Imagining in Time: The Legacy of Olive Berger (1898-1981).

Olive Berger was a true nurse anesthesia pioneer for our profession. She dedicated her life to the advancement of nurse anesthesia through her leadership, advocacy, scholarly writing, clinical achievements and innovation. She blazed the trail by forming and establishing education requirements for nurse anesthesia programs, established a state nurse anesthesia organization, and led the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists as its 14th president in 1958. She was the Chief Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and Program Director at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and is best known for her collaboration with surgeons Dr. Alfred Blalock and Dr. Helen Taussig, providing anesthesia care during the groundbreaking repair of tetralogy of Fallot on infants.

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Name: Andrew Benson, DNP, MSN, CRNA, FAAN Contribution: This author made significant contributions to the conception, synthesis, writing, and final editing and approval of the manuscript to justify inclusion as an author. He is the corresponding author of the article. Disclosures: None. Name: Catherine Horvath, DNP, CRNA, CHSE, CNE, FAANA Contribution: This author made significant contributions to the conception, synthesis, writing, and final editing and approval of the manuscript to justify inclusion as an author. Disclosures: None. Name: Marjorie Everson, PhD, CRNA, FNAP Contribution: This author made significant contributions to the conception, synthesis, writing, and final editing and approval of the manuscript to justify inclusion as an author. Disclosures: None. Name: Bruce Schoneboom, PhD, MS, MHS, CRNA, FAAN Contribution: This author made significant contributions to the conception, synthesis, writing, and final editing and approval of the manuscript to justify inclusion as an author. Disclosures: None.