Maine Nursing: Interviews and History on Caring and Competence Valerie Hart

Maine Nursing: Interviews and History on Caring and Competence

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Maine Nursing: Interviews and History on Caring and Competence
Author
Valerie Hart
ISBN
9781467135399
From combating infant mortality to working on the front lines during the AIDS epidemic, this is a tale of Maine's heroic nurses throughout history.Maine nurses have served tirelessly as caregivers and partners in healing at home and abroad, from hospitals to battlefields. The Division of Public Health Nursing and Child Hygiene was established in 1920 to combat high rates of infant mortality in Washington and Aroostook Counties. During the Vietnam War, Maine nurses helped build the Twelfth Evacuation Hospital at Cu Chi and bravely assisted surgeries in the midst of fighting. In the early 1980s, nurse disease prevention educators in Portland rose to the challenge of combating the growing AIDS epidemic. Through historical anecdotes and fascinating oral histories, discover the remarkable sacrifices and achievements of Maine's nurses.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Valerie Hart, Susan Henderson, Juliana L'HeureuxPublisher: History PressPublished: 03/07/2016ISBN: 9781467135399Pages: 192Weight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d

From combating infant mortality to working on the front lines during the AIDS epidemic, this is a tale of Maine's heroic nurses throughout history.


Maine nurses have served tirelessly as caregivers and partners in healing at home and abroad, from hospitals to battlefields. The Division of Public Health Nursing and Child Hygiene was established in 1920 to combat high rates of infant mortality in Washington and Aroostook Counties. During the Vietnam War, Maine nurses helped build the Twelfth Evacuation Hospital at Cu Chi and bravely assisted surgeries in the midst of fighting. In the early 1980s, nurse disease prevention educators in Portland rose to the challenge of combating the growing AIDS epidemic. Through historical anecdotes and fascinating oral histories, discover the remarkable sacrifices and achievements of Maine's nurses.



Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Valerie Hart, Susan Henderson, Juliana L'Heureux
Publisher: History Press
Published: 03/07/2016
ISBN: 9781467135399
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d

From combating infant mortality to working on the front lines during the AIDS epidemic, this is a tale of Maine's heroic nurses throughout history.


Maine nurses have served tirelessly as caregivers and partners in healing at home and abroad, from hospitals to battlefields. The Division of Public Health Nursing and Child Hygiene was established in 1920 to combat high rates of infant mortality in Washington and Aroostook Counties. During the Vietnam War, Maine nurses helped build the Twelfth Evacuation Hospital at Cu Chi and bravely assisted surgeries in the midst of fighting. In the early 1980s, nurse disease prevention educators in Portland rose to the challenge of combating the growing AIDS epidemic. Through historical anecdotes and fascinating oral histories, discover the remarkable sacrifices and achievements of Maine's nurses.



Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Valerie Hart, Susan Henderson, Juliana L'Heureux
Publisher: History Press
Published: 03/07/2016
ISBN: 9781467135399
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d