title: Into Iraq. Nursing organization in a combat support hospital.
abstract: Nurses from various backgrounds were joined together to become a cohesive combat support hospital during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. The author recounts how this was accomplished and how the hospital became a competent organization through a particular formula for success, along with preparation, discipline, and purpose.
authors.affiliation: Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA.
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Stowe
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000458:organization & administration; D006775:Hospitals, Packaged / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D008888:Military Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare