Background
Bland, Annie Ruth was born on October 14, 1949 in Bennett, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of John Wesley and Mary Ida (Caviness) Brown.
Bland, Annie Ruth was born on October 14, 1949 in Bennett, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of John Wesley and Mary Ida (Caviness) Brown.
Bachelor of science in nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, 1971. MSN, University North Carolina, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science, University South Carolina, 2003.
Staff nurse Veterans Administration Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1974-1975, 77-80. Psychiatric clinical instructor Duke University Medical Center, 1980-1982, assistant head nurse, 1982-1990, staff nurse, 1993—1999. Psychiatric clinical nurse specialist John Umstead Hospital, Butner, North Carolina, 1990-1993.
Psychiatric lead nursing instructor Alamance Community College, Graham, 1994-1996. Clinical instructor University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1999—2000, nurse recruiter dala collector, 2000—2003, assistant professor School Nursing, Greensboro, 2003—2004. Associate professor Bachelor of science in nursing and graduate nursing department Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, since 2005.
Assistant Sunday school teacher Mount Hermon Baptist Church, Durham, 1994, 96-97. Captain United States Navy, 1971-1974, United States Naval Reserve, 1974-1997, retired 1997. Member ANA.C. Nurses Association (secretary district 11, 1981), Naval Reserve Association, Association Military Surgeons United States, U. North Carolina Chapel Hill Alumni Association and School Nursing, East Carolina U. Alumni Association and School Nursing, National Alliancefor Mentally Ill, Epilepsy Foundation, Reserve Officers Association United States.
Married Chester Wayne Bland. 1 child, John Wayne; stepchildren: Jason Tyler, Adam Mathew.