Vietnam War Nurses: Personal Accounts of 18 Americans

by Patricia Rushton (Editor)

Overview

Eighteen nurses who served in the United States military nurse corps during the Vietnam War present their personal accounts in this book. They represent all military branches and both genders. They served in the theater of combat, in the United States, and in countries allied with the U.S. They served in front line hospitals, hospital ships, large medical centers and small clinics. They speak of caring for casualties during a conflict filled with controversy--and of patriotism, of the nursing profession, of travel and the adventure of friendship and love.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786473526
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	05/02/2013
Pages:	196
Sales rank:	382,709
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Patricia Rushton is a retired associate professor of nursing at Brigham Young University. She is a veteran of the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm. She retired as a commander in the United States Navy Nurse Corps Reserve.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Elizabeth R. Barker 5

Catherine (Kay) M. Bauer 11

Lou Ellen Bell 22

Karen Born 43

Mary Breed 55

Linda Caldwell 64

Alene B. Duerk 78

Merlan Owen Ellis 90

Lois Gay 100

Sandra Kirkpatrick Holmes 107

Lynn Calmes Kohl 119

Mitchel A. McDonald 128

Mary Lou Ostergren-Bruner 135

Ruth E. Purinton 142

Maria V. Rossi 151

Mary Ellen Warne 157

Harry A. Wesche 166

Odette P. Willis 173

References 183

Index 185

Editorial Reviews

an important contribution to the existing literature about the experiences of American Military nurses during the Vietnam War.... They speak of caring for causalities during a war filled with controversy, pain and suffering, as well as patriotism...this book is rated four stars”—Military Bookshelf; “valuable piece of scholarship...because it offers personal accounts of a group of understudied Vietnam veterans and emphasizes an important era in American nursing”—H-Net Reviews; “collects the personal narratives of 18 female and male nurses who served in the US military nurse corps during the Vietnam War, as part of the Nurses at War Project”—Reference & Research Book News.

From the Publisher

collects the personal narratives of 18 female and male nurses who served in the US military nurse corps during the Vietnam War, as part of the Nurses at War Project

Reference & Research Book News