Occupation Nurse, academic Name Jeanne Benoliel | Died January 23, 2012 | |
Born December 9, 1919 National City, California Known for Contributions to palliative care | ||
Jeanne Quint Benoliel (December 9, 1919 – January 23, 2012) was an American nurse who studied the role of nursing in end-of-life settings. She founded the Ph.D. program at the University of Washington School of Nursing. She was designated a Living Legend of the American Academy of Nursing.
Biography
Benoliel attended San Diego High School and San Diego State College. She completed a nursing diploma in 1941 at St. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco, California, then earned an undergraduate degree at Oregon State University. Serving in the Army Nurse Corps, she was stationed in New Guinea and the Philippines. She earned a master's degree at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), then received a Doctor of Nursing Science (DNSc) in sociology and nursing from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) in 1969.
Early in her academic career, Benoliel held faculty appointments at UCLA and UCSF. She founded and taught in the Ph.D. program at the University of Washington School of Nursing. The school named her the Elizabeth Sterling Soule Professor of Nursing. The school also offered a curriculum known as Transition Services, which focused on nursing care in the community for cancer patients at the end of life. She established an endowment at the University of Washington for doctoral students who studied end-of-life themes.
Benoliel wrote six books and was the first nurse to serve as chair of the International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement. She gave the third annual Alexander Ming Fisher Lecture on death and dying at Columbia University Medical Center. In 2000, Benoliel was designated a Living Legend of the American Academy of Nursing. She was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oncology Nursing Society. In 2008, she received the Leading the Way Award from the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association.
Yale University recognized her with an honorary Doctor of Medical Science degree in 2002. She also received honorary degrees from the University of San Diego and the University of Pennsylvania.