The Boston Training School for Nurses: Its Origin and Legacy

At the start of the 19th century, few nurses worked in hospitals, and patients were often cared for by untrained female relatives. In 1873, the Boston Training School for Nurses, based on the model established by Florence Nightingale, was founded to provide professional nursing care. Join us as Mary E. Larkin, MS, RN, CRN-BC, chair of the MGH Nurses’ Alumni Association’s History Committee, discusses the school’s relationship with MGH and its extraordinary worldwide influence.

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