Neat Facts about Nursing

• The National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses was formed in 1908. Nursing is one of the fastest growing occupations in the U.S.
  
• The demand for registered nurses is expected to rise 21 to 35 percent through the first decade of the 21st Century.
  
• The first nursing school in history dates back to 250 B.C. and was located in India.
  
• A Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) takes about 4 to 5 years
  
• About three out of every five registered nurses work in hospitals
  
• The fourth week of May is National Nurses Week
  
• There are more nurses than any other workers in the health profession
  
• There were about 2,200,000 jobs for registered nurses in the year 2000.

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