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Lula Owl Gloyne, the first Eastern Band Cherokee nurse, practicing at an unknown location

As the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ first public health nurse, Lula Owl Gloyne dedicated her life to bringing health and hope to her people and her community.

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Public health
American Indian / Native American health
Community health
American Indian / Native American nurses

A Second Opinion: International Year of the Nurse

A Second Opinion: International Year of the Nurse

The international year of the nurse, 2010, is also the centennial anniversary of the death of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing (1820-1910). To pay homage to this great nurse leader, we can fulfill her vision of nursing through our commitment to improving the health and welfare of society.

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Community health
Minority nurses

In the Field: Hospice Team Targets Manhattan’s Chinatown

In the Field: Hospice Team Targets Manhattan’s Chinatown

How registered nurses and other clinicians from the VNSNY Asian Hospice team care for patients and their families in New York City's Chinatowns

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Asian American nurses
Cultural competency
Community health
Hospice / End-of-life care
Asian American health

Inspired Toward Nursing: Culturally Responsive Community-Based Learning

Inspired Toward Nursing: Culturally Responsive Community-Based Learning

Exploring the key elements for culturally responsive community-based learning

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Cultural competency
American Indian / Native American health
Community health

Into the Ruins: Nurses in Haiti

Into the Ruins: Nurses in Haiti

Nurses and doctors came to Port-au-Prince from all over the world, joining relief workers and military personnel to pull a city of two million people from the wreckage

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Community health
Minority nurses
Emergency nursing / Trauma
Bilingual nurses
Vulnerable populations

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