Eddie Culbreth is an LPN and has been a nurse since 1973. Originally from Charlotte, N.C., she attended school in Newark, N.J., and worked for Carolinas Medical Center for more than 19 years. Eddie describes herself as a “people person” with the uncanny ability to diffuse sticky situations. “I absolutely love the one-on-one time with patients,” she confesses. Eddie was inspired to become a nurse after the premature birth of her son, and once she got a taste of what being a nurse was all about, she quickly fell in love with the profession. She resides in Charlotte and is very active at her local church and with her high school alumni association.