Nursing Career
Following her graduation, Richards became a night supervisor at Bellevue Hospital in New York. While there, she devised a charting system that eventually was used throughout the United States and Great Britain. In 1874, she returned to Boston and became the superintendent of the Boston Training School for Nurses. She improved their program but felt that she needed more education, so she went to England for an additional seven months of training. While there, she met with Florence Nightingale and visited several prestigious hospitals as well.
After returning to the United States, Richards was a pioneer in establishing nursing schools throughout the country. In 1885, she traveled to Japan where she helped start their first nurses' training school. She stayed as supervisor at Doshisha Hospital in Kyoto before returning to America in 1890. She continued to work for an additional 20 years, establishing nursing schools and helping with institutions for the mentally ill, before retiring in 1911.
Richards spent her retirement years writing about her nursing experiences until she had a severe stroke in 1923. The remainder of her life was spent in her training hospital in Boston where she died in 1930.
Nursing Career
Following her graduation, Richards became a night supervisor at Bellevue Hospital in New York. While there, she devised a charting system that eventually was used throughout the United States and Great Britain. In 1874, she returned to Boston and became the superintendent of the Boston Training School for Nurses. She improved their program but felt that she needed more education, so she went to England for an additional seven months of training. While there, she met with Florence Nightingale and visited several prestigious hospitals as well.
After returning to the United States, Richards was a pioneer in establishing nursing schools throughout the country. In 1885, she traveled to Japan where she helped start their first nurses' training school. She stayed as supervisor at Doshisha Hospital in Kyoto before returning to America in 1890. She continued to work for an additional 20 years, establishing nursing schools and helping with institutions for the mentally ill, before retiring in 1911.
Richards spent her retirement years writing about her nursing experiences until she had a severe stroke in 1923. The remainder of her life was spent in her training hospital in Boston where she died in 1930.
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