Nursing science and shrinking support
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                            Are nurse scientists on the verge of extinction? Before she reaches the room, the nurse hears Olivia’s* wheezing. It’s spring tilling season in the rural community, and dust and agricultural debris fill the ED with patients struggling to breathe. The nurse steadies the nebulizer against 7-year-old Olivia’s face. The hospital, which serves three tribal nations...