Male Nurses in History
Camillus de Lellis, St.
Founded a religious order devoted to healing the sick called the Brothers Hospitallars; patron saint of nurses and hospitals; pioneered special nursing units to help wounded soldiers that included training all nurs
Freely available Resources
- , from Marywood University
- , blog post from the Order of St. Camillus USA Delegation
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- , Patron Saint of Hospitals
- Harrison (2002)
Christman, Luther
Became the first male Dean of a US School of Nursing when he accepted the position at Vanderbilt University in 1967; helped establish the National Male Nurse Association in 1974 (in 1981, it became the American Assembly for Men in Nursing)
Freely available Resources
- ANA Hall of Fame:
- , from nurse.com
- , from UMich School of Nursing
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- Christman (2007),
- Horton-Deutsch (2002),
Derham, James
The first black person to open a medical practice in the US; trained and worked as a nurse while enslaved
Freely available Resources
- , from UIC College of Nursing
- , from AAREG blog
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- Sullivan (1977),
- Wynes (1979), : Man or myth?
Gonzalez, Hector Hugo
Attended SAC and the Robert B. Green Hospital SON; first Hispanic and male President of the of the ANA; first Mexican-American RN to earn a doctorate in the US; founding member of NAHN
Freely available Resources
- , provided by the National Association of Hispanic Nurses
- , from Whos Who
Hogan, Joe
Sued and won the right for men to attend a womens only nursing program in Mississippi
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- , from Britannica.com
- , from the NY Times Archive
- , Pepperdine Law Review
Lyon, Edward T.
First male nurse commissioned in the Army Nurse Corps
Freely available Resources
- The evolution of the male Army Nurse Corps Officers, from the US Army Medical Department Office of Medical History
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- , LaRocco (2015)
Tranbarger, Russell
Wrote the book and was an advocate for men in nursing throughout his career; first recipient of Luther Christman Award from the ANA
Freely available Resources
- : Renaissance nurse, Pollitt (2013)
- , from Appalachian State University