Veda Andrus, EdD, MSN, RN, HNC, served as Founder and President/CEO of Seeds and Bridges Center for Holistic Nursing Education (1986-2002) and has co-created The Certificate Program in Holistic Nursing and other professional development continuing education programs in holistic nursing. She is former President (1991-1993) and International Director (1993-1995) for the American Holistic Nurses’ Association and currently serves as an Advisor on their Board of Directors. Dr. Andrus is a member of the Advisory Board for the Advanced Practice Holistic Nursing Program at New York University and is the Senior Consultant and Educator for The BirchTree Center for Healthcare Transformation. She served as Delegation Leader for the Holistic Nursing Delegation to China/Mongolia in 1994 through the Citizen Ambassador Program of People-to-People International. Dr. Andrus received a BSN from the University of Miami in 1973, MSN from the University of Arizona in 1974, and an EdD from the University of Massachusetts in 1991. She has authored many articles and book chapters on the topic of holistic nursing. Dr. Andrus co-authored a chapter in the AJN 2002 Book of the Year: Holistic Health and Healing, Bright, MA (Ed.).(2002) Philadelphia: FA Davis.

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