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Dorothy Lewis Powell

Dorothy Lewis Powell

Clinical Professor Emeritus in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
dorothy.powell@duke.edu
Box 3322 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

Winston-Salem State University and Duke University's Bridge to the Doctorate Program.

Journal Article North Carolina medical journal · January 2014 To address the underrepresentation of ethnic minorities in research-focused nursing doctoral programs, Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) Division of Nursing has partnered with Duke University School of Nursing to establish a Bridge to the Doctorate pro ... Full text Cite

Global health diplomacy: An integrative review of the literature and implications for nursing

Journal Article Nursing Outlook · 2013 The increasing interconnectedness of the world and the factors that affect health lay the foundation for the evolving practice of global health diplomacy. There has been limited discussion in the nursing literature about the concept of global health diplom ... Full text Cite

Pillars for the care of older persons in the Caribbean.

Journal Article Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) · January 2012 Pillars for the Care of Older Persons in the Caribbean: A Comprehensive Community-Based Framework (Pillars) is a hybrid of multiple public health frameworks developed through community-based participatory research processes. Health and social service profe ... Full text Cite

Essential core competencies related to HIV and AIDS are critically needed in nursing.

Journal Article The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC · January 2011 Full text Cite

Essential nursing competencies related to HIV and AIDS: Executive summary.

Journal Article The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC · January 2011 With nearly 33 million global citizens living with HIV or AIDS, the need for a highly qualified, competent nursing workforce is critical. With the recent increase in global funding to expand access to antiretroviral therapy, there have been considerable ef ... Full text Cite

Essential nursing competencies related to HIV and AIDS.

Journal Article The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC · January 2011 With nearly 33 million global citizens living with HIV or AIDS, the need for a highly qualified, competent nursing workforce is critical. With the recent increase in global funding to expand access to antiretroviral therapy, there have been considerable ef ... Full text Cite

Recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce in nursing: from evidence to best practices to policy.

Journal Article Policy, politics & nursing practice · November 2010 Health policy makers, providers, clinicians, and social scientists are among those who have identified racial and ethnic diversification of the health care workforce as one strategy for solving the seemingly intractable problem of health disparities in the ... Full text Cite

Application of a partnership model for transformative and sustainable international development.

Journal Article Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) · January 2010 There are differences of intent and impact between short-term and long-term engagement of U.S. academic institutions with communities of need in developing nations. Global health programs that produce long-term transformative change rather than transient r ... Full text Cite

Partnering in the cultivation of the next generation of ethnic minority nurse scientists: responding to a compelling national agenda.

Journal Article Journal of National Black Nurses' Association : JNBNA · December 2003 Health disparities continue to exist between communities of color and the poor and the health of the nation as a whole. Highly competent and culturally sensitive nurse researchers are needed to contribute to the elimination of disparities. There is however ... Cite

Socializing students toward a career in nursing research

Journal Article Nursing and Health Care Perspectives · 2002 As the number of students entering nursing programs declines and as graduate education focuses on advanced practice, the number of undergraduates who aspire to careers as nurse researchers is seriously compromised. This article describes three examples of ... Cite

Children: The unwitting target of environmental injustices

Journal Article Pediatric Clinics of North America · 2001 Children have little control over where they live, what they eat, the financial circumstances of their families, or the developmental activities and behaviors that make them vulnerable to environmental contaminants. Minority and poor families disproportion ... Cite

Nursing careers for the homeless: a curriculum for success.

Journal Article Journal of National Black Nurses' Association : JNBNA · 1999 The Nursing Careers for Homeless People Project (NCHPP) is a comprehensive multi-dimensional academic and social strategy designed to assist homeless individuals who have an interest and aptitude for nursing to achieve career mobility in nursing. NCHPP is ... Cite

Nursing education: urban university inspires service to under served.

Journal Article Reflections / Sigma Theta Tau · 1997 Cite

The recruitment and retention of African American nurses: an analysis of current data.

Journal Article Journal of National Black Nurses" Association : JNBNA · 1992 The Recruitment and Retention of African American Nurses: An Analysis of Current Data reviews data collected by the American Nurses Association. During the years 1984-85, 1987-88, and 1990-91, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and The Nation ... Cite

Health care crisis in the black community: challenges prospects, and the black nurse.

Journal Article Journal of National Black Nurses" Association : JNBNA · 1991 The Black community, particularly in major urban settings, is faced with escalating social, economic, and life-style problems, which threaten the life and well-being of current and future generations of Black people in crisis proportion. The rising number ... Cite

Taking nursing education to the streets.

Journal Article NLN publications · 1990 Cite

Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania in a South African black. A case report.

Journal Article Cephalalgia · 1987 A 35-year-old black man with a 4-year continuous history of multiple paroxysms of unilateral temporal and ocular pain is reported. Multiple (that is, 15-20) attacks occurred in 24 h. There were no symptom-free periods. Mild exophthalmos, marked sweating, n ... Cite