The evolution of nursing research in the Army Nurse Corps

The growth of nursing research has been richly nurtured in the military nursing community. Army nurses have been at the forefront of the growth of the discipline both within the military community and at civilian institutions after their departure from active duty. This paper describes the development of the nursing research program by the Army Nurse Corps (ANC) within the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) from its earliest stages through the present. It discusses the organizational structure of nursing research within the ANC and the leadership innovations being implemented to make nursing research responsive to the needs of the AMEDD into the next century.