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This item record pertains to an excerpt from Pivotal Moments in Nursing, Volume I, which is provided free of charge by the publisher.

About this book: This book brings you the stories behind some of nursing's living legends.

Designed to inspire nursing professionals worldwide to step into leadership roles, this book traces the paths of 12 legendary yet contemporary nurse leaders through the pivotal times in their lives that helped transform them into leaders, and thereby change the face of nursing.

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

Beth Houser, MS, RN, FNP-C, DNSc, is Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Baylor Regional Medical Center in Grapevine, Texas. Kathy N. Player, EDd, RN, is Chief Academic Officer, Vice President of Health Science Education, and Vice President of Clinic Operations at Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona.

Sigma Membership

Beta Mu

Lead Author Affiliation

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine, Grapevine, Texas, USA

Type

Book

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Expert Opinion (nationally/internationally recognized)

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Nursing, Leadership, Interviews

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

2004

Full Text of Presentation

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Pivotal Moments in Nursing, Volume I

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