Vietnam War Nurses: Personal Accounts of 18 Americans

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.

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Vietnam War Nurses: Personal Accounts of 18 Americans

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.

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Vietnam War Nurses: Personal Accounts of 18 Americans

Vietnam War Nurses: Personal Accounts of 18 Americans

by Patricia Rushton (Editor)
Vietnam War Nurses: Personal Accounts of 18 Americans

Vietnam War Nurses: Personal Accounts of 18 Americans

by Patricia Rushton (Editor)

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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: 9781476602080
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 04/17/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 196
Sales rank: 223,067
File size: 6 MB
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.
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 and retired as a commander in the United States Navy Nurse Corps Reserve.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction
Elizabeth R. Barker
Catherine (Kay) M. Bauer
Lou Ellen Bell
Karen Born
Mary Breed delete55
Linda Caldwell delete64
Alene B. Duerk delete78
Merlan Owen Ellis delete90
Lois Gay delete100
Sandra Kirkpatrick Holmes delete107
Lynn Calmes Kohl
Mitchel A. McDonald delete128
Mary Lou ­Ostergren-­Bruner delete135
Ruth E. Purinton delete142
Maria V. Rossi delete151
Mary Ellen Warne delete157
Harry A. Wesche delete166
Odette P. Willis delete173
References delete183
Index
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