Nursing history

[DavidK8084@aol.com]

For those interested in historical aspects of the nursing profession, 
especially where nursing has existed outside the perceived boundaries of 
hospital walls (ie, flight nursing), I learned about two new books today that 
may be worthwhile.

The issue of Nurseweek that landed in my mailbox today mentions two books 
that deal with nursing during wartime.  The first is "Nurses at the Front: 
Writing the Wounds of the Great War", by Margaret Higonnet (ed.)  It is 
actually a combination of two other texts written by nurses who served in 
World War I, Ellen N. La Mott and Mary Borden.  As the article states, "La 
Motte's and Borden's writings recount in detail the surgical wards and 
operating rooms of WWI.  They reveal the moral dilemmas faced by those had to 
make decisions about the lives and deaths of soldiers, and invite readers to 
enter the WWI nurse's world and to understand her professional and personal 
struggles."  Look for this book at Northestern University Press: 
www.neu.edu/nupress.  (The site is currently under reconstruction, so I 
couldn't find the price).

The second book is "In and Out of Harm's Way: A History of the Navy Nurse 
Corps", by Doris Sterner.  Sterner recounts the founding of the Navy Nurse 
Corp, which was inspired by the Red Cross Nursing Service.  This book can be 
ordered from the Navy Nurse Corps Association: www.nnca.org/shop.  The price 
is $24.95.

Lastly, I need some help.  There was a film released in 1954 entitled, 
"Flight Nurse", starring Joan Leslie 
(www.picturegoer.com/picturegoer/flignur19.html). The web site discusses the 
film, but no one has a copy available anywhere.  Has anyone here ever seen 
this film or know where a copy can be had?  How about any of our military 
nurses?

Enjoy!

David Kearns, MS, RN, CFRN
Immediate Past President, ASTNA

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