Brenda Nevidjon Oral History Interview, July 13, 2005

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Creator:
Nevidjon, Brenda
Abstract:

Brenda Nevidjon is a clinical professor in Duke University's School of Nursing and former chief operating officer of Duke University Hospital.

Contains audiotapes and transcript of an oral history interview with Brenda Nevidjon. Major subjects in this interview include Nevidjon's experiences at Duke University Medical Center and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as changes in the nursing profession. This interview was conducted on 13 July 2005 by Jessica Roseberry.

Language:
English
Collection ID:
OH.NEVIDJONB

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Contains audiotapes and transcript of an oral history interview with Brenda Nevidjon, clinical professor at Duke University Medical Center's School of Nursing and former chief operating officer of Duke Hospital.

Biographical / historical:

Brenda Nevidjon grew up in Connecticut and then attended Duke University School of Nursing, where she attained her bachelor's degree in 1972. From 1972 to 1975, she worked as a nurse at Duke University Medical Center. In 1975, she spent a year as a staff nurse in Basel, Switzerland. She received her master's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a specialty in psychiatric nursing in 1978 while working as a staff nurse on the pulmonary unit at Duke University Medical Center. From 1978 to 1981, she was the head nurse on the cancer research unit at Duke. From 1981 to 1984, she worked in various positions in the Cancer Control Agency in Vancouver, British Columbia; and from 1985 to 1991 she worked in various oncology nurse positions in Seattle, Wash., at Providence Seattle Medical Center (now Swedish/Cherry Hill), the University of Washington, and Virginia Mason Medical Center. In 1991, Nevidjon returned to Duke and served in several administrative roles, including senior associate chief operating officer of Patient Care Services from 1994 to 1996. In 1996, she became the first nurse to be named the chief operating officer of Duke University Hospital, a position which she held until 2000. Currently she teaches in the Duke School of Nursing. Nevidjon is the author or editor of numerous articles, chapters, and books on aspects of nursing. From 1989 to 1999, she served as editor of the Oncology Nursing Society's publication, the ONS News.

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Acquired; 13 July 2005.
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Processed by Jessica Roseberry, June 2006 Encoded by Jessica Roseberry, June 2006

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