Martha Rogers

Healthcare (industry?) is one of society’s most important industries..(booming?). Of that, nursing is one of the largest fields in the healthcare professions. According to Health Resources and Services Administration, nursing is comprised of roughly 3.1 million registered nurses nationwide, and the demand is constantly rising. Of all licensed registered nurses, 2.6 million are employed (in nursing?)(cite here). However, let’s think back. The history of professional nursing began (begins?) with the development of theory. Nursing theories are the foundations that hold the field of nursing together. Without theory, what would nursing truly be? In addition, there are many nursing theorists who paved the way for new discoveries in the guidance of patient care, research, and education in nursing. Out of those theorists, Dr. Martha Rogers caught my attention. In this formal paper, Dr. Martha Rogers’ background, theory, theory concepts, and theory (its?) relevance in the nursing field will be discussed. Dr. Martha Rogers was born Martha Elizabeth Rogers on May 12, 1914 in Dallas,

Martha Rogers got back into school to earn her Master’s degree at Teacher’s College at Columbia University, while being a member of Hartford, Connecticut Visiting Nursing Association; she graduated in 1945 (cite 3). Afterwards, “she became executive director of Phoenix Visiting Nursing Association in Arizona, where she remained for six years.” (cite 8) In 1952, she received her Master’s degree in public health then earned a doctor of science degree in 1954, both from John Hopkins University (cite 8). That same year, Dr. Martha Rogers was “appointed Professor of Nursing and Head of the Division of Nursing at New York University” (cite 4). After retiring from these positions in 1975, she continued to teach and present her conceptual system, the Science of Unitary Human Beings at New York University and around the world (cite 8). Dr. Martha Rogers passed away in March of 1994 (cite