A salute to the nurses of World War II.

Full Abstract

The nation recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of World War II (WWII) with a renewed interest in Pearl Harbor and D-Day (ie, the day the Allies invaded Europe.) One group of war heroes--all volunteers--received little attention, although they endured bombings, torpedoes, antiaircraft fire, prison, starvation, and death. They were the nurses of WWII. They served all over the world and left a legacy that today's perioperative nurses are committed to preserving. This article was written to honor the nurses of WWII. It relates only a few stories of thousands that could be told.

Author information

Author/s: Breakiron, M (M);

Affiliation: San Jacinto Methodist Hospital, Baytown, Tex, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article; Portraits

Journal: AORN journal (AORN J), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1995-Nov; vol 62 (issue 5) : pp 710-22

Dates: Created 1996/02/01; Completed 1996/02/01; Revised 2009/03/26;

PMID: 8534072, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 3/30/2009)

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