State Historical Society of Iowa

RG 065 Board of Nursing

On March 12, 1907, the Iowa General Assembly passed an act requiring that nurses receive certificates from the State Board of Health and establishing a Board of Nurse Examiners; prior to this act hospitals set their own educational standards as a condition of employment. In 1935, the 46th General Assembly established the Iowa Board of Nursing as a separate department. Records in our holdings include:

General
Title Date Span
Meeting Minutes 1907-1986
Official Register of Nurse Certificates 1907-1921
Registered Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse Progress Reports (Annual Reports of Nursing Schools) c.1974-2011
Registered Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse Surveys (Surveys of Nursing Schools) 1975-1997
Report of Commission to Study Nursing in Iowa 1975
School Files 1969-1975, Undated