New-York tribune., 1903-01-21
TO REGISTER NURSES.
Women Indorye. Nezc Bill for Pro-
lection OF Professionals.

I'm sure said DR. Janeway. in addressing the
afternoon session of the New-York State Nurses
Association at the Academy of Medicine yesterday
that If fair bevy of my present audience were to
plead for its passage the Governor could not fall
TO sign your State Registration bill. and there
would be no need of lobbying for it. either Seri-
ously though. he continued. II am glad to nave an
opportunity to add my voice to the furtherance of
your course. which is essentially our cause am
heartily in favor of any action that will make and
keep high standard among the nursing fraternity
"a standard by which physicians can distinguish
between competent. qualified experienced members
of the profession, and simple, kindly caretakers,
who can cook and codde, but who are not htted
to assume any grave responsibility.
THE passage of this bill does not in any way
prohibit the practice and employment of all grades
of nurses. 1t merely gives the privilege of signing
X n after their names those only who have mad
a certain requisite training. OF course you must
expect some opposition to this distinction, Al new
things have that to encounter, you know. mem
Der when the idea of trained nurses OF sort,
and especially women. was hooted and decred-
When they were introduced in Bellevue there was
hardly physician there in favor of them Now.
with smile. I'VE all know can't get along with
out you
The bill. for the formal Endorsement of which
yesterdays meeting called, provides for the
supervision of all training schools for by the
State Board of Regents, and requires satisfactory
course of at least two years IN legally incorpo-
rated general hospital legally incorporated train
q
those who desire diplomas registered nurses.
ANY ONE WITH PULL" CAN POSE.
board of three examiners selected by the
regents from those nominated by the New-York
State Nurses Association will. under the proposed
act, frame rules to govern the examination of
nurses thereafter applying for certificates As
matters now stand. say the officials of the Nurses
Association any one who mas enough pull can
pose as trained nurse after two or three months
work in some private and often zone horse" sana-
torium, where the experience to be gained is very
limited indeed.
Abram S Hewitt's last signature was to a paper
indorsing this BILL which will be brought before
the legislature, il is hoped during the latter part
Of next month. All the regents are themselves
in favor of such step. Bishop Doane in particular
But there will probably be or less opposition
on the part OF nurses who not nurses. say
members of the State association. as there was
registration of physicians was first proposed.
the Nea Sf b and Mss & a
Bailey, the associations first vice-presdent, who
Der of the organization to use her personal infiu-
enee with her friends and her "committeemen"
The bill must be first submitted, of course, to the
Committee on Public Health. composed of seven
Senator's and eleven Assemblymen.
anthor Of Mater Medica in 0i use IN the a
Gy @ Should 0 bs broashf & pa6
closely, affecting the health of all There, are
or invaldism by incompetent nurses than the
public public has ss any idea Of" she said -,.,,a,
throughoQt the STATE besides those Of prominent @
petition to accompany the bill to the Legislature
William Sands Mills, of the BlackweIs Island
Mrs. CadwaIader Jones also spoke. The Bellevue
Alumna= Association invited all out Of town dele
night and Mss Maxwell. Of the State association.
presented to them an invitation to visit the art
meeting OF the association, which will be the
annual one, will take place on the third Tuesday
in April.