Betty Neuman Biography
BETTY NEUMAN
Neuman Systems model
(1924-1998)
"Health is a condition in which all parts and subparts are in harmony with the whole of the client.”
1924
Born in Lowell, a village in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River
1947
Obtained her Registered Nurse Diploma from the Peoples Hospital School of Nursing, in Akron Ohio. After that, she went to California where she worked in a hospital as a staff nurse, and eventually became the head nurse. She also explored other fields, and experienced being a school nurse, industrial nurse, and clinical instructor.
1957
She went to the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and took a double major in psychology and public health. She received her BS Nursing from this institution.
1966
She completed her Masters degree in Mental Health, Public Health Consultation, also at UCLA. She became recognized as a pioneer in the field of nursing involvement in community mental health.
1970
Started developing The Systems Model as a way to teach an introductory nursing course to nursing students. The goal was to provide a Holistic overview of the physiological, psychological, sociocultural, and developmental aspects of human beings.
1972
After a two-year evaluation of her model, it was eventually published in Nursing Research.
1985
She completed her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Pacific Western University.
1988
She founded the Neuman Systems Model Trustee Group, Inc. They are dedicated to the support, promotion and integrity of the Neuman Systems Model to guide nursing education, practice and research.
1992
She was given an Honorary Doctorate of Letters, at the Neumann College, Aston, Pennsylvania.
1993
Because of her important contributions to the field on Nursing, Dr. Neuman was named Honorary Member of the Fellowship of the American Academy of Nursing.
1998
Received an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the Grand Valley State University in Michigan. For the past
Neuman Systems model
(1924-1998)
"Health is a condition in which all parts and subparts are in harmony with the whole of the client.”
1924
Born in Lowell, a village in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River
1947
Obtained her Registered Nurse Diploma from the Peoples Hospital School of Nursing, in Akron Ohio. After that, she went to California where she worked in a hospital as a staff nurse, and eventually became the head nurse. She also explored other fields, and experienced being a school nurse, industrial nurse, and clinical instructor.
1957
She went to the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and took a double major in psychology and public health. She received her BS Nursing from this institution.
1966
She completed her Masters degree in Mental Health, Public Health Consultation, also at UCLA. She became recognized as a pioneer in the field of nursing involvement in community mental health.
1970
Started developing The Systems Model as a way to teach an introductory nursing course to nursing students. The goal was to provide a Holistic overview of the physiological, psychological, sociocultural, and developmental aspects of human beings.
1972
After a two-year evaluation of her model, it was eventually published in Nursing Research.
1985
She completed her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Pacific Western University.
1988
She founded the Neuman Systems Model Trustee Group, Inc. They are dedicated to the support, promotion and integrity of the Neuman Systems Model to guide nursing education, practice and research.
1992
She was given an Honorary Doctorate of Letters, at the Neumann College, Aston, Pennsylvania.
1993
Because of her important contributions to the field on Nursing, Dr. Neuman was named Honorary Member of the Fellowship of the American Academy of Nursing.
1998
Received an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the Grand Valley State University in Michigan. For the past
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