Faye Glenn Abdellah
Faye Glenn Abdellah (March 13, 1919 – February 24, 2017) was an American pioneer in nursing research. In 1974 she became the first nurse officer in the U.S. to receive the rank of a two-star rear admiral.[1] Her research has helped to change the focus of nursing theory from a disease-centered to a patient-centered approach.
Abdellah died in February 2017 at the age of 97.[2]
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Education[edit]
Abdellah earned a nursing diploma from the Ann May School of Nursing, as well as undergraduate, masters and doctoral degrees from Columbia University.[3] Abdellah was [4]the recipient of twelve honorary university degrees.
Career[edit]
Dr. Abdellah joined the Public Health Service in 1949 and served as Deputy Surgeon General, the first nurse and the first woman to do so. A veteran of the Korean War, she earned five Distinguised Service Medals. When she retired from this post in 1989, she became the first dean of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Graduate School of Nursing in Bethesda. Her contributions to public health and to nursing theory led to her induction into The National Women's Hall of Fame in 2000. She retired from USU in 2002.[5] She donated a collection of her papers to the National Library of Medicine in November 1988.[6]
Twenty-One Nursing Problems[edit]
Abdellah created a typology of twenty-one areas of focus for the nurse. These problems were divided into three classes: physical, sociological and emotional needs of the patient; the types of nurse-patient interpersonal relationships; and common elements of patient care.[7]
Honors and awards[edit]
- 2012: Inductee, American Nurses Association Hall of Fame[8]
- 2000: Inductee, National Women's Hall of Fame[3]
- 1994: Living Legend, American Academy of Nursing[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=4R7DUjipXQwC&pg=PA302&dq=faye+abdellah+two-star&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YpI7UZ2ANsrX0QHRkoGIDQ&ved=0CDsQ6wEwAg#v=onepage&q=faye%20abdellah%20two-star&f=false
- ^ FAYE ABDELLAH Obituary
- ^ a b http://www.greatwomen.org/women-of-the-hall/search-the-hall-results/details/2/1-Abdellah
- ^ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?pid=184350146
- ^ ANA Hall of Fame: RADM Faye Glenn Abdellah, (Ret.), USPHS, EdD, ScD, RN, FAAN, 2012 Inductee, 2012, retrieved July 21, 2012
- ^ "Faye Glenn Abdellah Papers 1952-1989". National Library of Medicine.
- ^ http://library.stritch.edu/research/subjects/health/nursingTheorists/abdellah.html
- ^ http://www.nursingworld.org/DocumentVault/PressReleases/2012HallFame.pdf
- ^ http://www.aannet.org/living-legends-complete-list
Further reading[edit]
- Faye Glenn, Abdellah. Marquis Who's Who in America. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who LLC.
External links[edit]
- Faye Glenn Abdellah Papers (1952-1989) – National Library of Medicine finding aid
