Imogene Eva Martina King (1923 - 2007)

Born 30 Jan 1923 in West Point, Lee, Iowa, United States

Died 24 Dec 2007 at age 84 in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

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Biography

Imogene King is Notable.

Nurses that are educated in the United States learn about the nursing theory of Imogene King's Goal Attainment Theory.

Born in Iowa in 1923, King originally did not plan on becoming a nurse, rather she had planned to become a teacher. That was until her uncle offered to pay her nursing school tuition. She then pursued nursing and began a career that would lead to her impacting the future practice of nurses across the world.

King received a diploma in nursing from St. John’s Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1945; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education from St. Louis University in 1948; and a Master of Science in Nursing from St. Louis University in 1957. In 1961, she received a Doctorate in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.

During her career, she published Toward a Theory for Nursing: General Concepts of Human Behavior in 1971 and A Theory for Nursing: Systems, Concepts, Process in 1981. She was one of the first theorists to link academic theory with clinical nursing practice.

King received the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International's 1989 Elizabeth Russell Founders Award for Education and, in 1993, was a member of the inaugural group of Virginia Henderson Fellows.

"King received awards from many organizations in honor of her contributions to the nursing profession. In 2005, she was named a “Living Legend” by the American Academy of Nursing. She was inducted into halls of fame of the Florida Nurses Association, American Nurses Association and Teachers College of Columbia University. In 1997, she received a gold medallion from the governor of Florida for advancing the nursing profession in that state. In 1996, she received the American Nurses Association’s Jessie Scott Award, which is presented to a registered nurse whose accomplishments in practice, education or research demonstrate the interdependence of those fields and their significance in improving nursing and health care. In 1989, she received an honorary doctorate from Loyola University, where her nursing archives are housed.

Despite King’s many awards and honors, she considered teaching students to be her most important accomplishment. Over the years, she enjoyed watching her nursing students become expert practitioners, teachers and researchers. “That is the biggest honor of all,” King said."^[1]

Census Records

1930 Federal Census (West Point, Lee, Iowa, United States):

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Daniel A King Head M 55 Iowa

Mayme E King Wife F 39 Iowa

Stanley King Son M 12 Iowa

Mercedes M King Daughter F 11 Iowa

Imogene E King Daughter F 7 Iowa^[2]

1940 Federal Census (Ward 2, Fort Madison, Madison Township, Lee, Iowa, United States):

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Daniel A King Head M 64 Iowa

Mayme E King Wife F 50 Iowa

Stanley L King Son M 22 Iowa

Mercedes M King Daughter F 21 Iowa

Imogene M King Daughter F 17 Iowa^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.reflectionsonnursingleadership.org/Pages/Vol34_1_Messmer_Palmer.aspx
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMJT-27W : accessed 02 Nov 2014), Daniel A King, West Point, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0034, sheet 5B, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 664.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMYJ-5Y5 : accessed 02 Nov 2014), Imogene M King in household of Daniel A King, Ward 2, Fort Madison, Madison Township, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 56-24, sheet 15A, family 342, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 1174.

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