European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse I wanted to he in a Lioko Hospital in Iho Middle of everything i think most at us did re was a feeling 61 where i belonged in was the Way we fell at the Lima Sha said. Kahn who was 22 when she was sent to Europe in 1944, used her free time to explore French owns and to meet would Trade my wine rations and cigarettes Lor the use at a jeep.". Kahn Wai still in France when the War ended. The nurses celebrated by marching in a Victory Parade in the streets of Rheims where Iho unconditional surrender was signed by the germans on May 7,1945 it was ratified at Berlin a Day later. We wore our dark Green uniforms and we looked gorgeous Kahn said. For the nurses however the celebrations did no last Long there was Loo much left todo.". Parade at Tholma France on May 7,1945. Hart predicted that employers would give More attention in the 1990s to improving the work environment of nurses. We Are already seeing reforms she said such As flexible schedules computers to decrease the amount of Lime nurses spend on paperwork and policies that give nurses More input into decision thai affect their work environment for example Hartford Hospital a 1,000 bed facility in Hartford has a flexible time plan for nurses who find it difficult to work traditional shifts and a Job sharing plan for those who cannot work a 40-hour week. Several who Velum from maternity leave now share a single position. The Hospital supports a Day care Center and offers temporary housing for nurses new to Hartford. Other hospitals like the presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan Are doing More to give nurses a voice in decisions that affect their work environment such As deciding staff promotions in Nur Erng. They also have a nursing practice advocate who counsels nurses who Are having personal or professional problems such As conflicts with supervisors. Thai attention to nursing workers Well being pays off because it attracts qualified people from other Fields. For Clamp a Harriet Ozer who has a master s degree in special education decided to became a nurse in 1978 after five years of experience in the education Field. I have had a wonderful career in nursing said Ozer who is now a staff nurse in presbyterian Hospital s obstetrics and gynaecology department. I be been Able to adjust my work schedule to spend time with my family. There Aie disadvantages to nursing As in any other career but i Lound that i can work around hem. Nursing can be wonderful if you Are creative and can give you a wonderful rewarding professional and personal . Nune Blello Anderson chocking equipment in delivery room at Landau he army regional medical Center. Duty de Pifa a but of by Janet d Agostino medical writer urse b1llie Anderson was pregnant Wilh her first child when the army sent her to Cuchi South Vietnam in 1967. She could have used the pregnancy As a reason to remain in tha Stales but instead chose to care for the soldiers fighting in the War. Her husband Phil supported her decision to go to Southeast Asia. He was sent to Vietnam at the same time As a battalion executive officer. Anderson went to the 12lh evacuation Hospital where she told Lew people about her pregnancy not even the chief nurse or the Hospital commander. She hid her growing Abdomen behind baggy la Ligues and never let the pregnancy Stop her irom bandaging wounds lifting fitters or working 16 hours without rest. Her memories of the War intertwine the death and suffering of wounded soldiers with the feelings of a new Fife growing in her womb. I can vividly remember the baby moving for the first time said Anderson who is now head nurse of Tabor and delivery at lands Uhl army regional medical Center. I was Silling in the emergency room behind my desk. Ii happened to be one of those Days when it was t real Busy and All of a sudden i Tell the baby turn Over and to me that was the first time it was a reality that there really was another Anderson who was a Captain during the War also vividly remembers the soldiers. I remember one Soldier who came in with a Chest wound and he kept begging for water she said. He could t have water because he was going to surgery. He died on the table Anderson said. I remember that. All i could think about afterwards was thai i wish i had Given him a drink of Waler it was the Only thing he she remembers the request of a sergeant who had lost both legs and one Arm. He said please Don l let the red Cross notify my wife i d rather Tell her myself. In won t be As bad for her if i can talk to her on the phone " Anderson said. My thoughts were that we Are so geared into the physical aspects of this Man s injury and yet he s future planning even in this hour. 1 Felt he had prepared himself in some manner Tor a devastating injury and his thoughts were for h
