people in the army and the 1960s who still believe that nurses were to be sort of the modern florence nightingale. she is supposed to be chased, she supposed to be self-sacrificing, she supposed to be patriotic volunteering woman. but in the 1960s in the midst of all these changes was that still true. and more particularly was that what women want and was that what men wanted and were now joined the nurse core for the first time. so those are my question. what i found was a lot of confliction. about how to use women, how to use men, how to commemorate work, all that. the title of the book, "officer, nurse, woman," brings all that together. the 1969 ad, the picture of the book comes from that add itself. it brings all of these issues together. how the army was changing, how nursing was changing and that also have gender was changing in the '60s. so in the book gets the start of about 5000 army nurses who served in vietnam but it's also the story of these broader social total changes. it's the story of the women's movement in the military. i expected changes in some cases it's the story about how c

today marks the end of the week of recognition as we celebrate the birthday of florence nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. all across the nation communities have spent this week recognizing our nation's 3.1 million nurses for their heroic acts, years of service to the community, and commitment to the nursing profession. today's health care system requires nurses to be present at every state of patient care, including partnering with physicians, pharmacists, and other health care professionals to direct and manage patient needs. we thank them for their hard work and their dedication. the number of nurses in the united states is expected to grow rapidly in the near future. the bureau of labor statistics anticipates that the employment of registered nurses will grow by 22% from 2008 to 2018. the growth in nursing job openings along with an increasing number of nurses retiring or leaving the profession is likely to lead to a continued demand for nursing professionals. in fact, it is estimated that there could be a shortage of more than one million nurses by the end of this decad