Barnum, Barbara (J.) Stevens

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BARNUM, Barbara (J.) Stevens

BARNUM, Barbara (J.) Stevens. American, b. 1937. Genres: Medicine/Health. Career: Mound Park Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL, charge nurse in labor, delivery, and obstetrics, 1958-59; Augustana Hospital School of Nursing, Chicago, IL, instructor in medical-surgical nursing, 1959-62; Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, staff and supervisory nurse, 1962-63; Augustana Hospital School of Nursing, instructor in medical-surgical nursing, 1963-68, associate director of nursing education, 1968-70, director of nursing services, 1970-71; University of Chicago, Chicago, director of nursing for staff education, Chicago Hospitals and Clinics, 1971-72, director of nursing for staff and community education, 1972-73; writer and consultant, 1973-74; University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, assistant professor, 1974-76, associate professor, 1976-78, professor of nursing service administration, 1978-79; Columbia University, Teachers College, NYC, professor of nursing and director, Division of Health Services, Sciences, and Education, 1979-87, chairperson, Department of Nursing, 1979-85; writer and consultant, 1987-88; Barnum Communications (medical advertising firm), NYC, chief executive officer, 1989-90, chairperson, 1989-92; Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, NYC, editor and consultant in Division of Nursing, 1992-95; Columbia University, professor of clinical nursing, 1995-98. Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, member of board of directors, 1984-90; consultant to Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Air Force. Publications: (with K.M. Kerfoot) The Nurse as Executive, 1975, 4th ed, 1994; Nursing Theory: Analysis, Application, Evaluation, 1979, 5th ed, 1998; Writing and Getting Published: A Primer for Nurses, 1995; Spirituality in Nursing: From Traditional to New Age, 1996. Contributor to periodicals. Address: School of Nursing, Columbia University, 617 West 168th St., New York, NY 10016, U.S.A.

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