Vietnam War Nurses: Personal Accounts of 18 Americans
Author:   Patricia Rushton
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9780786473526


Pages:   196
Publication Date:   02 May 2013
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Patricia Rushton
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9780786473526


ISBN 10:   0786473525
Pages:   196
Publication Date:   02 May 2013
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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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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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.


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 --<i>Military Bookshelf</i>; 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 --<i>Reference & Research Book News</i>.


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.


Author Information

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.

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