Johanna Diepeveen-Speekenbrink
Johanna Diepeveen-Speekenbrink (1936 – 13 December 2022) was a Dutch nurse and educator. She was a pioneer in the development of nursing science in the Netherlands with progressive ideas and also an advocate for emancipation in nursing.[1][2]
Johanna Diepeveen-Speekenbrink | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
| ||
| Died | (aged 86) | ||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||
| Occupation | nurse | ||
Diepeveen-Speekenbrik obtained her Bachelor of Science in nursing in 1957 in the United States. When she returned to the Netherlands she wanted to start working as a nurse. But she had to do another training because the American certificate was not recobnised in the Netherlands. She worked as a nurse in several hospitals and became a nursing teacher. She became a member in the board of the the University Medical Center Utrecht (1971), this was unique for a women in that era. She contributed to several teaching methods in the Netherlands.[1] The "Johanna Diepeveen-Speekenbrink Science Prize" is named after hir. This prize could be won by high-quality graduate nursing research.[3][4]
Diepeveen-Speekenbrink died in December 2022, at the age of 86.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Johanna Diepeveen-Speekenbrink (1936-2022): 'Voorvechter van de emancipatie van de verpleegkunde'". V&VN (in Nederlands). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Adriaansen, Marian (October 2016). "'Dankbaar voor wat ik heb kunnen betekenen': Johanna Diepeveen-Speekenbrink". Hogeschool Arnhem and Nijmegen (in Nederlands). Retrieved 27 December 2022 – via Researchgate.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Johanna Diepeveen-Speekenbrink Wetenschapsprijs". jds-stichting (in Nederlands). 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ "Interview met mw. J. Diepeveen-Speekenbrink". JDS Stichting (in Nederlands). 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2022.