The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-26
NURSING HALF
THE BATTLE IN
POLIOMYEL|TIS
Head of Traction Park Hos
pital Addresses Graduate
Nurses Convention.
LAUDS HOSPITAL WORK
Miss Emma Vernon, Former
ly of Fairmont Praises
Legislative Enactment

Nursing Is as important as medical
aid itself in the treatment CT inlan'
tile paralysis, said DR.. Peter Noe, Of
the Traction Park hospital this morn
ing In addressing the convention Of
the Graduate Nurses Association OF
West Virginia. which is being held
at The Fairmont Careful nursing he
emphasized is very ii.EJrtant In
times of an epidemic when the ply
sicians are rushed i'll their worn much
dpends on the care exercised by the
nurse in handling a case
Nurses must cooperate with the
physician more especially i'll times OF
an epidemic. Hospita! treatment DR.
Noe is satisfied has p.oyed effective
in larger measures than any home
treatment could ever hope to IN luct
he added, the hospital treatment is
the only treatment rar better re
suits have been obtained by it AND
1t is the only way i'll which an ep!dem
ic can be controlled All cases
should be under observation at one
place.
DR.. Noe has had charge OF the
Traction Park hospital and has done
splendid work therein combating the
ravages Of the disease. vi the thirty.
one cases only three remain in the
institution. He invited the nurses to
visit the hospital.
The Red Cross society of f'armont
has also extended an invitation tc
the nurses to come to their head
quarters and make themselves right
at home during their stay in this
city.
Explaining i'll detail what great
benefits have been derived by the
nursing profession by the enactment
OF the amendment to the nurses reg
tstration law at the last session oil
the West Virginia Legislature. Miss
Emma Vernon, president of the su
perintendent society, was well receiv
ed this morning at the convention
Miss Vernon, who was formerly CHIEF
nurse at the Fairmont Hospital, *
very favorably known here
In her remarks Miss Vernon stated
that the enactment was an excellent
piece of legislation because it raised
the standard OF the nursing profession
IL is far reaching in influence and
enables the State OF West Virginia
TO equip an excellent corps oil
nurses. BY the requirements OF the
amendment the State ui West Viz
ginia Is brought up TO high plane
excellent an rAvepl sew FORK and
pennsylvania. b. the new standard
set West Virginia passes Ohio and
Massachusetts,. The new act became
effective in the State last June. A
general ulSCuss.J.i- .,s.o,.eu IA which
many OF the graduate nurses partici
pated after the supyu,, rtd been Cd
ened by Miss Vernon
At this morning session Rev. c. 3
Mitchell, D. D., OF the Christian
church, asked the Invocation. The
opening address was a First Aid
talk by DR.. W. Mcdonald. of the
Fairmont hospital Mrs. II. S. Wood
yard, r. ~, superintendent OF Nurses
OF Marlinton General Hospital, Mar
linton, read a paper on Small Hos
pttal In a Country Town The Hos
pttal referred to was one in an out
lying district OF West Virginia. 1t was
shown that the institution was hand
icaped in many ways, but steady i'm
provements wer being made to mod
ernize 1t.
This afternoon demonstration
vii be conducted by Miss HARRIET M
Phalen. R. N, superintendent of
Nurses, Ohio Valley General Hospital
Wheeling, and address vii be deliv
cred by Mrs. H. c. Lounsbery, OF
Charleston, on Red Cross Nursing
Service" and a paper viii be read by
Mrs. Florence ]. Pelton, R. ~, or
Red Cross Visiting Nurse in ClCarks
burg"
At Tuesday afternoons session il
was decided to redistrict the State
Df West Virginia into a northern and
southern section. While there are
two district councils the organiza
lions viii work in cooperation with the
State organization. 1t is aimed to
get higher class OF women in the
work and also those who have re-
eeived better education than the
rank and file.
It was decided to increase the
bursing rates from $25 to So a week
Ir straight rate OF 81 a day. Con.
iderable objection was raised TO the
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