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Fifteen people who had the biggest impact on nursing

1 BIGGEST IMPACT Nursing ON, PEOPLE Nursing is a profession wrought with a turbulent history. Through struggles with sexism, racism, deplorable healthcare systems and conditions and much more, nursing has evolved not simply because time has progressed, but because of several notable nurses who made an impression on the medical world. Learn more about these pioneers of nursing. Saint Fabiola | Roman matron dedicated (? - 399) to charitable work ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Funded the creation of a Roman hospital, where she tended to the patients Lived in a hospice in Bethlehem to continue her work Erected a hospice at Portus Canonized as Patron Saint of divorcees, tough marriages, abuse victims, adultery, unfaithfulness, widows and the Hospice Movement PHILOSOPHY: Accommodate the needy, poor and sick in the spirit of the Church. LEGACY IN HER FIELD: She continued caring for those in need on top of her lifelong religious studies up until her death. Many subsequent nurses have taken on underserved populations in this spirit. Jeanne Mance | A founder of Montreal (1606 - 1673) and the area's first hospital ACCOMPLISHMENTS: First nurse in New France Founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal and managed it for 17 years Recruited nurses from France for assistance, despite plague outbreak on the returning ship PHILOSOPHY: Pursue religious goals and provide hospital assistance to New France. LEGACY IN HER FIELD: The Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal still stands and thrives and is the home to a monument for Mance. Her dedication to serving her local population is evident in many communities today. Dorothea Dix | Established the first mental (1802 - 1887) | health system in the U.S. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Superintendent of Army Nurses in the Civil War Created the North Carolina Medical Society for the mentally ll Established the Dorothea Dix Hospital shortly following the society's formation PHILOSOPHY: Aided legislation to reserve land for the construction of mental asylums Provide quality ANA healthcare for Inducted into the ANA Hall of Fame AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION military personnel and upgrade conditions for underserved LEGACY IN HER FIELD: populations: prisoners, disabled Fought for personal control over her hiring practices and for women's rights to work in military hospitals. persons and the mentally ill. Jamaican nurse who traveled to Mary Seacole (1305 – 1881) London to provide her expertise in tropical medicine ACCOMPLISHM ENTS: Treated cholera patients in an 1850 epidemic Journeyed from Jamaica to London by herself to aid in Crimean War medical needs Served wounded soldiers (on both sides) Appreciated in her lifetime, but disappeared from recognition for a century following her death PHILOSOPHY: Provide medical aid to those wounded in wars and rebellions LEGACY IN HER FIELD: Bravery, competence and perseverance in the face of racial prejudice (Seacole's father was white, and her mother was Jamaican Creole). worldwide. Florence Perhaps one of the best known nurses in history. her influence on nursing today is undeniable Nightingale (1820 - 1910) ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Her passion for statistics led to the development of the Nightingale rose diagram, a form of pie chart PHILOSOPHY: Provided medical aid with a core team of 38 Treat the sick other volunteer nurses in the Crimean War regardless of class, condition or time Established the world's first secular nursing school at St. Thomas' Hospital in London (now at King's College London) of day She became known as "The Lady with the Lamp" for doing rounds by lamplight at night. Published Notes on Nursing as core curriculum at the Nightingale School--though it was also popular with the general public Awards included the Royal Red Cross, Order of Merit, Honorary Freedom of the City of London and more LEGACY IN HER FIELD: The Nightingale Pledge, taken by new nurses, is named for her. International Nurses Day is on her birthday, and her tireless work ethic is a legacy of its own. Clara Barton (1821 - 1912) Teacher, nurse, humanitarian and founder of the American Red Cross ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Provided medical care to Civil War Soldiers even on the front lines--giving her the name "Angel of the Battlefield" Led the Office of Missing Soldiers following the war Awards included the Golden Cross of Baden and Iron Cross of Germany after the Franco-Prussian War PHILOSOPHY: Founded the American Red Cross (first meeting held in her apartment) Provide medical care even in the face of opposition and danger. Established the first American International Red Cross in Turkey LEGACY IN HERFIELD: Her dedication to healthcare around the world and in dangerous situations has made a lasting impression on nursing. Her home for her last 15 years of her life is now the Clara Barton National Historic Site. Agnes Eligabeth| Devoted Irish nurse who Jones (1832 - 1868) pioneered a new standard of patient care ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Dedicated to serving the very poor--an unusual practice in Ireland at the time Aided the poor at Brownlow Hill Workhouse PHILOSOPHY: Florence Nightingale said of her: to the point of exhaustion, illness and finally death at just 35 years old "She overworked as others underwork. I looked upon hers as one of the most valuable lives in LEGACY IN HER FIELD: A statue in the Cathedral Oratory, a dedicated window in the Anglican Cathedral and a student residence hall in a Liverpool housing association have been named for her in remembrance of her selfless work. England." Linda Richards First professionally-trained nurse in the United States (1841 - 193Ø) ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Established first nurse-training program in Japan First president of the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools Worked in nursing throughout other pursuits, like pushing for mental health institutions ANA AMERICAN NURSES PHILOSOPHY: ASSOCIATION Inducted into the ANA Hall of Fame and Pursue quality patient care and search for peace. National Women's Hall of Fame LEGACY IN HER FIELD: Paved the way for official standards in nursing and nurse training, even internationally. Ellen Dougherty World's first RN (1844 - 1919) ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Matron of Palmerston North Hospital in New Zealand Instigated sewing bees with relatives in order to provide sufficient linens for the hospital: sheets, pillowcases, bandages and more Registered as a pharmacist, running the hospital's dispensary PHILOSOPHY: Grew the hospital to twice its size during her leadership Dedicate life's work to improving the conditions of the medical institution you believe in. First to become a Registered Nurse when NZ passed the Nurses Registration Act LEGACY IN HERFIELD: Devotion to improving a single institution garnered remarkable results for Dougherty and inspires others to adopt a similar attitude. Mary Eliga Mahoney (1845 - 1926) First African-American female nurse in the U.S. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: An original member of the mostly-white Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada (now the American Nurses Association) Co-founder of the National Association of Colored PHILOSOPHY: Graduate Nurses Women, especially women of color, deserve real Successful, notable career as a private care nurse Among the first women in Boston to register to vote opportunities in careers and other facets of life. ANA Inducted into the ANA Hall of Fame and AMERICCAN NUR SES the National Women's Hall of Fame ASSOCIATION LEGACY IN HER FIELD: Today, the Mary Mahoney Award gives recognition to those who support equal opportunity advancement for minorities in nursing as she did. CAnna Caroline "The American Maxwell (1851 - 1929) Florence Nightingale ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Founded the Army Nurse Corps Restored a field hospital in the Spanish-American War Awarded the Medal of Honor for Public Health Established the nurse training program at Montreal General Hospital PHILOSOPHY: Improve the public's perception of the nursing profession while standardizing procedures and advancing nursing education. Superintendent for numerous East Coast hospitals First director of New York Presbyterian Hospital (now the Columbia School of Nursing) ANA Inducted into the ANA Hall of Fame AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION LEGACY IN HERFIELD: Allowed for military ranking for nurses serving the armed forces, and made great strides in streamlining nurse training and procedures. Margaret Sanger | Pioneerfor women's health (1879 - 1966) and reproductive rights ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Opened the first U.S. birth control clinic--which was prohibited by law Later opened the first birth control clinic with all-female doctors, and a subsequent Harlem clinic with all African-American staff Founder of the American Birth Control League (later the Planned Parenthood Federation of America) PHILOSOPHΙΥ Women deserve Created the National Committee on Federal Legislation for safe, medically sound forms of birth control, rather than dangerous alternatives and Birth Control Planned Parenthood President of the International Planned Parenthood Foundation back-alley operations. Publisher of The Woman Rebel ANE pro-contraception newsletter Inducted into the ANA Hall of Fame AMERICAN NURSES ASSO LEGACY IN HER FIELD: The most notable figure in women's rights and a tireless advocate for the pursuit of women's health and reproductive advances. Mabel Keaton Staupers (1890 - 1989) Figurehead for racial equality in nursing ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Secretary of the National Association of Graduate Colored Nurses Executive Secretary for the Harlem Tuberculosis Committee Fought for the admission of African American nurses to the Army and Navy in WWII PHILOSOPHY: Black nurses deserve equal treatment in the field, and accordingly all black Americans Helped establish the first facility for black physicians, in Harlem ANA AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION Inducted into the ANA Hall of Fame deserve access to quality health care. LEGACY IN HER FIELD: The National Association of Graduate Colored Nurses was eventually integrated into the ANA and Staupers' impact on racial equality in the field continues to resonate. Florence Wald | The mother of the American (1917 - 2008) | hospice movement ACCOMPLISHM ENTS: Overcame a chronic respiratory ailment in childhood, which helped inspire her nursing career Instructor at Rutgers School of Nursing Became Dean of the Yale School of Nursing Founded the Connecticut Hospice, first in the U.S. PHILOSOPHY: Investigated hospice and palliative care options for prison inmates Provide comforting, sympathetic care focused on the needs of elderly and terminally ill patients, whether free or behind bars. 3,000 hospice programs serving 900,000 patients/year at time of Wald's death in 2008 ANA AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION Inducted into the ANA Hall of Fame LEGACY IN HER FIELD: Revolutionized the care of the dying, laying the groundwork for modern hospice and palliative care systems. Good Claire Inspiration for Live Aid benefit concert to remedy world hunger Bertschinger (1952 - PRESENT) ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Served in countries around the world, including in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia Ambassador for the African Children's ACET PHILOSOPHY: Education Trust Everyone deserves basic access to food and healthcare. Awards include Florence Nightingale medal, Woman of the Year and Human Rights in Nursing Award We must continue to work toward Published an acclaimed biography, Moving Mountains this ideal. LEGACY IN HER FIELD: Great strides in opening food centers, making efforts to feed starving families and enduring her own hardships to focus on others. PROVIDED BY: BEST-RN-TO-BSN.COM SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Fabiola http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Mance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B4tel-Dieu_de_Montr%C3%A9al http://scrubsmag.com/10-most-influential-female-nurses-of-all-time/6/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_Dix http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Seacole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Barton . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Elizabeth_Jones http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Richards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Dougherty http://scrubsmag.com/10-most-influential-female-nurses-of-all-time/4/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Eliza_Mahoney http://scrubsmag.com/10-most-influential-female-nurses-of-all-time/5/ http://www.nursingworld.org/AnnaCarolineMaxwell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Sanger http://scrubsmag.com/10-most-influential-female-nurses-of-all-time/2/ http://scrubsmag.com/10-most-influential-female-nurses-of-all-time/8/ http://www.nursingworld.org/MabelKeatonStaupers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Wald http://scrubsmag.com/10-most-influential-female-nurses-of-all-time/10/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Bertschinger http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-2588000043/bertschinger-claire-1952.html LEN

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