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Nurses and Wartime

This article portrayed the importance of nurses during wartime. It also described the inadequate supply of nurses during this time. But, surprisingly, this shortage was not due to the lack of willing participants but, instead, due to unnecessary restrictions and guidelines that were set by the American Government. Women nurses were required to prove themselves to the hesitations and doubt. Eventually, the Army Nurse Corps (ANC) was established so that more nurses can aid with the increasing number of soldiers being wounded. Unfortunately, the ANC could not compete with the wages and benefits of other opportunities so therefore had great difficulty getting women to recruit. Also, the prejudices against women regarding their participation in the war still remained along with allowing married women, black women and older women to join. Men were not allowed to join during wartime. The women that were recruited went through an intensive four week training program that involved practicing avoiding live ammunition firing above their heads, surviving treacherous 120 degrees deserts, and hiking twenty miles a day while carrying thirty-pound packs to prepare for helping the wounded at any time. They were also prepared to pack up and move at any time to aid the wounded. They also compensated to the great loss of supplies by reusing bandages, using old pants when stretchers weren’t available and even going as far to donating their own blood when blood supply was low. As these women began proving themselves, many attempts were made to increase enrollment. Drafting was even considered. At the end, the altruistic of these nurses did not go unnoticed and numerous awards were handed out to these women. I highly recommend this article. Not only does it portray the selflessness and courage of these nurses but the hardships that they were forced to go through just to perform these acts.

[i:67ded71557]Metzger, B., Tilsner, J. Rosie the Riveter and other Women World War II Heroes. Abstract retrieved February 18, 2002 from http://www.u.arizona.edu/~kari/rosie.html[/i:67ded71557]

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