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Ww2 Nursing Changes

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A major change for Nursing was the social acceptance. For the first time in history, nurses were paid for their service with $70 a month for their service during the war. World War Two ended when Japan surrendered on September 1945. Proud army nurses returned home with many accomplishments. Nurses had played a crucial part of every single event of the war. Thier work directly lowered the American casualty mortality rate. Amongst the many lives lost, around 201 nurses died serving in the war. Veteran nurses brought home valuable skills due to their experiences. This increased their professionalism and self esteem. Nurses in the army had been trained in specialities like anesthesia and psychiatric care which proved to be valuable even after
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