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Article: Experiences of Australian Army theatre nurses.(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- AORN Journal
- Article date:
- February 1, 2002
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Today, as nurses focus on the future to find new ways of nursing to meet the demands ahead, it is important to reflect on the past. This article describes the role of Australian Army theatre nurses (ie, perioperative nurses) in the Vietnam War. It is based on information collected during a study of the experiences of Australian Army nurses who served in the Australian military hospital in Vung Tau, Vietnam, between 1967 and 1971. (1) Forty-three Australian Army nurses served in Vietnam. This article incorporates the experiences of five of these women who spent up to 12 months working as theatre nurses during one of Australia's most controversial wars.
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