"We are delighted to introduce this book to a new generation of readers. The challenges in nursing, as well as in health care, have never been greater. The need for resources such as this text is profound."
--from the foreword by Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Lillehei Chair in Nursing Leadership and Director, Katharine J. Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, and Kathleen Dracup, DNSc, FNP, RN, FAAN, Dean and Chair of Nursing Education, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco
Harriet R. Feldman, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Dean, Lienhard School of Nursing, Pace University. She is a leading figure in nursing education with numerous publications and presentations internationally. She co-founded and co-edited the Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice and was Editor of Nursing Leadership Forum. Her other publications include the first edition of the current book, Teaching Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, Educating Nurses for Leadership, and more. Clinical appointments have included Long Island College Hospital, North Shore Visiting Nurse Service, and Long Island Jewish Medical Center all in NY.
Marilyn Jaffe-Ruiz, EdD, RN, is professor emeritus of nursing at the Lienhard School of Nursing in the College of Health Professions, Pace University. Her areas of specialization include leadership, education, psychiatric mental health nursing, cultural competence, and siblings and families of the intellectually disabled. In 2001, Dr. Jaffe-Ruiz was inducted into the Teacher's College Nursing Hall of Fame and made an honorary member of the Golden Key International Honor Society at Pace University. In 2006, she received the Diversity Leadership Award at Pace University. She received the Anne Krauss Volunteer of the Year Award from the New York City Chapter of the Association for the Help of Retarded Children (AHRC) in May 2007.
Margaret L. McClure, EdD, RN, FAAN, is a professor at New York University, where she holds appointments in both the College of Nursing and the School of Medicine. For almost 20 years, she was the chief nursing officer at New York University Medical Center, where she also served as chief operating officer and hospital administrator. She has held office in several professional organizations, including the presidency of the American Organization of Nurse Executives and the American Academy of Nursing. A prolific writer and lecturer, Dr. McClure is internationally recognized as a nursing leader. Her best-known contribution to the literature is Magnet Hospitals: Attraction and Retention of Professional Nurses, which she coauthored under the auspices of the American Academy of Nursing. In 2002, she completed a compilation of all the work that has been done regarding this subject, titled Magnet Hospitals Revisited. In 2007, she was named a "Living Legend" by the American Academy of Nursing.
Martha J. Greenberg, PhD, RN, is Associate Professor at the Lienhard School of Nursing at Pace University in Pleasantville, NY. She has served in leadership roles as chairperson of the 4-year Baccalaureate Nursing Program. She maintains a clinical practice in medical-surgical nusring.
Thomas D. Smith, MS, RN, CNAA, BC, is Chief Nursing Officer and Senior Vice President, Patient Care Services at Cambridge Health Alliances, which is a public, academic integrated delivery system serving Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts, as well as seven adjacent communities. He has served as Senior Vice President for Nursing at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and currently serves as Senior Advisor at the New York University College of Nursing. He has received the Grace E. Davidson Award for contribution to the education of nursing students at NYU College of Nursing and the Anne Kilbrick Award for excellence in nursing leadership at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.
M. Janice Nelson, EdD, RN, is professor and dean emerita of the College of Nursing, Upstate Medical University of the State University of New York at Syracuse. She currently serves as a trustee on the Board of Director of the Foundation of the New York State Nurses, Inc. Dr. Nelson has been inducted into the Columbia Teachers College Hall of Fame and was recognized for Distinguished Achievement in Nursing Education from the Nursing Education Alumni Association of Teachers College.
Angela Barron McBride, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Distinguished Professor-University Dean Emerita at Indiana University School of Nursing. Elected in 1995 to the Institute of Medicine, Dr. McBride was named a "Living Legend" by the American Academy of Nursing in 2006.
G. Rumay Alexander, EdD, RN, is Clinical Professor and Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing Office of Multicultural Affairs. Dr. Alexander is recognized nationally and internationally as an expert on diversity and inclusion management. She has been featured in three National Student Nurses Association award-winning videos, has presented nationally and internationally, and has consulted with 90 hospitals, on HRSA and NIH funded grants, and 20 nursing programs. She is author of four books and eight book chapters and has participated on numerous expert panels, advisory committees and professional bodies. She is the 2010 recipient of the American Organization of Nurse Executives Prism Award.
