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

; ns to duty OF all Red Cross nurs.
~ personnel in time of war epidemics
con Iasas'er. and for the organizat ton and
women vi an classes of instruction for
Acr;d encept those in First Aid and
str.,t prevention. These classes of in.
S;a uc'ion are given in Elementary Hy-
MI. ME ana Home Care of the Sick: Home
Dressim ana preparation of Surgical
e;ra special Circular. No l3S
ton. N'Neiiiiiis 'his lhstruc-
So; %: Base Hospital Nurses-Fer ser.
We IN the event of war various units OF
,hn .ses are now being selected, not only
Slrough local committees on Red eros.
Nursing Service. but through the leadine
aaihlhg schools. The largest unit is the
army Base Hospital. consisting of suffi.
'e a personnel and equipment to care for
nve-hundred-bed hospital. Fifty en-.
rolled Red Cross nurses are selected 70,
each OF these Base Hospital units with
reserve OF fifteen nurses Preparation
nas also been made for the selection OF
-HFe women other than nurses who
WIZ ACT as volunteer nurses aids and a
reserve Of twenty-five for each of the
Base Hospital units.
another type of unit approved for the
national service is the Naval Base Hospi.
.al. similar In its organization to the
army Base Hospital Unit. Each Nava'
Base Hospital has forty enrolled Red
ross nurses with a reserve of twenty
nurses, fourteen nurses aids and SUN.
o.eIit equipment to care for a hospital OF
at ,east two hundred and fifty beds
90. Navy Detachments Of Nurses-
.>aVN attachments of nurses consisting Of
twenty nurses each without other per.
sohnei. are being organ ized around each
OF hfty training schools
81; Local Emergency Detachments-
IN addition to the above each local com
mlttee on Red Cross Nursing Service n,
which there are one hundred and fifteen
rs expected to hold in readiness for ser
vice either with the Army or the Navy
NJ least one Emergency Detachment cop.
sisting OF ten nurses
3D. The Bureau Of Town and Country
Service. under tho Department
'f civilian Relief. aids small towns ant
rural districts in their efforts in behalf OIL
more healthful children. reduction in in.
fant mortality. adequate care of the
sick. and the prevention of accidents ant
communicable diseases. with the count
less ills that follow in their train. This
y docs by the appointment of qualified
Public Wealth Nurses for local work anr
hv lending assistance in the organiza
'i"n and conduct of local public health
nursing.
These nurses yerve also as schoo
nurses. as infant welfare and anti-tuber
r"l""is workers.. and often as sanitary in
snectOrs. Many carry on health clubs anC
classes among the children as well a'
mothers conferences and other groui
meetings for the older members of the
community.
Although assigned to duty and super
vised by the Red Cross. the public health
"urses are responsible to the organiza
tions EMPLOYING them. such as Health
' eagres. Welfare Associations. Red Cross
Chanters. Visiting Nurse Associations
AntiTuherculosis Societies. women's
clubs industrial concerns and mining cor
porations operati in rural districts. am
county and local Boards of Health anC
Boa rds of Education.
The Red Cross maintains its supervision
by means OF correspondence. reports ant
personal inspection. assists in SUSTAINING
high standards. and advises with com
munities on questions of policy and prac
tice.
On. O-alifcst flows for tho Service
All Red Cross Public Health Nurses have
had special POSTGRADUATE preDara ton fol
their work. In view of the special qualiti
cations necessary for public health nurs
ing in small towns and rural district s
those ASSIGNED TO duty under the Towr
and Country Nursing Service must take :
course in public health nursing mus
have had exnerance of equivalent value
in addition to the regular course in
school Of NURSING required by the Rec
Cross Of all enrolled nurses
Pamphlet No. 1N. which contains full
details regarding the enrolment OF ,tet
Cross nurses NAV he procured upon ap
plication to Red Cross headquarters.