title: The nurse executive in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
abstract: The Army Medical Department's Chief Nurse describes a corporate nurse executive's role in the Persian Gulf campaign to free Kuwait in early 1991. Although language and cultural barriers presented problems, U.S. Army and Host Nation nurses were able to integrate their resources to assure smooth operations during wartime.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D007730:Kuwait; D008888:Military Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D015279:Organizational Culture; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare