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The American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the history of nursing in various ways, using history to achieve adequate recognition for professional nurses and the pioneers of nursing, and shaping values and beliefs in nursing in the context of history.
2012 Inductee, American Nurses Association Hall of Fame; 2000 Inductee, National Women's Hall of Fame; 1994 Living Legend, American Academy of Nursing Faye Glenn Abdellah (March 13, 1919 – February 24, 2017) was an American pioneer in nursing research. [ 1 ]
A History of American Nursing: Trends and Eras (2nd ed. 2013) 382 pp excerpt and text search 1st edition; Kalisch, Philip A., and Beatrice J. Kalisch. Advance of American Nursing (3rd ed 1995); 4th ed 2003 is titled, American Nursing: A History; a major scholarly history 756pp; well illustrated.
Marjory Gordon (Cleveland, November 10, 1931 – Massachusetts, April 29, 2015) [1] was a nursing theorist and professor who created a nursing assessment theory known as Gordon's functional health patterns. Gordon served in 1973 as the first president of the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association [2] until 1988. [3]
The American Association for the History of Nursing has named an award in honor of Dock. The Lavinia L. Dock Award for Exemplary Historical Research and Writing recognizes outstanding writing and research in a book by an experienced scholar of nursing history. [12] In 1976, Dock was inducted into the American Nurses Association's Hall of Fame. [7]
Nursing theory is defined as "a creative and conscientious structuring of ideas that project a tentative, purposeful, and systematic view of phenomena". [1] Through systematic inquiry, whether in nursing research or practice, nurses are able to develop knowledge relevant to improving the care of patients.
1908 – Representatives of 16 organized nursing bodies meet in Ottawa to form the Canadian National Association of Trained Nurses, which will become the Canadian Nurses Association in 1911. [46] 1908 – Akenehi Hei registered as the first Maori nurse. [47] 1909 – The New Zealand Trained Nurses Association was established. [12]
Martha Elizabeth Rogers (May 12, 1914 – March 13, 1994) was an American nurse, researcher, theorist, and author.While professor of nursing at New York University, Rogers developed the "Science of Unitary Human Beings", a body of ideas that she described in her book An Introduction to the Theoretical Basis of Nursing.