Leaders in nursing developing Flashcards
Dorothea Dix 1802-1887
Pioneer crusader for elevation of standards of care for the mentally ill. Superintendent of female nurse of the union army.
Clara Barton 1881-1912
Developed the American Red Cross in 1881
Mary Ann Bell 1817-1901
One of the greatest nurse heroines of the civil war.
Championed the right and comforts of the soldiers, organized diet kitchens, laundries, ambulance service, and supervised the nursing staff.
Linda Richards 1841-1930
First trained nurse in America
Responsible for the development of the first nursing and hospital records.
Credited with the development of our present day documentation system
Isabel Hampton Robb 1859-1910
Organized the first graded system of theory and practice in the schools of nursing.
One of the founders of the American journal of nursing.
Lavinia Dock
Responsible, with Robb for the organization of the American society of superintendents of training schools, which evolved in to the national league for nursing education.
Mary Eliza Mahoney 1845-1926
Graduated from the New England hospital for women and children in 1879 becoming the first African American professional nurse.
Worked for acceptance of African Americans in nursing profession.
Lillian D Wald 1867 to 1940
Responsible for the development of public health nursing in the United States through the founding of the Henry Street settlement in New York City
Mary Adelaide nutting 1958 to 1948
A leader in nursing education. Developed curriculum concepts and guidelines for student nurses. Assisted in the development of the international Council of nurses.
Mary Breckenridge 1881 to 1965
Pioneer and nurse midwifery. Establish the frontier nursing service to deliver obstetric care to mothers in the hills of Kentucky these nurses traveled on horseback to reach the mothers.
