Pivotal Moments in Nursing: Leaders Who Changed the Path of a Profession, Volume I
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Pivotal Moments in Nursing: Leaders Who Changed the Path of a Profession, Volume I Designed to inspire nursing professionals worldwide to step into leadership roles, this book traces the paths of 12 legendary yet contemporary nurse leaders through the pivotal times in their lives that helped transform them into leaders, and thereby change the face of nursing. In this Year of the Nurse, please accept this gift By: Beth P. Houser as a token of Sigma’s appreciation for the work Kathy N. Player you do to improve healthcare and the lives of ISBN: 9781930538115 people everywhere. Print and mobile versions Paperback, 320 pages are available for purchase at the provided links, 6 x 9 Also avail: EPUB, Mobi but this copy is entirely free for personal use. http://www.sigmamarketplace.org/pivotal-moments-in-nursing-leaders- who-changed-the-path-of-a-profession-volume-i.html © 2004-2020 Sigma Theta Tau International, all rights reserved Leaders who changed the path of a profession Beth P. Houser and Kathy N. Player in VNursing ol u m e I fm_PivotalMoments_i-xvii 4/12/04 12:31 PM Page i Pivotal Moments in Nursing © 2004 by Sigma Theta Tau International. All rights reserved. fm_PivotalMoments_i-xvii 4/12/04 12:31 PM Page iii Pivotal Moments in Nursing Leaders Who Changed the Path of a Profession By Beth Houser, RN, MS, FNP-C and Kathy Player, RN, EdD Indianapolis, IN, USA © 2004 by Sigma Theta Tau International. All rights reserved. fm_PivotalMoments_i-xvii 4/12/04 12:31 PM Page iv Sigma Theta Tau International Publisher: Jeff Burnham Acquisitions Editor: Fay L. Bower, DNSc, FAAN Development Editor: Carla Hall Proofreader: Linda Canter Indexer: Angie Bess, RN Graphic Designer: Graphic World, Inc. Copyright © 2004 by Sigma Theta Tau International All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America Printing and Binding by V.G. Reed & Sons Composition and interior design by Graphic World, Inc. Cover design by Perna Design & Advertising Sigma Theta Tau International 550 West North Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 Visit our Web site at www.nursingsociety.org for more information on our books and other publications. ISBN: 1-930538-11-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Houser, Beth, 1957- Pivotal moments in nursing : leaders who changed the path of a profession / by Beth Houser and Kathy Player. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-930538-11-1 1. Nurses—United States—Biography. 2. Nursing—United States—History. [DNLM: 1. History of Nursing—United States. 2. 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