Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-21

Preliminary preparations consist stratiOns were started in June of 1917.
 These pictures were given by Mrs. McMullen at the high school and consisted of elementary instructions in hygiene and care of the sick with practical demonstrations Of the fun damnetals of nursing. and actual pre- paratiOn of surgical dressings. These were 15 original members all of whom received official recognition from Washington of the completed course following examinations sent here on the ground, covered in tho lectures. The questions were sent from Headquarters and opened imme- diately before the written tests were started. Each member mad" at least 95 percent, and some practically per feet
 Of this class, two are now in France Miss Henrietta Taylor has been in service more than a year and has done a wonderful and efficient work as instructor of surgical dressings in the dressing room of France Miss Elnor Newman has arrived Tn France and will work ill the capacity of nurses aid in the hospitals there.
 Immediately following these courses of instruction the surgical dressing rooms were opened and systematic preparation of regulation army gauge dressings was started.
 This work was then pushed to the highest degree of efficiency and production, tue graduates acting as assistant instructors to the many vol unteer workers, who came each day
 The output of this single work room was remarkable in that many months it's production was more than one half on the total production of the entire. state. These dressings were made, wrapped and packed according to regulations, which allowed of their being sent directly to the war zone
 Between 60 and 10000 dressings were made each month, varying from two inches square to ) yards long, also numerous cotton and parer back ed pads for bed-rdden and paralyzed patients
 All dressings were counted twice and checked by a second individual to insure against a stray piece of gauze being left in the wound. At least ten thousand yards Of surgical gauge has been worked up tino dress lngs each month and remarkable amount of cotton and domestic has been used. The greater part of the banda ges made from the domestic were prepared by different societies and individuals outside the wort, rooms. In the future a definite pre- scrihed quota will be allotted to each work room in the United States and the local rooms will be opened from time to time to make the specified number.
 Department of Nursing Service.
 This is comparatively new branch of the Aed Cross, it's object being the classification and mobilization of nurses.
 Officially prepared questicnnaires are sent out to each individual con- taining appropriate blanks for gra- duate nurees, pupil nurses, working A. D. negree of R. Nnurses, with six months or mbre training in hospi- tai now doing practical nursing, nur- hor cfx 1,c ing, mid-wives and trained attend ants. The proper filling out of this questionnaire will automatically clas- sify the individual. These question naries are forwarded to headquart- CTS and are retained as a permanent record for reference
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