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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
1990.
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| Colección: | Studies in health, illness, and caregiving.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.