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This item record pertains to the book Conversations With Leaders, which is provided free of charge by the publisher.

About this book: This book presents 22 conversations with leaders who generously shared their personal and professional experiences. In clear and frank fashion, each of these leaders offers the unique wisdom earned by the sweat equity that is behind all achievement. Leaders featured are: Phyllis Beck, Connie Carino, Colleen Conway-Welch, Jill Derstine, Jane Eisner, Vernice Ferguson, Terry Fulmer, Tine Hansen-Turton, Sally Peck Lundeen, Beverly Malone, Veneta Masson, Angela Barron McBride, Afaf Meleis, Marla Salmon, Susan Sherman, Gloria Smith, Salvatore Tagliareni, William Warfel, Jean Watson, and Patricia Wellenbach.

In this Year of the Nurse, please accept this gift as a token of Sigma’s appreciation for the work you do to improve healthcare and the lives of people everywhere.

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Author Details

Tine Hansen-Turton, JD, MGA, BA, has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Woods, an organization that advances the quality of life and standard of care for individuals with disabilities, since 2016. She has more than 20 years of experience in health and human services senior management, executive leadership, and consulting. Susan Sherman, MA, RN, has served as President and CEO of the Independence Foundation since 1996. The organization is dedicated to supporting programs in Philadelphia and the surrounding Pennsylvania counties that provide services to people who ordinarily would not have access to them. Vernice Ferguson, MA, RN, FAAN, FRCN, served for more than 20 years as a top nurse executive in federal service and was the chief nurse at two VA medical centers.

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Book

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Expert Opinion (nationally/internationally recognized)

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Leadership, Nursing, Mentoring, Life Lessons

Publisher

Sigma Theta Tau International

Version

Publisher's Version

Rights Holder

Copyright © 2025 by Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing - All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Any trademarks, service marks, design rights, or similar rights that are mentioned, used, or cited in this book are the property of their respective owners. Their use here does not imply that you may use them for a similar or any other purpose.

Review Type

None: Professionally Edited Material

Acquisition

Publisher-submission

Date of Issue

2007

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