Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Volunteering for the Vietnam War 7
6. 2. Arriving in Vietnam 17
7. 3. The Professional Strains and Moral Dilemmas of Nursing in Vietnam 27
8. 4. The Rewards of Wartime Nursing in Vietnam 45
9. 5. Personal Experiences in Vietnam 53
10. 6. The Status of Female Military Nurses in Vietnam 65
11. 7. Different Experiences in the Army, Navy, and Air Force Nurse Corps 75
12. 8. Factors Associated with the Year the Nurse Served in Vietnam 91
13. 9. Leaving Vietnam 105
14. 10. Homecoming 113
15. 11. The Years Since the War 125
16. 12. Coming to Terms with the War: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 141
17. 13. Lessons Learned from the War 155
18. 14. Conclusions 161
19. Appendix: Information on the Fifty Military Nurses 169
20. Notes 185
21. References 197
22. Index 207