There are several pioneer nursing schools in the United States. Which pioneer nursing school was established first?
A) Thompson Practical Nursing School in Brattleboro
B) Young Women's Christian Association (YMCA)
C) Household Nursing Association School of Attendant Nursing
D) American Red Cross
B
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In 1892, the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) opened the first practical nursing school in the United States in Brooklyn, New York. The Thompson Practical Nursing School opened in 1907 in Brattleboro, Vermont. In 1918, the Household Nursing Association School of Attendant Nursing opened. In 1908, the American Red Cross began offering home nursing education to teach lay women appropriate nursing care for illnesses within their own families.
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