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Mar 24, 2017 · By Douglas Atkins. In honor of Women’s History Month, Circulating Now pays tribute today, to Rear Admiral and Nurse, Dr. Faye Glenn Abdellah, Ed.D., LL.D., Sc.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. who died last month at the age of 97. Deputy U.S. Surgeon General, 1981-1989. At a time when Flag Officership among health care professionals within the uniformed ...
The Twenty-One Nursing Problems Theory was developed by Faye Glenn Abdellah. Her model of nursing was progressive for the time in that it refers to a nursing diagnosis during a time in which nurses were taught that diagnoses were not part of their role in health care.
Dr. Faye Abdellah, one of the leading nursing theorists and a pioneer in nursing research, created a revolutionary nursing theory that helped transform nursing care and education. Her more than 150 published works are valuable resources in the world of nursing. Early Life.
Faye Glenn Abdellah, a nursing research pioneer and the first woman and first nurse to serve as deputy surgeon general of the United States, died on February 24 at the age of 97.
Faye Glenn Abdellah (born 1919) dedicated her life to nursing and, as a researcher and educator, helped change the profession's focus from a disease-centered approach to a patient-centered approach. She served as a public health nurse for 40 years, helping to educate Americans about the needs of the elderly and the dangers posed by AIDS ...
Born March 13, 1919 in New York, NY, Rear Admiral Faye Glenn Abdellah, Ed.D., LL.D., Sc.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. was a leader in both the development of nursing research and nursing as a profession within the Public Health Service (PHS).
As the first nurse and the first woman to serve as Deputy Surgeon General, Dr. Abdellah developed educational materials in many key areas of public health, including AIDS, disabilities, violence, hospice care, smoking cessation, alcoholism, and drug addiction.
