Title

The Nurses of Mayo Clinic: Caring Healers

Creation Date

2014

Description

Book; The Nurses of Mayo Clinic: Caring Healers

From the cover sleeve:
"This book presents, for the first time, the history of nursing at Mayo Clinic--from its 19th-century roots in the frontier town of Rochester, Minnesota, to its global leadership on the frontier of discovery and service in 21st-centrury patient care, education, and research. Filled with historical milestones and compelling personal accounts, along with photos and artifacts, this book brings to life the story and spirit of nursing at Mayo Clinic."

Back cover information: Statue of Edith Graham, RN - The statue honors Edith Graham, R N, the first professionally educated nurse in the Mayo medical practice. She taught nursing skills to the Sisters of St. Francis, who opened St. Marys Hospital in 1889, and later married Charles H. Mayo, MD. Throughout her life, Edith Graham Mayo maintained a strong commitment to serving the needs of patients. She was named American Mother of the Year in 1940.

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Image 3: back cover sleeve Graham, Edith
Mayo, Edith Graham
Mayo, Charles Horace
Mayo, William James
Mayo, William Worrall