Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-04
GRADUATE NURSE
ANSWERS TRIBUNE
saws There II No Cause for Objection
To Register system, Which
Has Long Been Jscd.

a graduate nurse. who DE- not Nor
mon. writes 90 the News" upon tho
subject OF "Tho Nurses Trust lc-
gatding which the Tribune underwood
TO arouse public sentiment q few days
ago. ana expresses the Wow of many
in hor own icttor which follows.
To the editor OF the ''Dcscrct News"
Dear Sir-As graduate nurse who BE-
not Mormon ! should Ike 10 trespass
on the courtesy of the "Dcscret News
sufficiently Go express my views on
the question of Nurses Rcglster'
Personally 1 am entirely m favor ci
Mrs Empoy's register and feel thai
have a greater right 60 speak on tas
subject inasmuch an ] cannot be accused
OF any religious sympathics. The ques-
ton OF religion should be- entirely ciihi-
mated from this issue u is easy 40
see that behind the illusions 10 poll
tics.' underground wire pulling ~
the Views quoted in the Tribune "a
Aug 81. lie the dreaded words Church
influence" which have always been
used as bugbear By the unprOgrcssiNe
among the Gentiles, when any reform
happened TO be Promulgated by a
Mormon.
II seems to me that the doctors ana
nurses who have the true interest %
the profession at heart should be
broad minded enough 10 welcome any
innovation which would facilitate he
calling OF nurses 10 their cases, irrcs-
pcctive ~ the creed OF the introducer
The Groves l.. -. s. hospital Is per-
fectly justified In recognizing the prior
right Of the oldest register. Put The
thing on a simple business footing and
there Is no injustice apparent The
~ ID
entering their names at more Fhan ons
register. ala not fnd II a hardship 40
recently as last year 10 register at
two or even three drug stores.
The argument that hospital nurses
are injured by being mixed In" VITA
practical nurses is too weak 10 holl
water There is no mixing" possible
Each occupies a well defined position IN
the mind Of the doctor with whom
usually rests the decision OF choosing a
nurse suitable for the case and he will
neither force upon his needy patients
fcxcept In n case Of life and DEATH a
nurse whose fees are far beyond their
means. nor insist that people able ana
willing 10 pay for the best help obtain
able shall accept an inefficient substi-
tute.
This system OF n graded register has
been used with success in the east for
impractcable In Salt Lake is beyond
my comprehension. And why the east
ern nurse should be SO overcome with
horror at meeting here the conditions 10
which she has boon accustomed else
where as 10 be compelled 10 leave the
city, is also inexplicable.
The objection OF the physician quoted
ia the Tribune in comparing IL Ohc
graded reglster) 60 university clubs,
A.. a.
able The university club has par
allel in the nursing profession, but u
IL the nurses association and not the
register at All Practical nurses. so
far as / know, have no wish to enter
the nurses association They would
he out Of place among hospital tradi-
tons. and probably recognize that fact
They certainly supply a real need, for
we're they banished and the hospital
nurse left IN possession OF the field, the
county would be bound to remuneratc
the latter for her work among the poor.
who certainly could not be left without
help.
I notice that the graduate nurse
whose opinion is quoted In the Tribune
seems 10 think that the central graded
register would resolve itself into a col
lection OF puppets. the strings 10 be
pulled by Mrs Empey under the direc-
ton OF the powers that be- ana That
the individual nurse would have no
more liberty OF speech or action than
II she were really an automaton.
In this connection v is safe 10 refer
10 past records. where they viii bear
looking into, and II any accusation can
be brought against Mrs Empey touch
ing her impartiality or absolute fair
ness during the many years she has
managed a register. | have yet to learn
Of il
II Is the nurse who makes herself
successful or otherwise. and as a lead
ing physician said TO me hen / frat
came 10 salt Lake. "a good nurse is
always In demand. and viii never have
difficulty IN obtaining work as soon as
she becomes known"
AMY r. BURLEs.
salt Lake city. Sept 8.