Andrea Dalzell
The inspiring story of Andrea Dalzell, the first registered nurse in a wheelchair in New York
Andrea Dalzell is the first-ever wheelchair-using nurse in the state of New York. Popularly referred to as “The Seated Nurse,” hers is a captivating tale of a relentless African-American woman from New York City who managed to become a registered nurse despite being confined to a wheelchair since infancy. Dalzell, at the age of 5,…