Background
Wright, Violet was born in Jamaica, West Indies. Daughter of Leonard and Margaret (Turner) Wright.
Wright, Violet was born in Jamaica, West Indies. Daughter of Leonard and Margaret (Turner) Wright.
Associate of Applied Science, Queensborough Community College, 1976; Bachelor of science in nursing, Long Island U., 1980; MSN, Columbia University, 1990.
Staff nurse, Southside Hospital, Bayshore, New York, 1980-1988;
charge nurse, VA Medical Center, New York City, 1990-1992;
nursing instructor, Suffolk County Community College, since 1992. Assistant director nursing Parkview Nursing Home, Massapequa, New York, 1983-1984. Senior nursing supervisor Brunswick Hospital, Amityville, New York, 1984-1985.
Assistant professor nursing State University of New York, Farmingdale, 1991.
Member ANA (certified psychiatric/mental health nurse, nursing administration), New York Nurses' Association.