Women at war : the story of fifty military nurses who served in Vietnam / Elizabeth M. Norman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norman, Elizabeth M.

Series:

Studies in health, illness, and caregiving.

Studies in health, illness, and caregiving

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Women--United States.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Medical care.

Nurses--United States.

Nurses.

Nurses--Vietnam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 experiences they had while they were there, and how war affected them physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

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

Notes:

Outgrowth of author's doctoral dissertation.

"S.S. Repose Sanctuary"--T.p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-206) and index.

ISBN:

9786613211897

9781283211895

1283211890

9780812202977

081220297X

OCLC:

759158265