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Ildaura Murillo-Rohde
(6 Sep 1920 - 5 Sep 2010)

Panamanian nurse and educator who founded the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. Working as a psychiatric nurse, she took a special interest in the Hispanic population and also focused on cultural awareness in nursing practice.


Science Quotes by Ildaura Murillo-Rohde (7 quotes)

High school counselors would try to railroad Hispanic students into the AD nursing programs. I’m proud of the fact that we’ve [National Association of Hispanic Nurses] been able to push more of our nurses on to earn doctoral degrees. We now have a number of Hispanic doctoral nurses who are very good at research and have been recognized worldwide for their studies. For example, Mary Lou de Leon Siantz has done work with Mexican migrant families that was truly ground-breaking.
— Ildaura Murillo-Rohde
As quoted in 'Minority Mental Health: Shining a Light on Unique Needs and Situations', Minority Nurse (30 Mar 2013) online at minoritynurse.com
Science quotes on:  |  Counselor (2)  |  High School (15)  |  Hispanic (3)  |  Nurse (33)  |  PhD (10)  |  Railroad (36)  |  Recognize (136)  |  Research (753)  |  Student (317)  |  Study (701)  |  Worldwide (19)

I began to realize that something had to be done about this. I saw that I was the only Hispanic nurse who was going to Washington to work with the federal government, review research and education grants, etc. There was nobody else. I looked behind me and thought: “Where are my people?”
— Ildaura Murillo-Rohde
Explaining that in 1975, there was no unified voice—no national organization—to speak up in advocacy for the unique cultural concerns of Hispanic nurses. As quoted in 'Minority Mental Health: Shining a Light on Unique Needs and Situations', Minority Nurse (30 Mar 2013) online at minoritynurse.com
Science quotes on:  |  Alone (324)  |  Education (423)  |  Grant (76)  |  Hispanic (3)  |  Nurse (33)  |  Realize (157)  |  Research (753)  |  Review (27)  |  Washington (7)

I believe that nursing is the compassionate, effective, and humane care given by one who is educated and trained in the art and science of nursing to someone who is in need of help because of problems in health or in activities of his daily life.
— Ildaura Murillo-Rohde
As quoted in American Nurses’ Association, Contemporary Minority Leaders in Nursing: Afro-American, Hispanic, Native American Perspectives (1983), 92.
Science quotes on:  |  Activity (218)  |  Care (203)  |  Compassionate (2)  |  Daily Life (18)  |  Educate (14)  |  Health (210)  |  Help (116)  |  Humane (19)  |  Need (320)  |  Nurse (33)  |  Problem (731)  |  Science And Art (195)  |  Train (118)

Nursing at its highest level encompasses the teaching of the individual to know his body and its functions for the maintenance and promotion of health and prevention of disease. Self-care can be, and is, very efficacious when people are encouraged and guided to learn to care for themselves, whenever possible.
— Ildaura Murillo-Rohde
As quoted in American Nurses’ Association, Contemporary Minority Leaders in Nursing: Afro-American, Hispanic, Native American Perspectives (1983), 92.
Science quotes on:  |  Body (557)  |  Care (203)  |  Disease (340)  |  Encourage (43)  |  Function (235)  |  Guide (107)  |  Health (210)  |  Know (1538)  |  Learn (672)  |  Maintenance (21)  |  Nurse (33)  |  Prevention (37)  |  Promotion (8)  |  Teach (299)

Recognition of human variation is basic to sensitive and effective nursing care and outcomes.
— Ildaura Murillo-Rohde
As quoted in American Nurses’ Association, Contemporary Minority Leaders in Nursing: Afro-American, Hispanic, Native American Perspectives (1983), 92.
Science quotes on:  |  Basic (144)  |  Care (203)  |  Effective (68)  |  Human (1512)  |  Nurse (33)  |  Outcome (15)  |  Recognition (93)  |  Sensitive (15)  |  Variation (93)

There was no money to do anything. For the first four years, I was the chief cook and bottle washer for NAHN. I promoted the association, I put out the newsletter, I did everything.
— Ildaura Murillo-Rohde
About the early days of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, using her own money to fund the organization’s growth. In 'Minority Mental Health: Shining a Light on Unique Needs and Situations', Minority Nurse (30 Mar 2013) online at minoritynurse.com
Science quotes on:  |  Association (49)  |  Bottle Washer (2)  |  Chief (99)  |  Cook (20)  |  Money (178)  |  Promote (32)

We have done a lot but we need to do more. We want to continue to increase our membership. As I travel, I still hear Hispanic nurses saying, “I didn’t know that we had [an organization like NAHN]”.
— Ildaura Murillo-Rohde
NAHN is the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. As quoted in 'Minority Mental Health: Shining a Light on Unique Needs and Situations', Minority Nurse (30 Mar 2013) online at minoritynurse.com
Science quotes on:  |  Hispanic (3)  |  Membership (6)  |  Nurse (33)  |  Recruit (3)


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