University of Wyoming. School of Nursing records, 1950-2008.

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University of Wyoming. School of Nursing records, 1950-2008.

The University of Wyoming School of Nursing records contain material relating to the School of Nursing including correspondence, grants, history, meeting minutes, reports, testing results, accreditation records, information about the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), the Western Council on Higher Education for Nursing (WCHEN), and the Wyoming Commission for Nursing and Nursing Education (WCNNE.).

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The University of Wyoming was involved with nursing education as early as 1918 when they had an agreement with Ivinson Memorial Hospital to teach science courses for the hospital student nurses. A professional nursing program was established in 1951 under an act passed by the State of Wyoming. The first class of 16 students graduated in 1954. The Nursing program has operated under the direction of numerous administrative units including: The College of Liberal Arts (1951-1957), a separate Colleg...