Hope College, 11653 Harbor Manor, Holland, MI 49424, USA.
Public Health Nurs. 2011 Jul-Aug;28(4):379-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2011.00949.x. Epub 2011 Apr 11.
The 1944 G.I. Bill increased accessibility of higher education to male veterans. Less is known about how its availability affected opportunities for female veterans. The purpose of this study was to examine nurse veterans' use of the G. I. Bill at one large public university. Primary sources included archival documents of one large public university as well as articles published in professional nursing and medical journals of the 1940s and 1950s. Secondary sources addressing nursing and nursing education history, and the history of the G. I. Bill provided further context. Historical research methodology was conducted. Findings demonstrate that nurse veterans desired more independence in practice following the war. Archival documents of one large public university show that nurse veterans used G. I. Bill funds to seek degrees in public health nursing. The specialty of public health provided increased independence and autonomy of practice not experienced in hospital based care. G.I. Bill educational funds provided these nurse veterans the means to attain degrees in public health nursing, providing them the opportunity for more autonomous practice.
1944 年的《军人安置法案》增加了男性退伍军人接受高等教育的机会。对于该法案的普及如何影响女性退伍军人的机会，人们知之甚少。本研究的目的是调查一位大型公立大学的护士退伍军人对《军人安置法案》的使用情况。主要资料来源包括一所大型公立大学的档案文件，以及 20 世纪 40 年代和 50 年代专业护理和医学期刊上发表的文章。涉及护理和护理教育历史以及《军人安置法案》历史的次要资料来源提供了进一步的背景。采用了历史研究方法。研究结果表明，护士退伍军人在战后希望在实践中获得更多的独立性。一所大型公立大学的档案文件显示，护士退伍军人使用《军人安置法案》的资金攻读公共卫生护理学位。公共卫生专业提供了实践中更高的独立性和自主性，这是在医院护理中无法体验到的。《军人安置法案》的教育资金为这些护士退伍军人提供了获得公共卫生护理学位的途径，使他们有机会进行更自主的实践。
