{"title":"A Leader's Crucial Role in Suicide Prevention.","authors":"Marlene Arias-Reynoso","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74148,"journal":{"name":"Medical journal (Fort Sam Houston, Tex.)","volume":"108 1","pages":"165-166"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148674697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Monique E Grinnell, Megan Matters, Davis Gillenwaters, Hector Barraza
{"title":"The Prolonged Care Augmentation Detachment: Enhancing Medical Capabilities.","authors":"Monique E Grinnell, Megan Matters, Davis Gillenwaters, Hector Barraza","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74148,"journal":{"name":"Medical journal (Fort Sam Houston, Tex.)","volume":"108 1","pages":"163-164"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148674793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"66W The Army Nurse Midwife: Beyond Birth and Babies.","authors":"Heidi Radmer, Lana Bernat","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>The Army 66W Area of Concentration (AOC) corresponds to the role of the certified nurse-midwife. The nurse-midwife serves as an independent practitioner in the treatment of women throughout their lifespan. Certified nurse-midwives are in a unique position to provide preventive healthcare, as well as prenatal and postnatal care. They are a force multiplier serving in numerous settings to include inpatient, outpatient and operational. Their unique skill set provides them with tools to offer holistic care, manage trauma, and assist in an operating room as well as serve in various leadership positions. The nurse-midwife is integral to the health and readiness of the Army Service Members and families.</p>","PeriodicalId":74148,"journal":{"name":"Medical journal (Fort Sam Houston, Tex.)","volume":"108 1","pages":"71-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148702958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Edith Dee Hall: Army Nurse, AORN Founder, and Visionary Perioperative Nursing Leader.","authors":"Christopher H Stucky, Brenda C Ulmer","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>The Army Nurse Corps boasts a distinguished legacy of selfless service to American Warfighters, with its members consistently demonstrating exceptional dedication and leadership to national nursing organizations. This biography chronicles the remarkable life of Edith Dee Hall (1897-1971), a trailblazing Army Nurse Corps Officer and the visionary founder of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). Shaped by the urgent demands of World War I and the influenza pandemic, Hall trained at the novel Army School of Nursing. Her subsequent career highlighted the critical need for a formal organization to unite operating room nurses and elevate patient care. Hall's instrumental leadership in AORN's establishment and early growth profoundly transformed perioperative nursing, establishing national standards for competence and ensuring \"Better and Safer Care for the Patient in the Operating Room.\"</p>","PeriodicalId":74148,"journal":{"name":"Medical journal (Fort Sam Houston, Tex.)","volume":"108 1","pages":"19-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148703054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Exploration of Early Nurse Writings by Walt Whitman and Susie King Taylor: Beacons of Valor, Compassion, and Service for Contemporary Military Nurses.","authors":"Rose I Padmanabhan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Since the American Revolution, early nurse writers have played crucial roles in shaping the nursing profession. Their pioneering roles and writings prioritized patient advocacy through the formal elevation of nurse voices, which called for improvements in patient care through the implementation of practice standards and policy. During the American Civil War, Walt Whitman and Susie King Taylor wrote about tending to injured soldiers: dressing their wounds, honoring their service, and even witnessing their deaths. Due to time, distance, and historical constraints, Whitman and Taylor were not members of the Army Nurse Corps (ANC); however, their actions, narratives, and contributions continue to function as beacons of valor, compassion, and service for those represented in the ANC today. The work of early nurse writers stands resolute in its ability to enrich the historical context of contemporary nursing within the military continuum. Today, the zine is one means of practical and creative expression available to contemporary nurses to achieve that same resolution. This innovative practice can yield ample amounts of primary source material for future generations of nurses to reference. Additionally, it offers limitless potential to build communities among and between Army nursing specialties, fellow nurses in all adjacent military services, and international nursing partners worldwide. While current ANC members actively and creatively annotate their history, research, and experiences, the work of early nurse writers remains a guiding influence as the profession navigates growth, change, and development in future mission assignments during its 125th anniversary year and beyond.</p>","PeriodicalId":74148,"journal":{"name":"Medical journal (Fort Sam Houston, Tex.)","volume":"108 1","pages":"15-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148702900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lucy C McNamee, Abigail G Tiongco, Rebeccah A Dindinger
{"title":"66G Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing: Expertise in Women's Health.","authors":"Lucy C McNamee, Abigail G Tiongco, Rebeccah A Dindinger","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>The Army nurse in the 66G obstetric/gynecological nursing area of concentration (AOC) plays a critical role in sustaining the health of female soldiers and military families. While often associated with childbirth, the 66G's capabilities extend beyond the delivery room. Their expertise enhances combat readiness, humanitarian response, and population health efforts worldwide.</p>","PeriodicalId":74148,"journal":{"name":"Medical journal (Fort Sam Houston, Tex.)","volume":"108 1","pages":"56-58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148702950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Strategic Principles and Historical Lessons Learned: The Angels of Bataan and Corregidor Case Study as an Example for Contemporary Military Nurses.","authors":"Rose I Padmanabhan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Whether a large urban trauma center facing varied healthcare crises, an understaffed hospital during a pandemic, or a remote and austere setting in a combat zone during active war, the lines between United States (US) military nurses serving in civilian or military settings continue to blur. Health care systems across America face uncharted challenges, including imminent closure related to financial factors, threats of future pandemics with equal or worse devastation than COVID-19, and outbreaks of war across the globe that require the specialty skills of medical professionals working in the US. These challenges require informed and appropriate responses from the US military that address medical readiness, force sustainment, and perhaps even the use of soft power through global health diplomacy. This paper presents a concise yet thoughtful examination of strategic success and failure during pivotal moments in American history. It then applies these examples to a case study involving seventy-seven Army and Navy nurses captured and held as prisoners of war (POWs) during World War II (WWII). This examination and discussion aim to inspire new and innovative solutions for the utilization of US military nurses in a rapidly changing global geopolitical environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":74148,"journal":{"name":"Medical journal (Fort Sam Houston, Tex.)","volume":"108 1","pages":"30-39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148702981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christopher H Stucky, Michelle G Stucky, Ola Obermuller
{"title":"Operation Allies Refuge: Public Health Imperatives and Lessons for Future Humanitarian Missions.","authors":"Christopher H Stucky, Michelle G Stucky, Ola Obermuller","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Operation Allies Refuge (OAR), the largest non-combatant evacuation in American history, presented unprecedented public health challenges, demanding adaptive strategies and innovative solutions. This paper uses OAR as a case study to explore the multifaceted public health imperatives in large-scale humanitarian assistance missions, highlighting the indispensable contributions of Army Public Health Nurses (APHNs). We examine challenges across critical domains, including establishing and maintaining sanitary living conditions, overcoming communication barriers, addressing complex nutritional and maternal health needs, preventing infectious disease outbreaks, ensuring essential supplies, and protecting response personnel. We also discuss the role of leadership in reducing clinician stress through augmented staffing, behavioral health support, and robust leadership communication. This paper highlights the historical and ongoing relevance of APHN specialized capabilities within the Army Medical Department, demonstrated by their contributions ranging from pioneering healthcare delivery in austere environments to leading epidemiological surveillance and health education. The insights gleaned from OAR offer critical lessons to enhance preparedness and response strategies for future humanitarian missions, emphasizing the need for flexible infrastructure, immediate linguistic and cultural competency, expanded military medical readiness training, and leveraging the advantages of unified command in crisis response.</p>","PeriodicalId":74148,"journal":{"name":"Medical journal (Fort Sam Houston, Tex.)","volume":"108 1","pages":"156-162"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148703043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pathway to Excellence at Tripler Army Medical Center.","authors":"Wendy M Krull, Christyn A Gaa","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Nurses operate on the front line of healthcare and are dedicated to protecting, promoting, and improving healthcare for all. To do this, they must operate in an environment that supports their professional needs and promotes high standards. Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) aims to give its nurses a voice in their practice and be the workplace of choice. This vision drove the decision to embark on Pathway to Excellence® (Pathway) journey. The purpose of this article is to share TAMC's story with the hope of encouraging others to take part in their own journey.</p>","PeriodicalId":74148,"journal":{"name":"Medical journal (Fort Sam Houston, Tex.)","volume":"108 1","pages":"97-99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148703047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}