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 The Korean War and the Vietnam War brought about some very important

changes to the nursing profession. Helicopter evacuations and Mobile Army

Surgical Hospitals (M.A.S.H !ere "rst utili#ed during these !ars$ !hich meant

that nursing care for serious traumatic in%uries !as much more prevalent

(&it#patric' Hartsoc'$ )**+. This comple,ity of care pushed nurses to developspecialty areas of practice$ !hich !as rare before this time period. -t also became

more common for nurses to practice !ith greater autonomy$ !hich helped push

the profession for!ard (Arnold$ )*/. &inally$ as a result of the passage of H0

1 and 2ublic 3a! )14 in the early 1/*s$ all language in the Army56avy 6urses

Act !as updated to contain gender5neutral references. This opened the doors for

male nurses to serve in the army and navy and had a big impact on the presence

of men in the nursing profession (Hess$ )***.

Arnold$ 7. 0. (8d.. ()*/. Health under fre: Medical care during America’s wars.

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