Margaretta Styles
Encyclopedia
Margaretta Madden Styles, EdD, RN, FAAN (b. 1930, Mount Union, Pennsylvania
- d. Nov. 20, 2005, Clearwater, Florida
), was an American
nurse, author, educator and nursing school dean, who conceived and helped establish national standards for certifying nurses in pediatrics
, cardiology
and other medical specialties. Dr. Styles was the president of the American Nurses Association
from 1986 to 1988, and wrote five books and many articles published in medical journals.
in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
with degrees in biology and chemistry, and earned her master's degree in nursing at Yale University
, and her doctorate in education from the University of Florida.
, and later served as dean of nursing at the University of Texas at San Antonio
; then at Wayne State University
, in Detroit, Michigan
, and from 1977 through 1987 at the University of California, San Francisco
.
During the 1970s, Styles played a significant role in efforts to develop stricter certification of nurses and a compliance system to regulate nurses. Styles wrote extensively on advanced nursing practices for nursing journals, advocating strict criteria for issuing nursing credentials.
In the 1980s, Styles was instrumental in the founding of the American Nurses Credentialing Center
(ANCC), which is now a major unit of the American Nurses Association
; the ANCC administers testing for more than twenty medical specialties, helping to standardize professional expectations of nurses. Styles was elected president of the International Council of Nurses
in 1983, after turning her attention to the importance of trained nurses in developing countries.
and the National Institute of Medicine.
ian priest who died in 2002. The couple raised two sons and a daughter, and had two grandchildren. Their son, Mike Styles, was the founder and race director of the Midnight Sun Run
in Fairbanks, Alaska
.
Mount Union, Pennsylvania
Mount Union is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, 45 miles southeast of Altoona, on the Juniata River. In the vicinity are found bituminous coal, ganister rock, fire clay, and some timber. A major Easter grass factory is located in the northern quadrant of the borough limits; until May...
- d. Nov. 20, 2005, Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater is a city located in Pinellas County, Florida, US, nearly due west of Tampa and northwest of St. Petersburg. In the west of Clearwater lies the Gulf of Mexico and in the east lies Tampa Bay. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,787. It is the county seat of...
), was an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
nurse, author, educator and nursing school dean, who conceived and helped establish national standards for certifying nurses in pediatrics
Pediatrics
Pediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician...
, cardiology
Cardiology
Cardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...
and other medical specialties. Dr. Styles was the president of the American Nurses Association
American Nurses Association
The American Nurses Association is a professional organization to advance and protect the profession of nursing. It started in 1896 as the Nurses Associated Alumnae and was renamed the American Nurses Association in 1911...
from 1986 to 1988, and wrote five books and many articles published in medical journals.
Education
Styles graduated from Juniata CollegeJuniata College
Juniata College is a private liberal arts college located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. It is named after the Juniata River — one of the principal tributaries of the Susquehanna River. In 1876 it became the first college founded by the Church of the Brethren and has been co-educational since...
in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Huntingdon is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Huntingdon County. It is located along the Juniata River, west of Harrisburg, about halfway between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, in an agricultural and fruit-growing region, with valuable forests and deposits of...
with degrees in biology and chemistry, and earned her master's degree in nursing at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, and her doctorate in education from the University of Florida.
Career
In 1967, Styles became an associate professor of nursing at Duke UniversityDuke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
, and later served as dean of nursing at the University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas at San Antonio, commonly referred to as UTSA, is a state university in San Antonio, Texas. With an enrollment of more than 30,000 students, it is the third-largest of nine universities and six health institutions in the University of Texas System and the eighth-largest in...
; then at Wayne State University
Wayne State University
Wayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...
, in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
, and from 1977 through 1987 at the University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
The University of California, San Francisco is one of the world's leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. UCSF's medical, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and graduate schools are among the top health science professional schools in the world...
.
During the 1970s, Styles played a significant role in efforts to develop stricter certification of nurses and a compliance system to regulate nurses. Styles wrote extensively on advanced nursing practices for nursing journals, advocating strict criteria for issuing nursing credentials.
In the 1980s, Styles was instrumental in the founding of the American Nurses Credentialing Center
American Nurses Credentialing Center
The American Nurses Credentialing Center , a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association , is a certification body for nursing board certification and the largest certification body for advanced practice registered nurses in the United States , currently certifying over 75,000 APRNs...
(ANCC), which is now a major unit of the American Nurses Association
American Nurses Association
The American Nurses Association is a professional organization to advance and protect the profession of nursing. It started in 1896 as the Nurses Associated Alumnae and was renamed the American Nurses Association in 1911...
; the ANCC administers testing for more than twenty medical specialties, helping to standardize professional expectations of nurses. Styles was elected president of the International Council of Nurses
International Council of Nurses
The International Council of Nurses is a federation of more than 130 national nurses associations. It was founded in 1899 and was the first international organization for health care professionals...
in 1983, after turning her attention to the importance of trained nurses in developing countries.
Recognition
Styles continues to be quoted widely in medical publications. The Margaretta Styles Grant, presented by the Institute for Credentialing Innovation, encourages research on the impact of credentialing processes on nurses and the profession, as well as the accumulation of evidenced-based data to support quality patient care. The UCSF School of Nursing presents the Margaretta Styles Distinguished Nurse Award. Styles was inducted into the American Nurses Association hall of fame, was the recipient of numerous awards, including the International Council of Nurses' Christiane Reimann Award, regarded as nursing's most prestigious international honor, and was elected as a fellow of the American Academy of NursingAmerican Academy of Nursing
The American Academy of Nursing generates, synthesizes, and disseminates nursing knowledge to contribute to health policy and practice for the benefit of the public and the nursing profession....
and the National Institute of Medicine.
Family
Styles was married for 47 years to the Reverend Douglas Styles, an EpiscopalEpiscopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
ian priest who died in 2002. The couple raised two sons and a daughter, and had two grandchildren. Their son, Mike Styles, was the founder and race director of the Midnight Sun Run
Midnight Sun Run
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Midnight Sun Run is a ten kilometer road running event, held annually since 1983 in Fairbanks, Alaska, that attracts participants from across the United States and Canada. The race takes place on the third Saturday of June each year, starting at 10 pm with the boom...
in Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks is a home rule city in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage...
.
External links
- NYTimes - 'M. M. Styles, 75, Who Helped to Define Nursing Standards, Dies', Jeremy Pearce, New York Times (December 18, 2005)'
- SFGate.com - 'Margretta Styles -- UCSF nursing dean', Dave Murphy, San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco Chroniclethumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
(December 9, 2005)