Maine Nursing: Interviews and History on Caring and Competence
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Description
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.
ISBN
9781467135399
Publication Date
2016
Publisher
History Press
City
Charleston, SC
Keywords
Nursing, Nurses, Maine
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Nursing | United States History
Recommended Citation
Hart, Valerie; Henderson, Susan; L'Heureux, Juliana; and Sossong, Ann, "Maine Nursing: Interviews and History on Caring and Competence" (2016). Faculty and Staff Monograph Publications. 279.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/fac_monographs/279