| The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation's $100 million gift to help found the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis, is the largest philanthropic gift in the US in support of nursing education.
In 2007, students of Catholic college Saint Anthony College of Nursing had a NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examination) pass rate of 95%.
Eddie Bernice Johnson received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Texas Christian University and in 1992 was the first nurse elected to the U.S. Congress.
Graduating from the New England Hospital for Women and Children Training School for Nurses in 1873, Linda Richards officially became America's first trained nurse.
Helene Fuld College of Nursing in Harlem has a unique role in helping educate a minority population; 94% of currently enrolled students at are minority; 88% are female; and 75 % have dependent children.
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