Faye Abdellah's Influences on Nursing

Women are changing the nation through their hard work and dedication. In the nursing profession, Faye Glenn Abdellah transformed the career as a nursing researcher through nursing theory, nursing care, and nursing education. Faye Abdellah is a woman who is not afraid to cross boundaries if it was for the welfare a patient. When she used to teach at Yale University, she was forced to educate from a textbook that had no scientific background to nursing principles. Being the activist that she is, Abdellah decided to take matters into her own hands. The educator burned the books in a fire at the Yale University courtyard (McAuliffe, 1998, p. 215). Needless to say, Abdellah is a captivating woman as she is a leader in the nurse research and nurse science field. As a leader and advocate, Faye Abdellah is the first female to serve as Deputy Surgeon General in the military. As a researcher, she directed the nursing theory from disease-centered to patient-centered. As an educator, Abdellah also established the first nurse scientist program (Maryland Nurses Association, 2012). Through her extraneous efforts, Abdellah is an admirable nurse who pioneered and contributed greatly to the nursing profession.

Abdellah’s Background

Faye Glenn Abdellah has an extensive nursing background that began because of her experiences. When she was 18 years old, she witnessed a traumatic airship crash that left many victims burned. Abdellah knew that in her next tragic experience, she would be ready to take action when someone needed her help (“Faye Abdellah”, 2011). Her feelings of being powerless sparked her to pursue nursing. So in 1942, Abdellah graduated from the Ann May School of Nursing with a nursing certificate. Later on she continued...

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