Luminary: Barbara Dossey
Barbara Dossey, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the holistic nursing movement. She is Director of Holistic Nursing Consultants in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has authored or co-authored 22 books including Florence Nightingale Today: Healing, Leading, Global action (2005), Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice (4th ed., 2005), Compassionate Care of the Dying: Manual and Standards for Practice (2004), Florence Nightingale: Mystic, Visionary, Healer (2000), AHNA Standards of Holistic Nursing Practice (2000), and AHNA Core Curriculum for Holistic Nursing (editor, 1997).
Barbara is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. She is certified in holistic nursing. She is a seven-time recipient of the prestigious American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award. She was awarded the 1985 Holistic Nurse of the Year by the American Holistic Nurses' Association; the 1998 Healer of the Year by the Nurse Healers Professional Associates International, Inc.; the 1999 Pioneering Spirit Award by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses; the 1999 Scientific and Medical Network Book of the Year by the Scientific and Medical Network, United Kingdom. In 2001 she was recognized as TWU 100 Great Nursing Alumni, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas. In 2003 she received the Distinguished Alumna Award from Baylor University, Waco, Texas, and with her husband, Larry, honoring the contributions that they have made to promoting global health.
A major focus of her work currently is holistic nursing, compassionate care for the dying, and virtual education. She is also exploring the impact of Florence Nightingale’s life and work on modern nursing and humankind. In 1997, Barbara requested Nightingale’s name be placed on the Episcopal church calendar list of Lesser Feast and Fasts. The inaugural Florence Nightingale Commemorative Service was held on August 12, 2001, at the Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. Barbara is also on the board of the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health.
Barbara Dossey teleseminar on "Creating a Healthy World"
