The record., 1918-02-14
War DEMANDS
TRAINING Of
MORE NURSE
Thousands OF Young Women
Are Needed 10 Fill Ranks
of Nurses In Red Cross
Service

thousands OF patriotic young WOnr
cn 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, Cleve
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
ligible-conStitutes the reserve for
the army and the navy nurse corps.
1t is calling for many hundreds of
highly qualified nurses for service
abroad in our own hospitals and these
of our allies. 1t is also calling many
hundreds for service in the base hos
pitfalls in our cantonments.
I'VE have" says Miss Roberts,
nurses enough to meet our present
need. bat in order to maintain our
health standards at home during and
after the war and to continue to care
for our armies many more must be
trained.
The need for skilled nurses during
the next few years will be the great,
est the world has ever known and the
number of students in the spring
classes now being enrolled in 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
pitfalls 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 sufficient
clinical material to increase their ia,
cilitfes for the thorough training of
nurses and in many instances this
has been done.
Following are some of the advan-
| tages in nursing education and some
! points young woman should con-
slider in selecting a training school:
4 Nursing education not only pre-:
! L pares for a large variety of pro-
| fessional fields, but is an excellent
| preparation for home and family life
| and for public service in many ways.
! % Almost upon enrolment the stu.
| Gs dent begins her service to the COM
munity in helping to care for the sick.
as a part of her instruction and train,
| ing.
! y Life in most schools is healthy,
% wholesome, simple and regular! 1t
| is full OF vivid human interest, the stu.
! dent sharing in deepest realities Of
| life.
! A The graduate Of good school
steps at once into regular profes-
! 5i0nal life and work with an assured
/ livelihood. No weary struggle to get
q foothold-to show what she can do.
The hospital has carried her over that
stage. Her work is ready and waiting
for her if she successfully completes
her training.
r The student is at no expense for
a. tuition, board, lodging, laundry
uniform, ETC., in the great majority CT
schools. Only a few schools charge a
tuition fee, for preparatory course
The student is also cared for in i'll
ness.
n Salaries compare favorably with
~ salaries of other trained women.
In some fields they are higher than
the average. Especially is this true
of teaching and administrative work
either in institutions or in Public
Health Nursing. Opportunities for ad
vancement are many and steadily in
creasing.
Choice of Training School.
(a) Be careful in choosing train
! ing school. Be sure that its diploma
will enable you to register in your
state.
(b) That it's educational standards
are good.
,(c) That it offers thorough training
in medical, surgical, childrens and
maternity nursing.
(d) That the housing and living
conditions are such as to ensure the
health and well-being of students.
(e) That the working conditions
are modern and the hours reasonable
CD That the general standing of the
school and its graduates is good
Where any doubt exists on this point
further advice should be sought
through officials of the State Nurses
Association or the State Board of Ex
aminers.
Addresses and further information
can be obtained by writing to the Blu
reau of Nursing, Lake Division, Ameri
can Red Cross, Garfield building
) Cleveland.