Any famous RNs alive?

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Hey there! I'm looking for some suggestions to do a paper on.

It's going to be on a nurse that has received recognition by the nursing profession based on identified accomplishments in nursing-- and the have to be alive.

My headings will include education, credentials, accomplishments, and what their impact had on nursing.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

Get a good textbook for a nursing theory class. There are many famous nursing theorists alive who would probably be discussed in such a book. Such books would include all the information you are looking for. Many of the theorists also have websites devoted to their work that would include a lot of useful information about their lives and careers. One of the best books for biographical information about the theorists is: Nursing Theorists and Their Work.

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Specializes in FNP, Peds, Epilepsy, Mgt., Occ. Ed.

Loretta Ford. She originated the Nurse Practitioner role.

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Specializes in Staff nurse.

Check out my cousin Marca Bristo, she is very involved in advocating for the disabled population, and she is an RN. She's based in Chicago, google her.

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Specializes in Telemetry, CCU.

Patricia Benner, theorized the "Novice to Expert" theory, which explains how nurses go from novice to expert. Its pretty interesting actually.

Anyway, from the looks of her bio on the UCSF website, she is quite a busy woman!

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

check out:

ana hall of fame

2000-2004 inductees

1996-1998 inductees

1984-1986 inductees

1976-1982 inductees

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Dr. Jean Watson . . .she will be speaking at my university this Spring.

http://hschealth.uchsc.edu/son/faculty/caring.htm

steph

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Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

Marguerite M. Jackson, Ph.D., RN, FAAN

Doing work now on the National Tuberculosis Curriculum Consortium; extensive publications in Infection Control, pioneering work on the Body Substance Isolation concept. Prolific writer, mentor and educator.

I google the American Academy of Nursing, and found a listing of "Living Legends". So, you can check that out.

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Specializes in med/surg, neuro, ortho,cardica,pacu.

Naomi Judd

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Specializes in Hopefully ICU one of these days..

https://allnurses.com/nursing-news/first-nurse-nominated-563677.html

Check that out. Pretty cool and very recent.

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