death_place death_date birth_place awards birth_date article_title name occupation
washington , d.c. 20 october 2009 wilkes-barre , pennsylvania living legend , american academy of nursing 2 may 1915 jessie m. scott
 jessie m. scott nurse , former assistant surgeon general
jessie m. scott

jessie may scott -lrb- may 2 , 1915 - october 20 , 2009 -rrb- was an american nurse and healthcare administrator .
she served as assistant surgeon general and directed the nursing division of the united states public health service -lrb- phs -rrb- .
scott advocated for nursing education at the federal level and she received several awards from national organizations honoring her contributions to nursing .
