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A contemporary history of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps / Mary T. Sarnecky.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Sarnecky, Mary T.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army Nurse Corps--History.
- United States.
- United States Army Nurse Corps.
- United States. Army Nurse Corps.
- Military nursing--United States--History.
- Military nursing.
- Military Nursing--history.
- Medical Subjects:
- United States Army Nurse Corps.
- Military Nursing--history.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([xviii], 556, xix-lvii pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits
- Other Title:
- Contemporary history of the United States Army Nurse Corps
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Office of the Surgeon General, Borden Institute, Walter Reed Army Medical Center : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., [2010]
- Summary:
- "The U.S. Army Nurse Corps has a long and extraordinary history. Mary T. Sarnecky's recounting of our history in her 1999 volume, A History of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, was superb. Now, we are delighted to release her exciting next analysis documenting the Army Nurse Corps history from the end of the Vietnam War to the year 2000. Here Sarnecky addresses a remarkable episode in the organization's evolution, a period characterized by a series of progressive steps empowering our officers to assume key command and leadership positions in the Army Medical Department. Once this momentum was established, it challenged the limitations of the proverbial 'glass ceiling' so prevalent during this period. Sarnecky's new publication also explores the vital roles of the Army Nurse Corps in supporting and sustaining high-level military operations that began with Operation Desert Storm. Professionalism, clinical competency, adaptability, and flexibility remain the hallmark of the Army Nurse Corps, clearly illustrated in this long-awaited volume. In tandem with her previous work, Sarnecky offers us a wealth of scholarly research narrated in her unique, straightforward style imparting a rich institutional history of which all professional nurses should be exceptionally proud. It is imperative that we review the 'lessons learned' from this period in our nursing history and utilize the experiences, knowledge, and leadership of these extremely talented and dedicated professional nurses. The foundation that previous Army nursing leaders had built allowed this new period to be fruitful and exciting. I am confident that because of these nursing leaders, professional nursing will continue to flourish in America and around the world."--Foreword.
- Contents:
- Foreword / Gale S. Pollock
- Preface
- Part One. The decade after the Vietnam War
- Evolution and reorganization
- Gender and minority issues
- Educational concerns and career advance
- Readiness challenges
- Administrative questions
- Innovative roles
- Humanitarian relief and assistance missions in the 1970s
- Part Two. A decade of change
- New leadership and expanding horizons
- Refining quality of care strategies
- The shortage intensifies
- Preparing for action
- Refugee and humanitarian operations during the 1980s
- Additional deployments in the 1980s
- Part Three. The concluding decade of a century of service
- The post Cold War period
- Revamping the Medical Department and Army nursing
- New frontiers for Army Nurse Corps officers
- The Army and the Army Medical Department in Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm
- Army Nurse Corps leadership in Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm
- Army Nurse Corps activities in combat hospitals in Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm
- Army Nurse Corps activities in Europe and the continental United States in Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm and in the aftermath
- Operation Restore Hope in Somalia
- Operations in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia
- Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti
- The final word : epilogue.
- Notes:
- Print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Sarnecky, Mary T. Contemporary history of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps.
- Online version: Sarnecky, Mary T. Contemporary history of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps.
- OCLC:
- 654809907
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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