Johanna Diepeveen-Speekenbrink

Dutch nurse (1936-1922)

Johanna Diepeveen-Speekenbrink (1936 – 13 December 2022) was a Dutch nurse and educator. She was a pioneer in the development of nursing science in the Netherlands with progressive ideas and also an advocate for emancipation in nursing.[1][2]

Johanna Diepeveen-Speekenbrink
Born1936 (1936)
Died (aged 86)
NationalityDutch
Occupationnurse

Diepeveen-Speekenbrik obtained her Bachelor of Science in nursing in 1957 in the United States. When she returned to the Netherlands she wanted to start working as a nurse. But she had to do another training because the American certificate was not recobnised in the Netherlands. She worked as a nurse in several hospitals and became a nursing teacher. She became a member in the board of the the University Medical Center Utrecht (1971), this was unique for a women in that era. She contributed to several teaching methods in the Netherlands.[1] The "Johanna Diepeveen-Speekenbrink Science Prize" is named after hir. This prize could be won by high-quality graduate nursing research.[3][4]

Diepeveen-Speekenbrink died in December 2022, at the age of 86.[1][3]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Johanna Diepeveen-Speekenbrink (1936-2022): 'Voorvechter van de emancipatie van de verpleegkunde'". V&VN (in Dutch). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. Adriaansen, Marian (October 2016). "'Dankbaar voor wat ik heb kunnen betekenen': Johanna Diepeveen-Speekenbrink". Hogeschool Arnhem and Nijmegen (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 December 2022 – via Researchgate.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Johanna Diepeveen-Speekenbrink Wetenschapsprijs". jds-stichting (in Dutch). 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. "Interview met mw. J. Diepeveen-Speekenbrink". JDS Stichting (in Dutch). 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2022.