The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-15
THE NEED OF NURSES
IS NOW MOST VITAL
SAYS THE RED CROSS
Local Chapter Organizes On
Thursday Evening To
Make A Survey

The surgeon general of the army.
with the approval of the secretary OF
war, has requested the American Red
Cross to undertake complete nation
al survey Of the nursing resources of
the nation so that there may be n
nursing service of the country.
The constantly increasing army
makes necessary large increase In
the army nursing service, but at the
same time the government must so
provide that the civilian population
will not be left helpless in emergen-
cies of disease. The purpose of this
survey Is to gain a true picture of the
nursing resources of every commun-
ity in the United States. Since the
United States entered the war, up to
Aug. !, 1918, 1900 nurses have been
enrolled and assigned TO service In
army nurses corps, a total OF $4,000
nurses assigned to service will be
needed by January |, 1919 and many
thousands more during the coming
summer # the war continues. 1t will
readily be seen that the need Of
nurses Is most vital at the present
time, but unless the government has
all the facts any attempt at regulat
ing the situation will result in undue
hardship for many communities.
Tho lpnnl ba nj ar hoe prunpt1aH IN
make survey of Knox county and
asks the prompt and earnest coopera.
tiOn of all classes OF nurses and of
the physicians In the county In gain
Ing the needed information.
The campaign will be in charge Of
the following committee: Mrs. Frank
Harper, executive secretary, Mrs. H.
l.. Beecher, DR.. +. l.. Singrey, Chas.
Il. Welch, Mrs. V. l.. Fisher, Miss Ada
Cooper Mrs. James X. Lyman. chair
man ex.ofIicio.
held Thursday night and plans for the
work were completed. The survey
will begin Immediately and be com.
pleted as speedily as possible. II Is
expected that every nurse in the
county who comes under any of the
seven classes listed below will fill out
the QuestiOnnaire furnished by the
American Red Cross. .a.,. 81
Filling out the questionable does
not constitute enrolment. u Is for
statistical purposes as stated above,
woman who can in any degree con
tribute TO the nursing strength Of this
community To report her name to the
executive secretary OF this committee
and be furnished with Il question.
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The classes are as follows:
/. Graduate nurses, hoin register.
ed and non registered. whether still
active In the profession or married
and retired from practice.
2. Pupil nurses, now receiving
preparatory to becoming graduate
nurses.
3. Ungraduateed nurses. women who
have had at least ak months train.
ing prepatory to becoming graduate
nurses, but did not complete their
training.
! I. Trained attendants, women who
have graduated from institutions CIV.
Ing u trained attendants course. such
as the Y. w. G.. A. hospital for the
insane. convalescent hospitals, tuber
cul0sis sanitaria, etc.
:. Practical nurses. women whose
preparatory training has been limit,
ed to correspondence course, or
whose period of hospital experience
has been less than six months, or
whose knowledge Of nursing has been
acquired chiefly through private nurs.
Ing cases,
q. Midwives.
7. Women who have taken Red
Cross courses, in home care of the
Il.