About Ada Sue Hinshaw
Born 1939. Ada Sue Hinshaw is a nurse.
Ada Sue Hinshaw (born May 20, 1939) is an American nurse best known for her research on quality of care, patient outcomes, and positive nurse working environments. Hinshaw was designated as a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing in 2011.
Early life and education Ada Sue Hinshaw was born to Oscar Allen Cox and Georgia Tucker Cox in Arkansas City, Kansas on May 20, 1939. She spent most of her childhood in Cherryvale, Kansas, and graduated from Cherryvale High School in 1957.
After graduating from high school, Hinshaw enrolled in the School of Nursing at the University of Kansas, which was her mother's alma mater.
Hinshaw then moved to the School of Nursing at Yale University, where she focused on midwifery and graduated with her Master of Science in Nursing in 1963.
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