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First lady of Canadian nursing: The first Canadian nurse to earn a doctoral degree ended up revolutionizing nursing education -- and transforming the profession for the 21st century

The first Canadian nurse to earn a doctoral degree ended up revolutionizing nursing education - and transforming the profession for the 21st century.

Just back from her alternate home in her native British Columbia, Dr. Helen Mussallem belies her 90 years as she bustles around her condo in Ottawa. Her considerable energy and intellect are still focused on improving nursing education and the delivery of health care, in Canada and abroad. This passion began with a pivotal study on the dismal state of nursing education in Canada, which led to her most exciting and influential role: executive director of CNA from 1963 to 1981. There, she was instrumental in reshaping Canadian health care and ...

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