Nurses in World War II

More than 59,000 American nurses served in the Army Nurse Corps during World War
II. Nurses worked closer to the front lines than they ever had before. Within the "chain
of evacuation" established by the Army Medical Department during the war, nurses
served under fire in field hospitals and evacuation hospitals, on hospital trains and
hospital ships, and as flight nurses on medical transport planes. The skill and
dedication of these nurses contributed to the extremely low post-injury mortality rate
among American military forces in every theater of the war. Overall, fewer than 4
percent of the American soldiers who received medical care in the field or underwent
evacuation died from wounds or disease.
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 SS.O.10.5.19
CRITIQUE THE GOALS AND ACTIONS OF REFORMERS
AND REFORM MOVEMENTS (E.G., WOMEN’S RIGHTS,
MINORITIES, TEMPERANCE, PRISON, HOSPITALS,
SCHOOLS, RELIGION) AND ASSUME THE ROLE OF
REFORMER TO EXPLAIN THE GOALS AND ACTIONS OR
THE MOVEMENT

 SS.O.9.5.2
TRACE THE EVOLUTION OF THE CHANGING STATUS
OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD IN ALL HISTORICAL PERIODS ADDRESSED
RLA.O.9.2.8 SUMMARIZE, PARAPHRASE, AND USE
DIRECT QUOTATIONS CORRECTLY AND EFFECTIVELY
IN WRITING IN ORDER TO AVOID PLAGIARISM;
RECOGNIZE MEDIA COPYRIGHT LAWS AND
PUBLIC/PRIVATE DOMAIN.
 How to become a nurse in the
army….
-Step 1: Get accepted into a nursing degree program.
-Step 2: Talk with your campus' ROTC program director about nursing

scholarships and ROTC opportunities. The ROTC offers two-year,

three-year and four-year nursing scholarships, however, in order to
qualify for them you will need to join the ROTC. If selected, you will
have your nursing career paid for and you will be given the
opportunity to train at an Army medical center in the U.S. or in
Germany.
-Step 3: Complete one or more Nursing Summer Programs put on by

the Army. During these training programs you will work with one of
the many international Army medical centers in the U.S. and
Germany. These programs last about three weeks and you will get
paid for your work.
-Step 4: Earn your nursing degree and decide how you want to

continue your nursing career in the Army--as a Reservist or as a

commissioned officer of the U.S. Army.
-Step 5: Enlist in the Army nursing program that you are interested in.

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 The University of Washington
School of Nursing….
The University of Washington School of


Nursing, ranked the top nursing school in the

country, addresses challenges in health care,
locally and through global initiatives, through
excellence in teaching, research, and service.
 University of Minnesota
 The three largest universities in Minnesota nursing programs are the
University of Minnesota campuses in Twin Cities, Mankato and St.
Cloud. Nurse's training is offered in nursing bachelor's, master's or
doctoral degree programs. Current nurses may get specialized
training in University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities' graduate certificate
programs.
 University of North
Carolinia
 The School of Nursing at UNC-Chapel Hill is nationally recognized as
one of the premiere nursing schools in the country, with a tri-fold
mission of excellence in nursing education, research and practice.
The School offers a full complement of nursing education programs,
as well as the first PhD program in North Carolina.
 University of Chicago
 The UIC College of Nursing is consistently recognized as one of
the top 10 nursing programs in the United States. The
Rockford Regional Program offers graduate education to
nurses who want to develop advanced practice roles
 University of Iowa
 The course of study at The University of Iowa which leads to the Doctor of
Nursing Practice (DNP) degree with a specialization in Anesthesia Nursing
will involve 36 months of intense study and clinical experience.  The
College of Nursing's Systems & Practice Department and the College of
Medicine's Department of Anesthesia jointly sponsor the Anesthesia

Nursing Program at The University of Iowa .