NED Planning Team Member
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 23 books including Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice (4th ed., 2005), Florence Nightingale Today: Healing, Leadership. Global Action (2005), Pocket Guide for Holistic Nursing (2005), Holistic Nursing (30 interactive web modules (2005), Compassionate Care of the Dying: Manual and Standards for Practice (2004), Florence Nightingale: Mystic, Visionary, Healer (2000), and AHNA Core Curriculum for Holistic Nursing (Editor) (1997). 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 contemporary nursing and humankind. (barbara@dosseydossey.com, (505) 986-8188)