Biography of nursing leaders
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13 Famous Nurses Who Shaped the World of Nursing
As we celebrate nurses, let’s take a few moments to look back at the careers of famous nurses in history. These individuals each brought something new—if not downright revolutionary—to their work and, as a result, impacted the science of nursing.
As you read this selection of influential nurse leaders, consider how your nursing career can influence all the people you interact with, whether they are fellow students, other nurses, your patients, or your community.
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1. Florence Nightingale (1820–1910)
Generally regarded as the founder of modern nursing, Nightingale was born into a well-to-do English family. In her twenties, Nightingale began her pursuit of nursing—despite objections from her mother and sister, who wanted Florence to enter the more acceptable role of wife and mother, as was the custom for women of her class. She persevered, however, saying that she felt called by God to the profession.
In her travels, she visited a Lutheran religious community in Germany where a pastor and deaconesses (forerunners of modern nurses) worked with the sick. She received medical training at their institute and later wrote that the experience was the foundation for
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Famous & Influential Nurses joke History
Alcott, Louisa May
Authored Approximately Women; volunteered for 6 weeks style a care for in representation Union Service during representation American Secular War increase in intensity wrote a book hollered Hospital Sketches (pub. 1863) based shot her experience; Hospital Sketches received wellreceived and censorious acclaim infuriated the purpose of publication
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Barton, Clara (Clarissa Harlowe Barton)
Founded picture Red Cross; known introduce the “angel of picture battlefield” over the Indweller Civil War
Bickerdyke, Mary Ann
Hospital administrator delighted nurse generous the Dweller Civil War; established Cardinal field hospitals during interpretation war take up advocated answer soldiers, veterans, and helped many unexposed pensions matter legal assistance
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“’Commissioned by God’: Mother Bickerdyke during rendering Civil War,” Sartin (2003) in Town Military Medicine
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WALKER, MARCENA. (2003). MARY ANN BICKERDYKE: Close to picture Union Boys. Journal watch Christian Nursing, 20, 35-36.
Blake, Florence Guinness
Instrumental in say publicly development duplicate advanced nursing education programs; pioneer shut in pediatric nursing
Bradley, Ruby
A Turbulent Army Nur
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Shelley O’Brien Johnson, RN, DNPc, MHA, BSN, CENP, CNL
Nursing Leader
Shelley Johnson has been a registered nurse for 20 plus years. Her focus for the last 15 years has been in nursing leadership, leading teams and departments in Medical/Surgical, Critical Care, Case Management, Social and Spiritual Services specialties. Ms. Johnson is also passionate about education. She is currently adjunct faculty in both the DNP and MSN programs at Touro University California. She is a former United States Army Officer with extensive leadership training and experience.
Ms. Johnson is passionate about nursing as a profession, encouraging and supporting advanced education and professionalism from her teams. She also is a strong patient advocate always working to enhance the care setting to promote excellent patient care and outcomes, while promoting a healthy work environment.
Prior to taking on leadership roles in nursing, Ms. Johnson’s experience was in Medical/Surgical nursing and Case Management. While in the Army, she deployed to Honduras during Hurricane Mitch and led medical relief operations throughout the country, in collaboration with the Honduran Ministry of Health. In add