Beth P. Houser, RN, MS, FNP-c, DNSc, is director of Critical Care and Telemetry at Scottsdale Healthcare, Shea and Osborn Hospitals. She is a magnet appraiser for the American Nurses Credentialing Center and a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow. She graduated from the University of Arizona in 1978 with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, and 20 years later completed her Master of Science degree from Arizona State University as a family nurse practitioner. In August 2004, Beth obtained her doctorate in nursing from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.
Kathy Player, RN, EdD, MBA, MSN, is dean of the Ken Blanchard College of Business at Grand Canyon University. She coordinated the development of an HLC-accredited Master of Science in Leadership program, which has been widely received by the healthcare community. Kathy has an extensive background in healthcare. She graduated with her doctoral degree from the University of Sarasota in Counseling Psychology and holds a master of science in counseling from Nova Southeastern University and a bachelor of science in nursing from St. Josephs College. She completed an MBA and master of science in nursing in 2007.
The authors have written about 11 outstanding nurses who definitely changed the path of our profession. These nurses include Mary Elizabeth Carnegie, Imogene M. King, Margaret L. McLure, and Grayce Sills, to name just a few. Each nurse is presented in a way that allows readers to easily identify with his or her challenges and feelings. --AORN Journal book review
Readers will be enthralled by personal and professional stories of these exemplars of nursing excellence --Linda Burnes Bolton, RN, DrPH, FAAN
Through the gift of these personal stories, we are given the privilege of truly getting to know some remarkable leaders in nursing. Their inspirational journeys and ability to overcome adversity should be a beacon to all of us to aspire to reach higher and wider to make a difference in this world and leave a legacy of significance. --Karlene M. Kerfoot, PhD, RN, CNAA, FAAN