Her Background and Influences
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Photo retrieved from Atkins, D. (2017). Faye Glenn Abdellah: Nurse, officer, educator. Retrieved from https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2017/03/24/faye-glenn-abdellah-nurse-officer-educator/
by Group E's Amric Mendoza & Ada Fatima Megraso
Faye Glenn Abdellah was born on March 13, 1919 in New York. A nurse researcher, educator and an admiral, Faye Abdellah significantly contributed in the development of the nursing profession. So Woo Lee (2013) described Abdellah’s approach to nursing care as “delivering for the whole person to meet the physical, emotional, intellectual social and spiritual needs of the family”.
As Nurse-Researcher and Educator
Before embarking on her formal career as a nurse, Abdellah successfully completed her nursing certificate from Ann May School of Nursing, graduating magna cum laude (Tomey, 2012). She further acquired more knowledge and skills in nursing through completing her bachelors, master’s and doctorate degree from Columbia University.
It is also notable that she became the first-ever nurse to receive the rank of 2-star rear admiral, an accomplishment that even a male nurse has not achieved by that time. (National Women’s Hall of Fame, 2017). Indeed, she was an outstanding nurse-researcher during her time. From the start of her nursing career, she managed to publish more than 150 publications that tackled nursing and public health among others (National Women’s Hall of Fame, 2017).
Her influences
She named Virginia Henderson as both an influence and mentor. Accordingly, her work is related to Henderson’s 14 principles and to her own research studies in establishing classification of nursing problems.
Giving back
Apart from her contributions to the clinical nursing practice, she was an advocate of nursing research and as such, developed the first Federal Nurse Specialist Training Program in the United States (Cantelon, 2010:3) The said program significantly helped the nursing profession by grooming future nurse-researchers.
In relation to her influence to nursing research, Abdellah published her book, Better Patient Care through Nursing Research. In this literature, she advocated the shift of focus on nursing from being disease-centered to patient-centered (National Women’s Hall of Fame, 2017).
She also marched for nursing to attain a professional status. To her, one of the greatest barriers that kept nursing from a professional status was the lack of scientific body of knowledge unique to nursing. Using the problem-solving method as a basis of her model, she formulated remedies to the problems facing nursing. Moreover, skills were developed to constitute the body of knowledge that is unique to nursing (Tomey, 2012).
Legacy
Faye Abdellah has indeed left a legacy not only in nursing but in the whole health profession. One of her innovations that are still used today is her Assessment of Care Evaluation Method. This method of evaluating health care is still being utilized in the United States. Additionally, is also notable for developing the first tested coronary care unit (National Women’s Hall of Fame, 2017).
Reference List:
Cantelon, P. (2010) National istitute of nursing research: Bringing science to life. Retrieved from http://www.ninr.nih.gov/sites/www.ninr.nih.gov/files/NINR_History_Book_508.pdf
Lee, S. (2013). Overview of nursing theory. Retrieved from http://www.oita-nhs.ac.jp/journal/PDF/12_2/12_2_3.pdf
National Women’s Hall of Fame. (2017). Faye Glenn Abdellah. Retrieved from https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/faye-glenn-abdellah/
Tomey, A. & Alligood, M. (2002). Nursing theorist and their work (5th ed.). Missouri: Mosby.
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| Adellah receiving an academic degree |
by Group E's Amric Mendoza & Ada Fatima Megraso
Faye Glenn Abdellah was born on March 13, 1919 in New York. A nurse researcher, educator and an admiral, Faye Abdellah significantly contributed in the development of the nursing profession. So Woo Lee (2013) described Abdellah’s approach to nursing care as “delivering for the whole person to meet the physical, emotional, intellectual social and spiritual needs of the family”.
As Nurse-Researcher and Educator
Before embarking on her formal career as a nurse, Abdellah successfully completed her nursing certificate from Ann May School of Nursing, graduating magna cum laude (Tomey, 2012). She further acquired more knowledge and skills in nursing through completing her bachelors, master’s and doctorate degree from Columbia University.
It is also notable that she became the first-ever nurse to receive the rank of 2-star rear admiral, an accomplishment that even a male nurse has not achieved by that time. (National Women’s Hall of Fame, 2017). Indeed, she was an outstanding nurse-researcher during her time. From the start of her nursing career, she managed to publish more than 150 publications that tackled nursing and public health among others (National Women’s Hall of Fame, 2017).
Her influences
She named Virginia Henderson as both an influence and mentor. Accordingly, her work is related to Henderson’s 14 principles and to her own research studies in establishing classification of nursing problems.
Giving back
Apart from her contributions to the clinical nursing practice, she was an advocate of nursing research and as such, developed the first Federal Nurse Specialist Training Program in the United States (Cantelon, 2010:3) The said program significantly helped the nursing profession by grooming future nurse-researchers.
In relation to her influence to nursing research, Abdellah published her book, Better Patient Care through Nursing Research. In this literature, she advocated the shift of focus on nursing from being disease-centered to patient-centered (National Women’s Hall of Fame, 2017).
She also marched for nursing to attain a professional status. To her, one of the greatest barriers that kept nursing from a professional status was the lack of scientific body of knowledge unique to nursing. Using the problem-solving method as a basis of her model, she formulated remedies to the problems facing nursing. Moreover, skills were developed to constitute the body of knowledge that is unique to nursing (Tomey, 2012).
Legacy
Faye Abdellah has indeed left a legacy not only in nursing but in the whole health profession. One of her innovations that are still used today is her Assessment of Care Evaluation Method. This method of evaluating health care is still being utilized in the United States. Additionally, is also notable for developing the first tested coronary care unit (National Women’s Hall of Fame, 2017).
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| One of the books authored by Abdellah and Levine |
Reference List:
Cantelon, P. (2010) National istitute of nursing research: Bringing science to life. Retrieved from http://www.ninr.nih.gov/sites/www.ninr.nih.gov/files/NINR_History_Book_508.pdf
Lee, S. (2013). Overview of nursing theory. Retrieved from http://www.oita-nhs.ac.jp/journal/PDF/12_2/12_2_3.pdf
National Women’s Hall of Fame. (2017). Faye Glenn Abdellah. Retrieved from https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/faye-glenn-abdellah/
Tomey, A. & Alligood, M. (2002). Nursing theorist and their work (5th ed.). Missouri: Mosby.
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