Nightingale's legacy : the evolution of American nurse leaders / Sue Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Sue, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nurses.

History of Nursing.

History, 19th Century.

Medical Subjects:

Nurses.

History of Nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 183 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Silver Spring, Maryland : American Nurses Association, 2016.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Nightingale's Legacy: The Evolution of American Nurse Leaders shows "the nurses of today" how to leverage the wisdom of the icons of nursing to inform their own daily work and fuel the future of nursing. The book examines the pivotal historical achievements of 20 prominent nurse leaders from Florence Nightingale's time to the present. Included in this must-have text are lessons on patient-centered care, legislative advocacy, innovation, record-keeping, cultural diversity, and education. Nightingale's Legacy: The Evolution of American Nurse Leaders dissects the crucial challenges that nurses have faced and conquered over the span of 155 years. More importantly, the book showcases how you can best use these achievements in your own practice.

Contents:

Nightingale's Legacy

Halftitle page

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

Introduction

1. Linda Richards: A Nightingale Nurse

2. Clara Barton: America's Florence Nightingale

3. Mary Eliza Mahoney: America's First Trained Black Nurse

4. Lillian Wald: Urban Crusader

5. Mary Adelaide Nutting: Nurse Scholar

6. Lavinia Lloyd Dock: Activist and Historian

7. Annie Warburton Goodrich: Pacifist and Patriot

8. Isabel Hampton Robb: Nursing Visionary

9. Mary Breckinridge: Pioneer in Maternal-Child Advocacy

10. Margaret Sanger: Family Planning Activist

11. Estelle Massey Riddle Osborne: Administrator and Change Agent

12. Mabel Keaton Staupers: Organizer &amp

Negotiator

13. Mary Elizabeth Carnegie: Educator &amp

Editor

14. Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail: Grandmother of American Indian Nurses

15. Madeleine Leininger: Founder of Transcultural Nursing

16. Virginia Henderson: First Lady of Nursing

17. Luther Christman: Nursing Visionary

18. Richard Carmona: Always a Nurse

19. Eugene Sawicki: Priest and Nurse

20. Peter Buerhaus: Nursing Workforce Scholar

Epilogue

Afterword

References

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-55810-628-6

OCLC:

957590643