Women at War : the Story of Fifty Military Nurses Who Served in Vietnam.

Women at War : the Story of Fifty Military Nurses Who Served in Vietnam.

Norman tells the dramatic story of fifty women-members of the Army, Navy, and Air Force Nurse Corps-who went to war, working in military hospitals, aboard ships, and with air evacuation squadrons during the Vietnam War. Here, in a moving narrative, the women talk about why they went to war, the expe...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press 1990.
Series:Studies in health, illness, and caregiving.
Subjects:
1961-1975
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Femmes > États-Unis.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Soins médicaux.
Infirmières > États-Unis.
Infirmières > Viêt-nam.
Military nursing > Vietnam > History.
Nurses > Vietnam.
Nurses > United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Medical care.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States > Women.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Women > United States.
War.
MEDICAL > Nursing > General.
Medical care.
Military nursing.
Nurses.
Women.
United States.
Vietnam.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Volunteering for the Vietnam War
  • 2. Arriving in Vietnam
  • 3. The Professional Strains and Moral Dilemmas of Nursing in Vietnam
  • 4. The Rewards of Wartime Nursing in Vietnam
  • 5. Personal Experiences in Vietnam
  • 6. The Status of Female Military Nurses in Vietnam
  • 7. Different Experiences in the Army, Navy, and Air Force Nurse Corps
  • 8. Factors Associated with the Year the Nurse Served in Vietnam
  • 9. Leaving Vietnam
  • 10. Homecoming
  • 11. The Years Since the War
  • 12. Coming to Terms with the War: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • 13. Lessons Learned from the War
  • 14. Conclusions
  • Appendix: Information on the Fifty Military Nurses
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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