Re: Nursing history

["David A. Summers" <copterrn@bellsouth.net>]

David,
Thanks for the leads on the flight nursing history.  I will try to acquire these
books!   I have always had a great interest on how medicine has transformed over
the history of life.  I also collect medical books, of which some that date back
from before the turn of the century(oops-two turns ago)  late to mid 1800's!

I will let you know on any leads on the movie you presented.

Play Safe,
David Summers
Jupiter, sunny Florida

DavidK8084@aol.com wrote:

> 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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