The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-19
CENSUS OF NURSES
IN NATION STARTED
Hospitals and Other Institu-
tions Handicapped by short
age Due to War.
VOLUNTEERS ARE SOUGHT
National Defence Council
Committee Work Is Aided
by 5000 Gift.
VOLUNTEERS ARE SOUGHT

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hosptais, municipalities, char.iaoe of-
ganiIations and private sanitariums
hav. be.r hsd,x hs,diosr,.a
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Inc committee on nursing Oh 'he
general medical board ~ the Council Of
National Defence. QUICK 20 real'ze that
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acu'e win augmented in'htHE opera
tons by the United States Is endeavor-
ins To me., tho eua-se,cy Tn. COM
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operation WITH al IN" aid associations
and national o gan,za tions throughout the
country tbs, b,v. % do with ,,of.s-
ysibie Supply is hoped TO be mace
through these med lms
The following associstiou. and in
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nav e''' ''e' 81 '''e
Aho each mas agreed 20 serve
The American Nurses Associs tior.
Ami. " Goos,ieh nr,s.d.n,. tn.
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league Vi '>-'s''s r<'~'a' '''''' liza" :
clayton. president, ana the Natona
Organization Of Public Health Nursing
Mary Beard ure.iden. In addition 10
these ther. are. as members Of the com
n..t,... Jane A p.lano. chairman OF
the national committee on Red Cross
Nursing Service Julia e I.athrGl. chisf
Of the Federal Chilil,n's Bureau
Lillian n wa!d. DR. william II Welch.
Or. winrord :. Smith. sup. !in,endent Of
Johns Hon';ius Hospital Baltimore pr
:. Goidwate- superintendent OF
Mount Sina! Hospital DR. Herman
R;Sss state Commissioner Of Health
DR. c F. W!ns.ow. pr. Ella r. cram
aau. secretary Of the National Orsani-
alton for Public Health Nursing. and
Miss N. 4 Nu,,ing, director OF the De-
partment o. Nursing and Health of
Teachers College. Columbia Cniversits
who is chairman OF the committee
National Censos OF Nurses.
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national o.r.,s ~ nur.es through
uh;ch 4, 10 bowed 70 ,e.rn ,hs number
-, h,,h ,,.t,.s en1 ,n,,ained nurses
ard ,hoxs win s,.cia, training and ex-
,,.riorc, ,r src, s.,as n. .d,,,inis,r,,ion
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,.orl t,a,,s.,ia, r,,-sir, A. rb,s census
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,tor ,,'.yah. 4, uu, No noss,h,. 70 ard
an t"ec'''e way 10 u'h']e ~ SCI
various vays and p,accs In which they
can be mos, us.ful
Tn. mos, important objective Of the
committee is 10 increase greatly ard
p-onptiy he sup9lv Of nurses 1t is now
certain that the need. o- the American
army viii b. such as t. make heavy
drafts upon the nursing forces of the
country, To NEE, tho needs Of the a~my
ard az the same time to have sufficient
nurses 10 care adcouat-,v for the sick
within tho United states and to make
provision roy the clearly foreshadowei
needs OF the future II is regarded as
necc.sar, TO continually rr.,ienish the
sources from which trained ana skilled
nurses a-e drawn
Tn. committee -eco,.. .ha, those Who
h1ye hrs. r,spondrd 10 III, call for
service. contain a heavy pronor, on OF
nurses trained A. executives. teachers
and public health workers and ,hes.
should he replaced largely through the
colleges fc> women through which /, is
horel n interest a considerable body "
potential nurses who's. previous educa-