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Autore |
Norman Elizabeth M |
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Titolo |
Women at war : the story of fifty military nurses who served in Vietnam / / Elizabeth M. Norman |
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Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1990 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-21189-0 |
9786613211897 |
0-8122-0297-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (238 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in health, illness, and caregiving |
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Soggetti |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Women - United States |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Medical care |
Nurses - United States |
Nurses - Vietnam |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Outgrowth of author's doctoral dissertation. |
"S.S. Repose Sanctuary"--T.p. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-206) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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they went to war, the experiences they had while they were there, and how war affected them physically, emotionally, and spiritually. |
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