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Developments in the RN First Assistant Role During the Korean War
Author(s) -
Hallquist Deborah L.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60033-1
Subject(s) - psychology , political science
• DURING TIMES OF WAR, demand for health care providers has stimulated increased employment of nurses and broadened the dimensions of the scope of nursing practice in the surgical arena. • THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES how the work of army nurses during the Korean War helped develop the role of the RN first assistant. AORN J 82 (October 2005) 644–647.