Loretta Ford
American nurse and professor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Loretta C. Ford (née Pfingstel;[1] born December 28, 1920)[2] is an American nurse and the co-founder of the first nurse practitioner program. Along with pediatrician Henry Silver, Ford started the pediatric nurse practitioner program at the University of Colorado in 1965. In 1972, Ford joined the University of Rochester as founding dean of the nursing school.
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Loretta Ford | |
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Born | Loretta C. Pfingstel (1920-12-28) December 28, 1920 (age 103) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (then Middlesex General Hospital) in New Brunswick, NJ, Diploma in Nursing, 1941
University of Colorado School of Nursing, B.S. 1949 and Master's 1951 University of Colorado, EdD 1961 |
Spouse |
William Ford (m. 1947) |
Children | 1 |
Medical career | |
Profession | Nurse educator |
Field | Advanced practice nursing |
Institutions | University of Colorado School of Nursing in Denver, Assistant Professor 1955, Professor 1965 University of Rochester School of Nursing, Dean 1972, retired 1985 |
Research | Nurse Practitioner program development, Unification model of nursing |
Awards | Living Legend of the American Academy of Nursing |
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