Intergenerational Lessons and 'Fabulous Stories'

Sandra B Lewenson1, Cathryne A Welch, Susan B Hassmiller

  • 1Sandra B. Lewenson is a professor at the Lienhard School of Nursing, College of Health Professions, Pace University, Pleasantville, NY. Cathryne A. Welch is project coordinator of the New York State Nurses' project "1+2+1 Model for Combined AD and BS Degrees in Nursing: Making Strides Toward Meeting the IOM's 80-20 Recommendations," funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and a member of the steering committee of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action's New York State Action Coalition. Susan B. Hassmiller is director of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action and senior adviser for nursing at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ. The original transcript of "An Oral History with Jacqueline Wouwenberg and Susan Hassmiller" (Princeton, New Jersey: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2013) is housed in the archives of the Bellevue Alumnae Center for Nursing History at the Foundation of New York State Nurses' Center for Nursing, Guilderland, New York. The full transcript can also be obtained by contacting the authors. Contact author: Sandra B. Lewenson, slewenson@pace.edu. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Summary

Nursing history offers valuable lessons for contemporary practice. Intergenerational interviews reveal five key takeaways for nurses: independence, boundless practice, passion, diversity, and giving back.

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