Space Nursing Society Explained

Space Nursing Society
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Formation:1991
Type:Professional organization
Purpose:Scientific
Headquarters:Palmdale, California, United States

The Space Nursing Society is an international space advocacy organization devoted to space nursing and space exploration by registered nurses. The society is an affiliated, non-profit special interest group associated with the National Space Society.

The society was founded in 1991 and has members from around the world including Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Greece, Scotland and the United States.

The society serves as a forum for the discussion and study of issues related to nursing in space and the impact of these studies on nursing on Earth.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

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  1. http://www.spacemedicineassociates.com/ Space Medicine Associates, Inc.
  2. http://www.nursezone.com/stories/SpotlightOnNurses.asp?articleID=15458&page=Feature+Stories&profile=Spotlight+on+nurses&headline=Space+Nursing+Society+Prepares+for+Future+Flights "Space Nursing Society prepares for future flights"
  3. http://community.nursingspectrum.com/MagazineArticles/article.cfm?AID=17472 "The Care Up There"
  4. http://community.nursingspectrum.com/MagazineArticles/article.cfm?AID=14760 "New Frontier"
  5. http://www.thespaceshow.com/guest.asp?q=262 Linda Plush, RN and Dr. Eleanor O'Rangers of the Space Nursing Society
  6. http://jpp.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/16/2/96 "Origins, Founding, and Activities of the Space Nursing Society "
  7. http://community.nursingspectrum.com/MagazineArticles/article.cfm?AID=8063 "Space: A New Nursing Frontier"
  8. http://www.nss.org/settlement/roadmap/social.html "Perceived healthcare risks of space activities"
  9. http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=3555 NSS Online Report #10
  10. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-64424119.html "Nurses' contributions to the U.S. space program"
  11. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FSL/is_6_69/ai_54912759/pg_5 "Surgery in Space?"
  12. http://www.nurseweek.com/features/98-9/space.html "John Glenn gets space aged"
  13. http://isdc.xisp.net/~kmiller/isdc_archive/isdc.php?link=personSelect&person_id=456 "Space Medicine: Developments in the science, status of regulations for space passengers, implications for space tourism and space settlement"