Drew University of Medicine and Science before becoming the first woman on faculty at the Eye Institute. In 1978, Bath co-founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness, for which she served as president. In 1983, she became the head of a residency in her field at Charles R. Drew, the first woman ever to head such a department. In 1993, she retired from UCLA, which later elected her the first woman on its honorary staff. She served as a professor of Ophthalmology at Howard University's School of Medicine and as a professor of Telemedicine and Ophthalmology at St. Georges University.
Master's Prepared Nurse Interview The purpose of this paper is to interview a master’s prepared nurse and get more knowledge of the role they play in their career. I chose this person because I work with her in the critical care setting where she is our clinical resource to go to when questions may arise. She portrays to have lots of knowledge and experience in the nursing profession to share with others. By working with this individual, I have learned that she is an exceptionally energetic and compassionate person, portrays excellent critical care thinking skills, and has a passion for being a nurse in general. After high school, she started her college career at Eastern Kentucky University where her major at this time was undecided.
Ms Orem began her career with a nursing diploma from the Providence Hospital School of Nursing in Washington D.C. sometime in the 1930’s. Ms Orem continued her education until she received her Master’s Degree in 1945. During this time she worked in the operating room, emergency room, private duty setting, pediatric and medical nursing units and eventually became a director. She became interested in improving the quality of nursing in general hospitals in her state and subsequently became a consultant to the office of education and it was during this time period that she developed and published Orem’s Self Care Deficit Theory for the first time in the “Guides for Developing Curricula for the Education of Practical Nurses”. In 1976 she received an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Georgetown University.
She attended Smith College in Massachusetts and earned her degree in Mathematics with a minor in psychology in 1914. She went on to attend The University of Chicago in 1930 and received her Masters in Education. Finally, at the age of 53 she earned her Ph.D. in math from the Catholic University of America in 1943. The title of her dissertation was "The Determination of Sets of Independent Conditions Characterizing Certain Special Cases of Symmetric Correspondences;" Contributions She made many contributions to her community and the public school system. She served as first vice president of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic
Women of Psychology Reshaunda Davis PSY/310 March 3, 2013 Luvenia Jackson . Mamie Phipps was born April 18, 1917; Hot Springs is her birthplace. Her father was a Physician; his name was Harold H. Phipps, MD. Katie Florence was her mother’s name, she helped Mamie’s father with his practice. She went to segregated public schools.
Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell When she graduated from New York's Geneva Medical College, in 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in America to earn the M.D. degree. She supported medical education for women and helped many other women's careers. She also published several important books on the issue of women in medicine. Elizabeth Blackwell was born in Bristol, England in 1821, to Hannah Lane and Samuel Blackwell.
Biography of Ann McAllister Olivarius The British-American lawyer Ann McAllister Olivarius, was born in 1955 in Brooklyn, New York. During 1972, she studied at Piura, Peru as an AFS exchange student and became conversant in Spanish. Ann Olivarius continued to attend Yale College, graduating summa cum laude in 1977 and during her years at Yale, established an Undergraduate Women’s Caucus involving activism for human rights, in particular equalising the position of women at Yale. During her junior year, Olivarius gained work experience by acting as an intern for the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice of the United States. In 1978 Olivarius was awarded one of only 32 American Rhodes Scholarships available.
Watson's Theory of Human Caring NUR 403 June 10, 2013 Stephanie Merck Watson's Theory of Human Caring Jean Watson is a famous nursing theorist who founded the Science of Caring Theory in nursing in 1979. She received her BSN degree in 1964 from the University of Colorado and later earned her Master’s Degree in 1966. She again furthered her education in 1973 with a PhD. She formerly was the dean of the nursing school at the University of Colorado. At present, Dr. Watson is a distinguished nursing professor at the same university.
Dorothea Orem Self-Care Theory Dana Houston NUR 403 June 21, 2012 Liana Garrett Dorothea Orem Self-Care Theory Nursing Theorist Grid Use grid below to complete the Week 4-Nursing Theorists assignment. Please see the “Nursing Theorists’ Grading Criteria” document, located on the Materials page of the student Web site. Name: Dana Houston Theorist Selected: Dorothea Orem Description of Theory: Dorothea Orem believed that people should be self-reliant and responsible for their own care and others in their family needing care. The Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory, also known the Orem Model of Nursing, was developed by Dorothea Orem between 1959 and 2001. It is considered a grand theory, which means the theory covers a broad scope with general concepts that can be applied to all instances of nursing.
The Nursing Process This paper will explore four peer reviewed articles from the ITT Virtual Library with the basis of the Nursing Process. The nursing process is said to be originally based on a nursing theory developed by Ida Jean Orlando. This theory developed as she observed nurses in action in the late 1950’s. Ms. Orlando observed two types of nursing, good and bad nursing. Nursing care continually needs to be directed at improving outcomes for the patient; not about nursing goals.