Nursing journal, Vol. 26. No. 3., 2021.
Stručni rad
https://doi.org/10.11608/sgnj.26.3.8
Smiljana (Smiljka) Nell, (Zagreb, October 23, 1931–Zagreb, July 28, 2021) – Width of interest and devotion to the service of nursing
Gordana Kičin Ercegovac
; Klinika za infektivne bolesti „Dr. Fran Mihaljević“, glavna sestra Odjela za opću infektologiju s dnevnom bolnicom
Sažetak
Smiljana (Smiljka) Nell was born on October 23, 1931 in Zagreb as the only child of the Nell family. She finished elementary school in Zagreb, and after passing the matriculation exam, she enrolled in high school. Along with high school, she also finished music high school. After graduating from high school, she enrolled in the School for Nursing in Mlinarska Street in Zagreb, where she graduated in 1950. After graduation, she began to work at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević“ in Zagreb. Two years later, she enrolled in postgraduate studies for nurses at the School of Public Health in Zagreb and graduated in public health nursing. In 1977, she enrolled at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, as a part-time student and attended the first year. From 1968 to 1988 (until her retirement), she was the head nurse of the Clinic for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević“. Smiljka Nell was the initiator of the establishment and the first president of the Section of Nurses of Infectious Diseases of the Socialist Republic of Croatia (today Infectious Diseases Society of the Croatian Nurses Association). The section was founded in Zagreb in 1969. Smiljka Nell served as president from 1969 to 1973, when she became the Secretary of the Association of Nurses and Technicians of the Socialist Republic of Croatia, until 1975. During her tenure, the first three Conferences of Nurses of Infectious Diseases Departments and Clinics of the Socialist Republic of Croatia were held. She was a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Nurses of Croatia from 1970 to the end of 1973. Smiljka Nell made a significant contribution in improving nursing, especially in improving the organization of infectious diseases departments throughout Croatia, and until her retirement at the end of 1988, she was considered a very influential nurse in the field of care for infectious diseases patients. She died on July 28, 2021.
Ključne riječi
Smiljana (Smiljka) Nell; Infectious Diseases Society of the Croatian Association of Nurses; Clinic for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević”; history of nursing
Hrčak ID:
267931
URI
Datum izdavanja:
22.12.2021.
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