The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19
WAR DEMANDS
TRAINING Of
MORE NURSES
Thousands of Young Women
Are Needed 10 Fill Ranks
OF Nurses In Red Cross
Service

Thousands of patriotic young wom-
en- throughout the country are looking
for ways In which they can serve the
government at the present time.
The Bureau OF Nursing OF the Lake
Division. American Red Cross. Cfeve-
land. points out that there is no form
OF service open TO women more great
ly needed than that rendered by the
nurses of the country.
The Red Cross Nursing Service
for which most registered nurses are
el&sible-constitutes the reserve Tor
the army and the navy nurse CORPS
II is calling for many hundreds OF
highly qualified nurses for service
abroad In our own hospitals and those
hundreds for service In the base hos
pitfalls In cur c~antonments.
I'VE have says Miss Roberts
nurses enough to meet our presesstl
need, but IN order to maintain otS
health standards at home during and
after the war and to continue 10 care
for. our armies many more mast be
trained
The need for skllled nurses during
eAe next few years via be the great
est the world has ever known and the
number Of students In the spring
classes now being enrcsfsd I'm the
schools for nurses Throughout the
country should be limited only by the
teaching facilities Of the schools and
by the Clinical facilities OF the hos
pfals with which they are connected.
The committee on nursing OF the
general medical board OF the Council
OF National Defense has encouraged
those hospitals possessing sufloient
clinical material TO increase thelf IA
ciftiesl for the thorough training q
nurses and in many instances t1ts
has been done.
Following are some OF the sdvs0'
tases la nursing education AMI son'
points . young woman zhoAld con
slider In selecting a traininSfschoo''
, q Nursing education not only pre-
I pares for a large variety ot pre-
fessional fields. bus 10 III. exceilez
preparation for tsmts and family W
!. and for public service n imany way,
q Almost upon enyolkment the str
II dent begins her services 90 the cor
: munity In hQtping to care TOR the saei
. . part other INSTRUCTION and traiI
= inv.
. - Life In most schools rs health.
- wholesome. simple anotreguiar.
l. Is rull os vivid humsn intepest. the ST.
o dent Aharsng IN deepest realities
o life,
n AFThe graduate OF a good scho'
70 steps At once into regular profe
sionsl life and work With IN assur'
n livelihood No weary struggle to o
NJ a fo~oth0ld--to show what she cen q
r~ The hospital has carried her over u
all stsge Hm work IL ready and waltz
!. for her d she successfully oomplst
herj training.
o.; S\The student 10 at no expense I
Ohuitbn, board lodging. laundI
uniform, etc. in Tho great majority
scAooas. Only alfew schools charge
~ tuition fee. for preparatory courI
ID Tho student Ia also cared for In
meas.
he ~ SALARIES compare favorably vi
he O3ssiariss OF other trained woms
In In some fields. they are higher IN
ina. The average. Especially 10 this tr
he u teaching and administrative VIC
he either In Institutions or IN Pub
he Health Nursing. Opportunities fer
de. vancement are many and steadily
ersasing,
choloe Of Training School.
(a) Be careful In choosing q ira
- sns school. Be sure that its dipko
will enable you 70 register In y
u,d state.
ID That. its educational standa
.ib- are good.
(c) Thattit offers thorough train
In medical. surgical. children's
maternity nursing.
(d) That the housing and lv
conditions are such "a to ensure
health and well-being OF students.
(e) That the working conditi
are modern and the hours reasona
(D That the general standing OF
school and its graduates 10 ~
,h. Where any doubt exists on this p
IN further advice should be sou
r,v through officials OF the State Nur
!, in Association or the State Board OF
sgniners.
49,. Addre~ses and further informa
can be obtained by writing to the
reau OF Nursing. Lake Division. An
~" can Red Cross. ARIEL build
"a Cleveland.
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