Nightingales Legacy: The Evolution of American Nurse Leaders shows the nurses of today how to leverage the wisdom of the icons of nursing to inform their own daily work and fuel the future of nursing. The book examines the pivotal historical achievements of 20 prominent nurse leaders from Florence Nightingales time to the present. Included in this must-have text are lessons on patient-centered care, legislative advocacy, innovation, record-keeping, cultural diversity, and education. Nightingales Legacy: The Evolution of American Nurse Leaders dissects the crucial challenges that nurses have faced and conquered over the span of 155 years. More importantly, the book showcases how you can best use these achievements in your own practice. Nightingales Legacy: The Evolution of American Nurse Leaders does what no other book has done before by chronicling how past and present nurse leaders continue to advance Nightingales legacy by: Launching new medical practices and technologies. Providing care and support for soldiers and families. Challenging discrimination in nursing. Lobbying to influence health care legislation. And so much more! Renowned author of What Would Florence Do? A Guide for New Nurse Managers, Sue Johnson, PhD, RN, NE-BC, has been a practicing nurse for 50 years. Dr. Johnson is currently principal of RN Innovations LLC, a professional development education firm in Fort Wayne, IN. Prior to her retirement from hospital nursing in 2011, she was employed as Director of Clinical Excellence and Nursing Research at Parkview Health in Fort Wayne, IN. Her nursing roles have included staff nurse, manager, nursing resource management specialist, educator, accreditation specialist, and nurse director.