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Katherine Buckner Avery sits in an old car with a gown and hat onProfiles In NursingKatherine Buckner Avery (1896-1982), Nightingale of the BayouThis Tabasco Sauce heiress was a champion for the underserved...TABASCO-brand pepper sauce and the salt mine that supplies the salt for the now-famous hot sauce. Avery’s parents objected when their daughter insisted on pursuing training as a nurse in...
Emma Cushman poses with three children. They are all wearing black outfits.Profiles In NursingEmma Cushman (1863-1931), Saving World War I OrphansPistol-packing guardian angel for the young victims of the Armenian Genocide...friendly Turks. Ottoman officials could do little to stop her. Cushman’s primary concern was helping women and children obtain the basics of food, shelter and safety. Gadarine Topjian Boudakian, one...
Lois Capps as a House Representative on the left, in front of an American flag. On the right, with a nursing cap on, she is smiling away from the cameraProfiles In NursingRep. Lois Capps, RN, BSN, M.A.From bedside to divinity school to the House of RepresentativesMany nurses take an interest in public policy, but only a handful have actually run for office. One of those illustrious few is Lois Capps, RN, BSN, M.A., who recently...
A picture of a pink building on the left and a photo of Christiane Reimann on the rightProfiles In NursingChristiane Reimann (1888-1979) and the International Council of NursesThis headstrong heiress was a realistic visionary...dodging leftover naval mines and icebergs the whole way. By 1925, she had obtained both her bachelor’s degree and her master’s degree in nursing from Teachers College, Columbia University, making...
Cicely Saunders bends over to talk to her older, female patient lying in a hospital bedProfiles In NursingCicely Saunders, Founder of Modern Hospice CareCicely Saunders created Palliative care...book for free download here. It offers valuable insights into Saunders’ philosophy of care. ELIZABETH HANINK, RN, BSN, PHN, is a Working Nurse staff writer with extensive hospital and community-based...

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Multiple nurses stand around a patient in a bed. They are wearing white dresses and nursing capsProfiles In NursingMarian Alford (1905-1989), Nurse OrganizerTaking action to improve conditions for nurses...Her original interest was obstetrics, but she soon moved into hospital administration, holding positions at Stanford and later Peralta Hospital in Oakland. Alford took an early interest in local nursing...
On the left is Jennifer Worth in a nurse's uniform and hat looking up, on the right is a nurse holding a baby in Call the MidwifeMovie & TV NursesJennifer Worth (1935-2011) and “Call the Midwife”Her experience in ‘50s and ‘60s London became a bestselling memoir and popular BBC TV series...of calling positive attention to midwifery, Worth succeeded far beyond her dreams. ELIZABETH HANINK, RN, BSN, PHN is a Working Nurse staff writer with extensive hospital and community-based nursing experience....
Five nurses in different scrubs stand next to each other smilingFeatureSix Ways to Improve Collaboration on Nursing TeamsThe goal is to overcome obstacles...list of common obstacles to collaboration between members of the healthcare team: Personal values and expectations Personality differences Hierarchy Disruptive behavior Culture and ethnicity Generational differences Gender Historical interprofessional and...