Marjory Gordon
Encyclopedia
Marjory Gordon RN Ph.D FAAN is an emeritus professor of nursing
at Boston College
, Chestnut Hill
, Massachusetts
. She is most known for the theory of nursing assessment
known as Gordon's functional health patterns
and she remains the international leader in this area of nursing scholarship. Dr. Gordon is the author of four books, including the Manual of Nursing Diagnosis, now in its twelfth edition. Her books appear in ten different languages, in forty-eight countries across six continents.
A second area of significant contribution is in the development of standardized nursing language. Dr. Gordon's work in this sphere has enormous implications for research, education, evaluation of competency, and the establishment of a core of nursing knowledge based on evidence. This language will also form the basis of the nursing component of the electronic medical record.
Dr. Gordon served as the first president of the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association and has been a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
(AAN) since 1977. In 2009, she was selected as a Living Legend by AAN. This award is one of the highest honors in nursing and signifies outstanding contributions to the field.
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
at Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
, Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Chestnut Hill is a wealthy New England village located six miles west of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Like all Massachusetts villages, Chestnut Hill is not an incorporated municipal entity, but unlike most of them, it encompasses parts of three separate municipalities, each of...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. She is most known for the theory of nursing assessment
Nursing assessment
Nursing assessment is the gathering of information about a patient's physiological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual status.-Stage one of the nursing process:...
known as Gordon's functional health patterns
Gordon's functional health patterns
Gordon's functional health patterns is a method devised by Marjory Gordon to be used by nurses in the nursing process to provide a more comprehensive nursing assessment of the patient.-Health Perception and Management:...
and she remains the international leader in this area of nursing scholarship. Dr. Gordon is the author of four books, including the Manual of Nursing Diagnosis, now in its twelfth edition. Her books appear in ten different languages, in forty-eight countries across six continents.
A second area of significant contribution is in the development of standardized nursing language. Dr. Gordon's work in this sphere has enormous implications for research, education, evaluation of competency, and the establishment of a core of nursing knowledge based on evidence. This language will also form the basis of the nursing component of the electronic medical record.
Biography
Marjory Gordon is an alumna of the Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from Hunter College of the City University of New York and her Ph.D from Boston College.Dr. Gordon served as the first president of the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association and has been a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
American 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....
(AAN) since 1977. In 2009, she was selected as a Living Legend by AAN. This award is one of the highest honors in nursing and signifies outstanding contributions to the field.