Oldest practicing Nurse?

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I work with a 94 year old Nurse who still is using her RN degree! She will be 95 soon and I was wondering if it's possible to find out the oldest or longest practicing Nurses? I've done a quick google search without much luck... I think it would be cool for her 95th birthday to give her some type of recognition if it exists... She no longer works the floor but does paperwork which she could not do without having her RN! She recently celebrated her 75th anniversary of her graduation from Nursing school!!! Thanks for your help, I have so much respect for this amazing woman.

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

As former Manger Central Intake homecare agency, I had 3 "retired" nurses come back part time as wanting to keep their minds sharp working into late 70's. One colleague is now 82 and is my back-up performing legal Medical Record release and still does Intake RN review 3 days/wk.

There is no database I'm aware of. Your 95yrs young RN is oldest I've heard!

Kudos to her.

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I had a supervisor that was 83 and took the stairs in our three story building when she did her rounds.

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Specializes in Nurse Scientist-Research.

I would arrange a party for her, that is astounding.

Also, drop a letter (w/employer consent) to some local media outlets. This sounds like an awesome human interest story.

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

Inspiring! I intend to be one of these nurses, as I have no intention of retirement anytime before the age of 75. God willing I am blessed with such good health.

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Specializes in ICU.
I would arrange a party for her, that is astounding.

Also, drop a letter (w/employer consent) to some local media outlets. This sounds like an awesome human interest story.

This!

Also consider contacting the ANA or something. They might just be interested in recognizing her.

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Specializes in Short Term/Skilled.

oops!

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Specializes in PCCN.

Wow , good for her. She's lucky to have an employer who's willing to keep her. My father turned 65 with 41 years of service at his job, and they told him to get out ( forced him to retire). He would have liked to have stayed on. ( was non medical job)

I imagine we will see more of this over time, as no one can afford to retire anymore.Hopefully emploers won't boot you out d/t age alone.

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Maybe contact your state BON to see if she can 've recognized in the regulatory journal for your state. See if the ANA can honor her service as well.

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Wow, very cool. I hope I can still keep up when I am that age.

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

One of my staff had license 50 years---Admin approved sending human interest story to local newspapers and TV stations as we acknowledged her during Nurse Week party. Have tape of her 3 minutes of TV fame + 1/2 page spread newspaper article as memory.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Dermatology.

95 is awesome!! I am in my 30's and wanting to retire. God Bless her!!

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Specializes in Long Term Acute Care, TCU.

Wow! She graduated during WWII, lived through the great depression, and experienced a time when everyone who was not an Anglican white-male was heavily oppressed. I sense a movie in the making.

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