The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-04-26

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national defense. and may b. hndup application
TO the committee on nursing, council Of national
defense, Washington. II. G.
In the great majority OF schools the pupil nurse
Is NJ no expense for tuition, board. room. laundry
or uniform. The regularity and interest OF the
life ARE strengthening physicnlly and mentally.
Salaries after graduation compare favorahly with
snlaries Of other professional women, md unlim.
tied opportunities ARE waiting for The nurse at the
completion Of her course.
""rhe trimming offers rich compcnsations for ~
e~xactlng work" said Miss Dclano, "for the capable
trained nurse has gained along with knowledge Of
suffering md tmgedy, the broad outlook OF one
who has learned to think In terms OF humanity
and the realisation that her work IL helping TO
make the world n happier and n better place."
What Il means 10 be n Red Cross nurse n a
question that Is asked repeatedly nj all chapter
headquarters. To be n "lled Cross nurse" Il TO
have met the standards Of enrolment OF the He'd
Cross. and 20 be subject TO such calls OF duty
from the Red Cross Ms are specified In the en-
rollment. Red Cross nurses receive no compen-
sntlon except when on active duty. when called
on for service with tho United States army or
navy nurse corps they receive the pay and main
tennnce provided by law for these corps. and are
entitled to the same wnr-risk Insurance as officers
und enlisted men. All Red Cross nurses assigned
20 duty In military or naval hospitals automatically
WNNNhut NAAf " Wv - aAa ~ ~"
corps. and after their assignment to duty are no
longer under the supervision or direction Of the
Red Cross.
In order to meet the increasing demands OF the
Army and Navy Nurse corps, the Red Cross has
modified It's former requirements for enrolment.
The age limit has been lowered 20 twenty-one
years. and In special cnses nurses over forty may
be accepted. Smaller schools for nurses have been
placed on the accredited list. and applicants are
judged ON their inertia
The American Red Cross has no schools for
nurses. nor does IL give or authorize any short
course which qualities one as a trained nurse.
Short courses which Il does give IN Elementary
Hygiene and Home Care OF the Sick" and Home
Dietetcs" are not equivalent 10 hospital training
hut satisfactory completion OF the first course Ia
the first step In becoming a Red Cross Volunteer
Nurses Aid, the term which Is applied to those
women who. having met definite requirements Of
the Red Cross, are available for such service al
they have voluntarily pledged themselves TO give
II Il becomes necessary TO rely on the a~ssistancs
OF volunteer 20 aid In the care OF sick and wound
ed soldiers and sailors, they win be selected from
among those who have had this instruction. The
women 80 selected will be given an opportunity FOL
practical experience OF one month Of eight hour
daily In approved hospitals. No guarantee OF 80
lection for service II given by the Red Cross. bu
II urges upon the women OF the country the prnc
teal value OF these courses to home and com
munity.
Every day. at the headquarters Of the Rec
Gross In Washington, nurses are being mobilize'
for duty at home or abroad" said Miss Delano
"A call may come In the morning for u group o
nurses for service with the British expediionar
forces. In the afternoon for another group spe
cally skilled In contagious work for a cantonmen
hospital at bone. or for public health nurses need
ed In the sanitary zones surrounding the canton
ments, Sometimes they 90 In units OF a hunere.
or more. sometimes In smaller companies an
sometimes alone; prepared for any hardship. o
any service. with the bronze letters u. g. on IN
collars OF those serving under the government 4
the Army and Navy Nurse corps, the Red Gross n
sigma marking the uniform Of those serving d
rectly under the Red CrosS-small emblems Q
high service"