title: North Carolina, pioneer in American nursing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, USA. pollittpa@appstate.edu
authors.forename: Phoebe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pollitt
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D006663:Historiography; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007884:Legislation, Nursing / Q000266:history; D008008:Licensure, Nursing / Q000266:history*; D009657:North Carolina; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000266:history*; D012042:Registries; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000266:history; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000266:history*