Christiane Reimann Explained

Christiane Elisabeth Reimann (May 6, 1888, Copenhagen - April 12, 1979, Syracuse, Sicily) was a Danish nurse. She is especially remembered for being the first Danish nurse with a graduate degree in nursing. She was the first paid secretary ("Executive Secretary") of the International Council of Nurses (ICN).^[1]

The ICN's most prestigious award for nursing, the Christiane Reimann Prize, was established in her honor. Reimann also created the official journal of the ICN, the International Nursing Review.^[2]

References

• Bloch Kjeldsen, Susanne (17. oktober 2014). "Villa på Sicilien afdækker nyt om dansk sygeplejeikon". Sygeplejersken (Dansk Sygeplejeråd) 12/2014: s. 16, 26–31.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christiane Reimann (1888-1979). Malchau, Susanne. kvinfo. 3 October 2016. Danish.
2. Web site: Christiane Reimann Prize 2017. International Council of Nurses. 2016-10-03. 2018-08-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20180817232747/http://www.icn.ch/who-we-are/christiane-reimann-prize/. dead.