Experiences of our War Nurses

NURSES THAT SERVED DURING WW1 FACED MANY CHALLENGES LONG AND SHORT TERM. ONCE A WOMAN HAD ENLISTED AS A NURSE, THEY HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO STAY AND SERVE UNTIL WAR WAS OVER, UNLESS THEY HAD BECOME VERY BADLY INJURED OR BY MARRIAGE. THEY WERE CONFRONTED WITH ALL TYPES OF INJURIES AND CASUALTIES, RISKING THEIR OWN LIVES FOR OTHER

NURSES WERE EXPOSED TO BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL STRESS. MANY OF THE NURSES WERE AWARDED WITH MEDALS FOR THEIR COURAGE, BRAVERY, AND DEVOTION THAT THEY SHOWED DURING TIMES OF WAR. SADLY MANY OF THESE NURSES SUFFERED FROM POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD). THIS WAS A RESULT OF THE CASUALTIES THEY WITNESSED AND THE THINGS THEY HEARD SUCH AS, THE BULLETS, THE BOMBS, THE SCREAMS, AND CRIES FOR HELP.