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Nurses' Contributions to the US Space Program
Author(s) -
Czerwinski Barbara S.,
Plush Linda H.,
Bailes Barbara K.
Publication year - 2000
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)61554-8
Subject(s) - space (punctuation) , space program , trips architecture , work (physics) , health care , mars exploration program , aviation , nursing , space exploration , psychology , medicine , computer science , engineering , astrobiology , political science , aerospace engineering , transport engineering , mechanical engineering , operating system , physics , law
Nurses have been engaged in aspects of aviation and space endeavors from their beginnings. Although no nurse has been chosen as a potential astronaut, nurses have contributed to the space program in many ways. Nurses and other health care providers use technology adapted from the space program. The future of extended space flight remains unclear, although work continues on completing a space station for extended stays on the moon and trips to Mars. Nurses may be one of the health care team members on these excursions. AORN J 71 (May 2000) 1051–1057.