The Canadian Victorian Order of Nurses was founded in 1897 in honor of Queen Victoria of England’s Diamond Jubilee.   Source: http://nursinglink.monster.com/education/articles/8220-101-nursing-fun-facts?

About three out of every five registered nurses work in hospitals.   Source: http://nursinglink.monster.com/education/articles/8220-101-nursing-fun-facts?

SIn October of 1902 Lina Rogers Struthers became the first school nurse in the United States.   Source: http://nursinglink.monster.com/education/articles/8220-101-nursing-fun-facts?

Second Lieutenant Edward Lynn, in 1955, was the first male to be commissioned in the United States Army Nurse Corp..   Source: http://nursinglink.monster.com/education/articles/8220-101-nursing-fun-facts?

Early in the 17th Century a shipwreck survivor, Juan de Mena, is considered the first nurse in the New World.   Source: http://nursinglink.monster.com/education/articles/8220-101-nursing-fun-facts?

The largest demand for licensed practical nurses through 2110 will be in nursing homes.   Source: http://nursinglink.monster.com/education/articles/8220-101-nursing-fun-facts?

Clara Louise Maass is famous for serving as a contract nurse during the Spanish American War. (b. 1876. d. 1901.)   Source: http://nursinglink.monster.com/education/articles/8220-101-nursing-fun-facts?

The first nursing school in history dates back to 250 B.C. and was located in India   Source: http://nursinglink.monster.com/education/articles/8220-101-nursing-fun-facts?

Walt Witman’s service as a nurse during the American Civil War inspired many of his poems, including Memoranda During the War. (b. 1819. d. 1892.)   Source: http://nursinglink.monster.com/education/articles/8220-101-nursing-fun-facts?

The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the national accrediting body of nursing education programs of all types, oversees over 1,900 different programs.   Source: http://nursinglink.monster.com/education/articles/8220-101-nursing-fun-facts?