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Sara E. Parsons (1864–1949), American nurse, writer and health administrator; Emma Maria Pearson (1828–93), writer and one of the first British Red Cross nurses, served in two wars; Lucy Creemer Peckham (1842–1923), American nurse, physician, and poet; Sue Pembrey (1942–2013) British nurse pioneer of patient-centred hospital care
The Living Legend designation from the American Academy of Nursing is bestowed upon a very small number of nurses "in recognition of the multiple contributions these individuals have made to our profession and our society and in recognition of the continuing impact of these contributions on the provision of health care services in the United States and throughout the world."
After the Second World War, large numbers of male nurses moved into the workforce as they were demobilised after the war and had gained medical experience. In 1951 the male nurses joined the main nursing register. In 2004 the percentage of male nurses was 10.63% and has increased to 10.69% in 2008, [25] then to 11.4% in 2016. [5]
Nurses are heroes of the COVID-19 crisis. May 12 is International Nurses Day, which commemorates the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the first “professional nurse.” The World Health ...
only nurse to serve as president of the American Nurses Association, the American Journal of Nursing Company and for the International Council of Nurses [46] Virginia A. Henderson (1897-1996) 1996: theorist and researcher—authored one of the most definitive descriptions of nursing [47] Katherine J. Hoffman (1910-1984) 1996
Watchful care: A history of America's nurse anesthetists (Continuum, 1989) Bradshaw, Ann. "Compassion in nursing history." in Providing Compassionate Health Care: Challenges in Policy and Practice (2014) ch 2 pp 21+. Choy, Catherine Ceniza. Empire of Care: Nursing and Migration in Filipino American History (2003) excerpt and text search
The proportion of men who are working as nurses in America has tripled since 1970, ... Male nurses earn an average of $60,700 a year and female nurses just $51,100. Show comments.
Luther Parmalee Christman (February 26, 1915 – June 7, 2011) was an American nurse, professor of nursing, university administrator and advocate for gender and racial diversity in nursing. His career included service with the Michigan Department of Mental Health and academic posts at the University of Michigan , Vanderbilt University and Rush ...