Opinion: Carry the Nightingale legacy

Opinion: LegacyBy Eileen p. Williamson, RN, MSN Carry On Nightingale Florence Nightingale once said, ?When I am not even a memory, a name, I hope that my voice will perpetuate the great work of my life. ? thanks to the contributions of all nurses who followed their steps during the first century of the profession to be founded, still hear his voice and his work certainly lives.

Numbering today more than 15 million, joined this year to celebrate the international year of the nurse, marking 100 years since its adoption and honoring its legado.Para us all across the spectrum of nursing and NurseWeek is take part of that legacy and connection in concert with nurses throughout the world, that we can publicly acknowledge that began.

Year?s celebrations became all the more significant for us by nurses of excellence that you, our readers, introduced to us in our 2010 Nursing Excellence Awards program culminated recently in the name of six of them as national winners.Read about what made them winners, you will see are all Nightingale had in mind when he spoke of nursing as a job that requires ?finest the arts. ? fine, devotion and preparation

? Patricia Gerrity of Drexel University College of nursing & in Philadelphia, winner of the Advancing and leader of the category of profession, health professionals have a joy and passion for improving life and health of persons that she sirve.Ella is a model that spends endless hours talk service and writing about change, accept nothing less than superb vision and innovation.

??Dorothy Beke, clinical care hospital in Boston, Children?s category winner is an example of excellence in its holistic approach to family-centred care and promotion of paciente.Ella has enormous influence in establishing standards of care and evaluation processes for their patients and their families.

Priscilla ? ?Patti? Taylor, our winner in service to the community of UCLA School of nursing in Los Angeles, he began his career nurses in the body of nurses for the army enlisted soldier, reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel after 18 years of service before retiring from the army in 2002 and became a tireless volunteer it is said that ?see a need in the it community and fill ?

? Jill Fargo from hospital Children?s in Orange County, California, was named winner of category management to lead your computer successfully in ?hard which gave rise to improve patient safety, access to care and organisational excellence wiring? innovations.

? Josephine Marcantonio from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York, is the winner in the category of support for being an outstanding role model and mentor the motivating factor and have tirelessly and infectious enthusiasm for promoting personnel in their careers.

? Theresa Pape Texas Woman?s University College of nursing in Denton became the national winner of 2010 in the category of education she recognized at national level and work pioneered education on safe medication management.

Eileen p. Williamson, RN, MSN, is Vice President of nursing Communications & iniciativas.Enviar letters to editorNTL@gannetthg.com or comment below.

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