Luther p christman biography obituary

Luther Parmalee Christman February 26, — June 7, was an American nurse, professor of nursing, university administrator and advocate for gender and racial diversity in nursing. In , Christman became the first man to hold the position of dean at a nursing school. While serving as vice president for nursing affairs at Rush-Presbyterian-St.

Luke's Medical Center, Christman implemented the Rush Model of Nursing, an influential model for delivering hospital nursing services.

Luther christman contributions to nursing

After his retirement, Christman received several awards and honors for his contributions to nursing. He died in Nashville, Tennessee, in He received an undergraduate degree from Temple University in , then an Ed. He completed a Ph. Christman overcame gender discrimination during his own education; he was refused admission to two university nursing programs because he was male.

While he was a nursing student, he was denied a maternity clinical rotation for the same reason. Christman said that he faced hostility from female coworkers early in his career, and he said that night shift positions in psychiatric nursing and urology were virtually the only openings for men.