A Nursing School on Reservation Land

ABSTRACT An associate degree in nursing program was established six years ago at the tribal college of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, home of the Aaniiih and Nakoda people. As this program continues to evolve and grow, it offers a successful example of how to increase diversity in nursing and...

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Published in:AJN, American Journal of Nursing
Main Authors: Wilson, Deborah, Werk, Alicia, Hemmer, Brigit
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 2022
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.naj.0000904096.09348.6a
https://journals.lww.com/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000904096.09348.6a
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Summary:ABSTRACT An associate degree in nursing program was established six years ago at the tribal college of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, home of the Aaniiih and Nakoda people. As this program continues to evolve and grow, it offers a successful example of how to increase diversity in nursing and potentially improve the health outcomes of Native Americans living on and nearby reservation communities.