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Estelle Venner Keogh
Estelle Venner Keogh (7 July 1892 – 3 April 1966), later known as Estelle Venner Wilkins, was an Australian nurse who served in the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing service during World War I. She was awarded a Royal Red Cross (1st class) by the King in 1918 for her bravery evacuating patients from Ypres and Poperinge, Poperinghe while under fire. Early life Keogh was born on 7 July 1892 in Malvern, Victoria. She was the second child born to Helen Beatrice Moore, and Edmund Joseph Keogh. Helen was a business woman and nurse, and was a cousin to the Marquis of Drogheda. Keogh's father Edmund was an estate agent, and camel breeder from Western Australia. Keogh's father's estate agency business failed and her parents separated around 1900. Her father moved to Western Australia, where he became a labourer. Her mother was engaged to care for four young children whose parents, friends of hers, had been killed in an accident. Her mothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister (nursing)
Nursing management consists of the performance of the leadership functions of governance and decision-making within organizations employing nurses. It includes processes common to all management like planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling. It is common for registered nurses to seek additional education to earn a Master of Science in Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice to prepare for leadership roles within nursing. Management positions increasingly require candidates to hold an advanced degree in nursing. Roles Head of the nursing staff The chief nurse, in other words the person in charge of nursing in a hospital and the head of the nursing staff, is called ''nursing officer'' in UK English, and ''head nurse'' or ''director of nursing'' in US English, and ''matron'' or ''nursing superintendent'' in Indian English. The chief nurse is a registered nurse who supervises the care of all the patients at a health care facility. The chief nurse is the senior nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |