The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-12

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! request of any two members SO tbs.
said section as amended shall read a.
follows: Cd
Section 10. The board shall a,
each annual meeting, elect from ~
| number a president, and a secre+arr
who shall also be treasurer Ii sHaE
elect one of it's members as inspec,a.
| of training schools for nurses TIT
board may adopt a seal and MY
which shall be placed in the care ~,
the secretary, and may adopt such NV
| laws. rules and regulations for the
transaction of the business of tbe
board and the government and man
agement of Its affairs not incon.
of the United States, as 1t may deem
expedient. Three members of said
| board shall constitute a quorum: sna-
cial meetings shall be called by tho
secretary upon request of any two
members. Tho secretary shall keen
record of all meetings of the board
| including a register of the names n;
all nurses duly registered under sec.
tons twenty and twenty which
| shall be open to the public at all rea
sonable times; he shall furnish a Ger.
tifcate of registration to each Of such
| nurses. which may be renewed at ,hs
expiration of five years. upon nav.
ment of one dollar to the secretary ~
the board; the applicant for renewal
of certificate shall be given at least
three months notice, by registered
letter, of the expiration of said Ger.
| tifcate, and shall submit an affidavit
| showing his or her identity Tbe
| board shall submit to the governor on
! or before the first day of January in
| each year, a general statement Of the
work of the board for tho year pre-
| ceding. including therein a statement
of the number of applications re.
ceived during the year. the number
approved, and the number rejected
Section s. Section twenty Of said
chapter eighteen is hereby amended
| by striking out the whole of said sec.
ton and inserting in place thereof the
following:
Section 20. At each annual meet.
ing and at such special meetings az
| said board may deem necessary 10
hold for that purpose, the board shall
examine all applicants for regis'ra-
ton. to determine their qualifications
for the efficient nursing of the sick
and shall decide upon the qualitica-
| lions of every such applicant and give
notice OF their decision within three
months from the date of such exam.
nation. Notice of each meeting.
whether annual or special, shall he
given by publication at. least one
month previous OF each meeting in
such newspapers and nursing Journals
as the board may determine. Appl-
cation for registration shall be made
upon blanks furnished by the board
and shall be signed and sworn TO by
| applicant. Any person twenty-oue
years of age or over and of good
moral character who shall show 70
the satisfaction Of the board that he
or she has had at least two years
high school education or its cQuiVd.
lent and has taken full course Il
not less than two years In, and grad
uated and received diploma from a
training school for nurses connected
with public or private hospital IN
the state, presided over by graduate
nurse registered in accordance IS tia
this act and In which is given a pcu-
eral course Of instruction of not Iosi
than two years In theory and prat' Ica
of medical, surgical and obstetr ral
nursing in the wards. or In ca" e
male nurses. of genito- urinary work
instead of obstetrics. or has obtained
such experience by not less than TX
months afflllation or post graduate
work. or Is a resident Of Maine. Vh,
has been graduated and holds
diploma from q training school ~
nurses in another state, having ne
same qualifications rs herein de'
scribed. shall be eligible for such eX'
animation upon the payment of a fes
of five dollars, to be deposited Upon
the filing of the application for v
animation. Tho examination 20 be
given such applicant shall be Oral aud
written and OF such a character oe to
determine the fitness of the aPplioaHt
to practice professional nursing and
shall include the subjects of f'tt-
teal nursing, anatomy phXsl"l n.y.
bacteriology, materia mcdlca. m'dI'Ii
surgical and obstetrical nursing Nr m
case of said nurses. gentto-u lu.rN.
instead of obstetrical nursing 1.e-
tetics pediatrios, hygiene and any
other subjects deemed by the boaN
necessary to maintain proper stani'
ards for the profession, Any alp.i'
cant passing said examination t. 'Hs
satisfaction of the board, shall Pc
ceiye certificate of regislla' .on
ton The member acting as insroo'It
of training schools shall inspcC' all
schools for nurses in me stat ara
shall report to the board such schools
as shall provide courses of instrur' ''n
both practical and theoretical iu '7s
subjects mentioned in this act. vHd
such schools shall fulfil the qua '.a-
lions herein described.
Section T. Section tWenty-ou. q
said chapter eighteen is her,Y
amended by adding after the w'tas,
| Registration without eXaminattun IN
the tenth line thereof, the words
| within one year of graduatiou 50
| that said section as amended snail
Section FL Any resident OF no
state twenty-one years OF age or YER
and of good moral character. AMY
| ing for registration within tNo
years from the third day of Ju' 10
| the year nineteen hundred and ht''rN
who shall, by affidavit or oth"i ~ 80.
show to the Satisfaction of the 'Hef1
| that he or she fs graduate oi
| training school for nurses "hlgn
gives at least n two years cours" IN
| a public or private hospital. whore
general course of instruction is gwen;
| or that he or she was, on SAID 'hUa
| day Of July, a student in such ram
| ing school for nurses, and after" 1rus
| was graduated therefrom, shat he
eligible for registration without ey'
animation, within one year or graz,
uation, upon the payment OF t,t ~
| FIVE dollars The board may re- 'e'ef
| in like manner without examine 'u'
upon payment of fee of like amount;
| any person who has been regi-'rreo
as professional nurse In az '1et
state under laws, which in the "Pn1
| ion of the board, maintain n STANDARD
substantially similar to that fin'
tanned In this state, and whit az.
tends similar privilege to af'
registered In this state
Section g. Section twenty" NJ
said chapter eighteen is ny
amended by striking out the
of said section and inserting iu lice
thereof the following:
Section 80. Said board. by a.
iority vote of all of its member hay,
| cancel or suspend the registra hn
any person as nurse who ~
found guilty of neglect of du
| lneHiciency, or Of any act dero- t' ~
to the standing and morals of p. 'ir.' :
sional nursing. but before any 'g
tificate Of registration shall be fe'
voked, the holder thereof shall ,'
titled to thirty days notice "' IT'S
charges against him or her, ar p"
| fun and fair hearing thereon.
Section 8. Section twenty-th %.
said chapter eighteen is h'i'W
amended by inserting after the ""'!4
fine of not more than one IA. tFru
dollars" In the ninth and tenth tHe
the words, and shall have his o. Ns'
| certificate revoked so that sad sec-
ton as amended shall read as tuIl" vs.
Section 23. No person shall iI".
tice professional nursing In this ''a'e
az a registered nurse without M .us