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most effective advocate of humanitarian reform in American mental institutions during 19th century
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served as hospital administrator for Union soldiers in American Civil War
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created first written reporting system for nurses of charting and maintaining medical records
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pioneer in black nursing
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Founder American Red Cross
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implementation of a grading policy for nursing students
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compiled first manual of drugs for nurses
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found life's work teaching a class in homenursing and hygeine to immigrant women on the lower east side
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became world's first professor of nursing
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founded the National Birth Control League
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President of American Nurses Association
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obtained midwifery training
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famous for definition of nursing-the unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick, or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery(or to a peaceful death) the he or she would perform unaided if he had necessary strength, will, or knowledge.
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first woman involved in achieving school accreditation, forming university level degree programs, closing substandard nursing schools
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established the first baccalaureate of nursing program in the state of Alabama
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responsible for the self care deficit theory- nurses have to supply care when the patients cannot provide care themselves
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published " Interpersonal Relations in Nursing "
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presented evolutionary model of science of unitary human beings
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Founder of transcultural nursing
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published her theory " The Philosophy and Science of Caring"
