title: Mentoring in nursing: a historical approach.
abstract: Most nurses today have or have had mentors. Several historical nurse leaders also had mentors. Florence Nightingale's mentor gave her the opportunity to work as a nurse during the Crimean War. Linda Richards, Mary Adelaide Nutting, and Annie Goodrich were all encouraged by their respective mentors to develop professionally.
authors.affiliation: Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, Calif.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Fields
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D008611:Mentors / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012380:Role