Women at War: The Story of Fifty Military Nurses Who Served in Vietnam (Studies in Health, Illness, and Caregiving)

The story of fifty military nurses who served in Vietnam. The story of fifty military nurses who served in Vietnam. 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 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.