A Contemporary History of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps

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Contents

Evolution and Reorganization
3
Gender and Minority Issues
25
Educational Concerns and Career Advancement
41
Chapter Four Readiness Challenges
59
Administrative Questions
79
Innovative Roles
103
Humanitarian Relief and Assistance Missions in the 1970s
141
A Decade of Change
165
The Post Cold War Period
333
Revamping the Medical Department and Army Nursing
363
New Frontiers for Army Nurse Corps Officers
389
The Army and the Army Medical Department in Operation Desert ShieldOperation Desert Storm
413
Army Nurse Corps Leadership in Operation Desert ShieldOperation Desert Storm
425
Army Nurse Corps Activities in Combat Hospitals in Operation Desert ShieldOperation Desert Storm
435
Army Nurse Corps Activities in Europe and the Continental United States in Operation Desert ShieldOperation Desert Storm and in the Aftermath
467
Operation Restore Hope in Somalia
483

New Leadership and Expanding Horizons
167
Refining Quality of Care Strategies
189
The Shortage Intensifies
219
Preparing for Action
255
Refugee and Humanitarian Operations During the 1980s
287
Additional Deployments in the 1980s
305
The Concluding Decade of a Century of Service
331
Operations in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia
503
Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti
541
The Final Word Epilogue
553
Acronyms and Abbreviations
xix
Index
xxiii
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