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• Dorothea Dix Psych Nurse and Social Reformer

  There are wonderful nurses throughout history that have made changes that have benefited us all.  Dorothea Dix is one of my favorite historical nurses. http://www.biography.com/people/dorothea-dix-9275710 Dorothea Dix was an educator and social reformer whose devotion to the welfare of the mentally ill led to widespread international reforms. Synopsis Born in Hampden, Maine, in 1802, Dorothea…

  Cyndi Lenz

  May 7, 2015

  mental illness, nurses, nursing, psych nurses, social reform

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