A Fit, Fighting Force: The Air Force Nursing Services Chronology - Highlights and Turning Points, From World War II and Its Aftermath to the New Century

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Nursing, History, Military, World War II

• Author: Progressive Management
• ISBN: 9781311943644
• Publisher: Progressive Management
• Publication: July 11, 2015
• Imprint: Smashwords Edition
• Language: English

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this unique USAF publication provides a comprehensive chronology of Air Force Nursing services. Since the Air Force Nurse Corps emerged from the Army Nurse Corps in July 1949, Air Force nursing service personnel have excelled in providing dedicated care to their customers. At first these customers were our own Air Force members, families, and retirees. Today we often provide nursing care to other federal employees, Americans in the private sector, and patients in countries around the world. Nevertheless, over the last fifty-five years the mission of the Air Force Medical Service has basically remained the same, "to provide medical support necessary to maintain the highest degree of combat readiness and effectiveness of the USAF," or in today's words, "to maintain a fit, fighting force." Air Force nurses have contributed to this mission in both wartime and peacetime, providing leadership, caring, and quality care. Air Force nurses think of their customer-focused mission as a combination of "Global Nursing" and "Precision Care." As we enter the new millennium, this chronology reminds us of our past and recognizes the tremendous milestones and accomplishments of those who came before us—role models who provided the mentorship and guidance that helped shape today's Air Force nurses.

Highlights and Turning Points * The Chronology of Air Force Nursing Services * World War Two and Its Aftermath * The Fifties * The Sixties * The Seventies * The Eighties * The Nineties * The New Century * Appendices * Air Force Surgeons General * Air Force Nurse Corps Chiefs * Mobilization Assistants to the Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps * Nursing Awards * Outstanding Air Force Nurse of the Year * Sarah P. Wells Outstanding Medical Technician of the Year * Air Force Association Juanita Redmond Award * Dolly Vinsant Flight Nurse of the Year Award * Aerospace Medicine Association Awards * AMSUS Clinical Excellence Award for Nursing * Tri-Service Research Awards (Air Force Recipients) * Flight Nurse's Creed * Flight Nurse Wings * Air Force Nurse Corps Badge * Bibliographic Note * Highlights and Turning Points