Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-08

zation. Of the nursing staff and certain
supplementary personnel which Will be
needed for Base Hospital Units. Navy
nursing units as would be required In
the event of military necessity. IT IS
also the purpose of the Bureau OF Nurss
Ing Service to carry into the MONIES af the o
means of of the courses Of instruction
given under its direction.
ELEMENTARY HYGIENE AND
HOME CARE OF THE SICK
a57. objects Of course-The primary
object of this course Is to teach women
personal and household hygiene IN ordef
right living which will aid in the, pre-
vention of sickness and the upbuilding
of strong and vigorous people; ana 20
Of the sick in their own homes wnlcn
will fit them to render intelligently such
service as may be safely entrusted TO
them Preparedness along the line or
instruction developed by the course IN
Elementary Hygiene and Home Care or
the Sick may well be Of as great I'M
portance to household or community
as for use in behalf of the country at
This course is also required as prep
araton for service in connection with the
Base Hospital Units now being organ
ICED by the American Red Cross FOR
service in event of war. In selecting
will be given to those who have had not
only the course n Elementary Hygiene
and Home Care of the Sick. but also the
other courses of instruction offered. IN
be taken in any sequence desired, as
they are not progressive, and the order
in WHICH they are to be o
Those selected by the CHER Nurse or
a Base Hospital Unit for service VIII be
designated as Volunteer Nurses AIDS;
o,,l On, GaIa fal Individuals
hoped that limited number of hours or
practical experience will be provided by
the Base Hospital with which the Vo1un-
teer Nurses Aid has been asked to
serve.
When called into service. they will be
under the direction of the Chief Nurse of
the Base Hospital Unit who must be an
enrolled Red Cross nurse. They will
serve without pay but may be furnished
transportation, lodging and subsistence
Volunteer Nurses Aids and others who
may hold Red Cross certificate. are
cautioned against representing them
selves as Red Cross nurses, or conduct
ing any form of Red Cross relief work
without definite authority from the Ma
tional Headquarters. The courses of
instruction indicated above also form a
convenient basis for selection and classi-
fication Of women for service in con-
valescent hospitals, diet kitchens. re-
freshment stations, rest rooms and in
the preparation of surgical supplies;
in the training of those who have be-
come unfit for their usual occupations
through blindness. loss of limb, ct
cetera.
asa. Outline of course-The course
in Elementary Hygiene and Home Care
Of the Sick consists of Is lessons, of
about ! l-2 hours duration each. One
half of the lesson periods should ordi-
narily be devoted to theoretical instruc-
ton and the other half to practical
work and demonstrations. The follow
ing is an outline Of the lessons which
are divided into Is chapters in the text
book on Elementary Hygiene and Home
Care of the Sick approved by the Ameri-
can National Red Cross as the basis for
this instruction.
Lesson bacteria and Their Relation
to Health and Disease.
Lesson II. Causes and Transmission Of
Lesson II Food, Water, &c, Ice. .,o.t,n
l.l,,htins, Soil, Sewage, Garbage.
Lesson Y. The House.
Lesson VI. Care of the House-The
Laundry.
Lesson VII. Personal Hygene--Public
Agencies Concerning Health and We'll
fare
Lesson VIII Hygiene of Infancy and
Childhood.
Lesson TX Beds. Mattresses, Pillows,
Bedding.
Lesson X. Bed-making.
Lesson NI. General Consideration Of
the Care of the Sick in Their Own
Lesson XII. Genral Care of Patient
room Appliances, Local Applications
and Enemata.
Lesson XIV. symptoms of Disease.
Lesson nv. Household Medicine Closet
dangers in the indiscriminate use of
patent medicines, stimulants. etc.
The equipment used for the practical
work and demonstrations to be given in
connection with the course must depend
to some extent upon the available ma
'terial to be drawn upon in the commun-
ity of the class Glasses under the
of
Center would be expected to have the
benefit of a much fuller equipment than
those organized by individuals, or in
smaller localities
or in places where no central place,
properly equipped is provided for the
short list of equipment has been pre-
pared, which would in a measure, meet
the needs for the practical portion of the
work Much of this equipment can be
borrowed from the households of the
members of the class and in many in
stances it may be improvised which
will be of greater benefit to the class
purchasing of which at time of i'll
ness would be an expense beyond the
means of the family.
List No. Maximum equipment suit
able for Teaching Centers, ct eetera.
List No. minimum equipment de-
sigrcd for classes for whom an elaborate
equipment is not available.
NOTE-EitlNer or both of these lists
will be furnished upon request, by adj
dressing the Bureau of Nursing Service,
American ,!talonal Red Cross, Washing
ton, d. G.
259. Instructors.-The instructor in
Elementary Hygiene and Home Care of
the Sick should be an enrolled Red Cross
Nurse. The Bureau of Nursing Service
makes every effort to maintain a list of
qualified instructors whose names can
be secured upon application. If, how
ever none are available in a given To-
rality. organizers of classes are request
ed to submit the names either of an
enrolled Red Cross Nurse or nurse
willing to become enrolled for this spe-
cial service. In making these selections
1t is most important that the nurses
selected shall have had some previous
experience either as a teacher, or as an
instructor of nurses. The name Of such
a nurse with the request for the enroll
ment blanks, should be sent to the Bu-
reau of Nursing Service. Washington,
D. c., in ample time SO that the formal
ity of enrolling may be completed be-
fore the instruction of the class begins.
The Bureau of Nursing Service will re-
quest from the nearest Local Commit
tee on Red Cross Nursing Service a
definite recommendation as to her
qualification for teaching. and when this
has been received. the class will be
notified of this fact. The class roll ac-
companied by the fee Of so cents per
capita should then be forwarded to the
Bureau of Nursing Service, upon the re-
ce$pt of which the formal authorize ton
as instructor, in the form of a card bear
ing the name and badge number of the