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| birth_name = Mary Isabel Lambie |
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| death_place = Christchurch, New Zealand |
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'''Mary Isabel Lambie''' (26 October 1889–22 January 1971) was a New Zealand nurse and |
'''Mary Isabel Lambie''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CBE|OStJ}} (26 October 1889 – 22 January 1971) was a New Zealand nurse and nursing educator. After World War II she became an international advocate for nursing and nursing education, eventually working with the [[World Health Organization]].<ref name="DNZB Lambie">{{DNZB|title=Mary Isabel Lambie|first= Jan|last= Rodgers|id=4l2|accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
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Born in Christchurch in 1889, Lambie hoped to do medical training but family circumstances prevented her from going to university, and she trained to be a nurse from 1910 to 1913 in Christchurch.<ref name="DNZB Lambie" /> In the early part of her career she was a nurse with the school medical service, focusing on education on the prevention of disease and illness. She also collected data on enlarged [[thyroid]]s and this data led to the discovery of [[iodine deficiency]] as a cause of [[goitre]].<ref name="DNZB Lambie" /> |
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She trained as a [[Plunket Society|Plunket]] nurse in 1924 and completed a course in public health at the [[University of Toronto]] in 1925–26. In 1928 she became one of two instructors for a postgraduate nursing programme in hospital administration and teaching or public health nursing. She was dedicated to improving the quality of nursing education and continued her work in the education of health professionals after the war.<ref name="DNZB Lambie" /> In 1927 she was appointed as a public health nurse in the [[Ministry of Health (New Zealand)|Department of Health]], becoming director of the division of nursing from 1931 until her retirement in 1950.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |trans-title=The Book of New Zealand women |title=Ko kui ma te kaupapa |date=1991 |publisher=Bridget Williams Books |editor-last=Macdonald |editor-first=Charlotte |editor-last2=Penfold |editor-first2=Merimeri |editor-last3=Williams |editor-first3=Bridget R. |isbn=0908912048|location=Wellington, N.Z. |pages=359–361 |oclc=28180678}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/the-wellingtonian/4460328/Putting-nurses-in-the-spotlight|title=Putting nurses in the spotlight|website=Stuff|date=15 December 2010 |language=en|access-date=2018-10-09}}</ref> Her work included inspecting hospitals and schools of nursing, laying the foundations of a public health nursing service as well as being concerned for the health of Māori people.<ref name=":0" /> |
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As well as supporting the work of the [[Maori Women's Health Leagues]] she held a number of international positions: in 1946 she was elected president of the [[Florence Nightingale International Foundation]]; in 1947 elected first vice-president of the [[International Council of Nurses]]; was a member of the [[South Pacific Board of Health]] from 1946 to 1949; and in 1950 she became chairperson of the Expert Nursing Advisory Committee of the [[World Health Organization]].<ref name="DNZB Lambie" /><ref name=":0" /> |
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In 1956 she published her autobiography ''My story: memoirs of a New Zealand nurse''.<ref>{{Cite book|title=My story: memoirs of a New Zealand nurse|last=Lambie|first=Mary|publisher=Peryer|year=1956|location=Christchurch|oclc=3018690}}</ref> |
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== Public recognition == |
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In 1935, she was awarded the [[King George V Silver Jubilee Medal]].<ref name="EP">{{cite news | url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19350506.2.12 | title=Official jubilee medals | date=6 May 1935 | work= Evening Post | access-date=16 November 2013 | page=4 }}</ref> She was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of St John]] in 1937<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34410 |date=22 June 1937 |page=4008 }}</ref> and an [[Order of the British Empire|Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] in the [[1938 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|1938 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34469 |date=1 January 1938 |page=13 |supp=y }}</ref> In the [[1950 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|1950 New Year Honours]], she was promoted to [[Order of the British Empire|Commander of the Order of the British Empire]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=38798 |date=2 January 1950 |page=36 |supp=y }}</ref> |
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== Further reading == |
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*Campbell, H. and New Zealand Nursing Education and Research Foundation (1976) ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/894936505 Mary Lambie : a biography]''. Wellington N.Z.: New Zealand Nursing Education and Research Foundation (Studies in nursing, no. 1). |
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*Lambie, M. I. and New Zealand. Department of Health (1951) ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14665219 Historical development of nursing in New Zealand], 1840-1950''. Wellington, N.Z.: Dept. of Health. |
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*Lambie, M. I. (1955) ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154569565 New Zealand Registered Nurses' Assn., Wellington Branch : golden jubilee, 1905-1955, souvenir booklet]''. Wellington, N.Z.: New Zealand Registered Nurses' Assn., Wellington Branch. |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Nurse, director of nursing |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 26 October 1889 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 22 January 1971 |
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Latest revision as of 01:05, 9 July 2024
Mary Lambie | |
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.jpg) Lambie in 1925 | |
| Born | Mary Isabel Lambie 26 October 1889 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 22 January 1971 (aged 81) Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Known for | New Zealand nurse and nursing educator |
Mary Isabel Lambie CBE OStJ (26 October 1889 – 22 January 1971) was a New Zealand nurse and nursing educator. After World War II she became an international advocate for nursing and nursing education, eventually working with the World Health Organization.[1]
Career
[edit]Born in Christchurch in 1889, Lambie hoped to do medical training but family circumstances prevented her from going to university, and she trained to be a nurse from 1910 to 1913 in Christchurch.[1] In the early part of her career she was a nurse with the school medical service, focusing on education on the prevention of disease and illness. She also collected data on enlarged thyroids and this data led to the discovery of iodine deficiency as a cause of goitre.[1]
She trained as a Plunket nurse in 1924 and completed a course in public health at the University of Toronto in 1925–26. In 1928 she became one of two instructors for a postgraduate nursing programme in hospital administration and teaching or public health nursing. She was dedicated to improving the quality of nursing education and continued her work in the education of health professionals after the war.[1] In 1927 she was appointed as a public health nurse in the Department of Health, becoming director of the division of nursing from 1931 until her retirement in 1950.[2][3] Her work included inspecting hospitals and schools of nursing, laying the foundations of a public health nursing service as well as being concerned for the health of Māori people.[2]
As well as supporting the work of the Maori Women's Health Leagues she held a number of international positions: in 1946 she was elected president of the Florence Nightingale International Foundation; in 1947 elected first vice-president of the International Council of Nurses; was a member of the South Pacific Board of Health from 1946 to 1949; and in 1950 she became chairperson of the Expert Nursing Advisory Committee of the World Health Organization.[1][2]
In 1956 she published her autobiography My story: memoirs of a New Zealand nurse.[4]
Public recognition
[edit]In 1935, she was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[5] She was appointed an Officer of the Order of St John in 1937[6] and an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1938 New Year Honours.[7] In the 1950 New Year Honours, she was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Rodgers, Jan. "Mary Isabel Lambie". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ a b c Macdonald, Charlotte; Penfold, Merimeri; Williams, Bridget R., eds. (1991). Ko kui ma te kaupapa [The Book of New Zealand women]. Wellington, N.Z.: Bridget Williams Books. pp. 359–361. ISBN 0908912048. OCLC 28180678.
- ^ "Putting nurses in the spotlight". Stuff. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Lambie, Mary (1956). My story: memoirs of a New Zealand nurse. Christchurch: Peryer. OCLC 3018690.
- ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "No. 34410". The London Gazette. 22 June 1937. p. 4008.
- ^ "No. 34469". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1938. p. 13.
- ^ "No. 38798". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 January 1950. p. 36.
Further reading
[edit]- Campbell, H. and New Zealand Nursing Education and Research Foundation (1976) Mary Lambie : a biography. Wellington N.Z.: New Zealand Nursing Education and Research Foundation (Studies in nursing, no. 1).
- Lambie, M. I. and New Zealand. Department of Health (1951) Historical development of nursing in New Zealand, 1840-1950. Wellington, N.Z.: Dept. of Health.
- Lambie, M. I. (1955) New Zealand Registered Nurses' Assn., Wellington Branch : golden jubilee, 1905-1955, souvenir booklet. Wellington, N.Z.: New Zealand Registered Nurses' Assn., Wellington Branch.