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Edith Louisa Cavell (/ ˈ k æ v əl / KAV-əl; 4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915) was a British nurse.She is celebrated for treating wounded soldiers from both sides without discrimination during the First World War and for helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium and return to active service through the spy ring known as La Dame Blanche.
After her retirement in 1963, she continued to work for 17 years as a civilian nurse supervisor in Roane County, West Virginia. where she also bought a ranch near her family. [3] [4] [5] Bradley was the subject of a February 23, 2000 NBC Nightly News report by Tom Brokaw about the forgotten heroes of the military.
In a 1935 revision to the pledge, Gretter widened the role of the nurse by including an oath to become a "missioner of health" dedicated to the advancement of "human welfare"—an expansion of nurses' bedside focus to an approach that encompassed public health. [1] US nurses have recited the pledge at pinning ceremonies for decades. In recent ...
This year, the nurse practitioner’s role was recognized as the No. 1 job for helping people by U.S News & World Report. Nurse Practitioners: Touching lives and inspiring future healthcare heroes ...
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Annie Wilkes is a character originating from Stephen King's 1987 novel Misery, in which she acts as one of the two central characters and main antagonist.In 2022, King picked her as his personal favorite character among all those he created in his literary career.
Cleopatra White (28 June 1898 – 1987) was a Belizean nurse, social worker and community leader. She was the second matron of the Black Cross Nurses Association. She was one of the first formally trained nurses in Belize and was the first rural health practitioner in Gales Point and the Manatee River area of Belize. She also organized the ...