902-1991) 1996
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55 AD – Phoebe was nursing history's Christian first nurse and most noted deaconess. [2] 300 – Entry of Christian women into nursing. [3] c. 390 AD – The first general hospital was established in Rome by Saint Fabiola. [4] c. 620 AD – Rufaida Al-Aslamia became the first Muslim nurse.
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Carrie E. Bullock, a Chicago nurse, worked to promote the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN). [52] Prudence Burns Burrell was one of the small number of African American nurses in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II. [53] C. Barbara McDonald Calderon was the first public health nurse in Iowa. [54]