Cherry Ames, Army Nurse: Book 3

Cherry Ames and her fellow Spencer Nursing School nurses all enlist in the Army in World War II. This is the third book in the Cherry Ames series...and I have loved all of them. Although set in a more "simplistic time", this book shows what a patriotic nurse Cherry is. She, and her fellow nurses, face difficult times during the war...but come through it with each others help. I am an RN with many years experience, and I wonder what kind of nurse I would have been during WWII. Could I have gone to war with the yearning to help that Cherry has? I hope so. Cherry is a wonderful role model, and these are wonderful books.

Cherry's adventures in nursing and her idealism would encourage many children to consider nursing as a career. Lot's of fun.

I give this 4 stars taking into consideration when it was written. By that I mean that it is perhaps a snapshot of "nursing" from the time and all the Cherry Ames books should be taken for what they are, a romp, through the eyes of Miss Ames, RN. Don't take them too seriously, just enjoy the ride. Some of the situations seem contrived and silly by current standards, but its a quick light entertaining read and there's nothing else like them that I'm aware of - a young, bright, independent female character moving from one nursing adventure to another enjoying her career and learning about life as she goes. No gratuitous sex or violence. - Fun!

I started to read Cherry Ames when I bought one from a used bookstore a couple of years ago. I bought Cherry Ames, Army Nurse because of its cover(I know, I know). She looked very excited and happy there, so I had to join her. It was a great continuation of the first two books in the series, and gave a real look of how Army nurses trained back then. From her first time at the base, to training, to a special ending, I wouldn't change a thing about the book. It was good all around.

The Cherry Ames books give a glimpse into the history of nursing. Cherry is attractive, smart, savvy, organized and detailed - everything a nurse should seem to be!