Douglas Island news., 1918-08-09
NURSES FOR NAVY
 HIGH STANDARD
The Serious and Diversified Duties Devolving Upon the U. S.
 Navy Nurse

The Committee on public lnformo- ton issues the following:
 The romantic young girl, dntrain- ed but thrilled with Che desire for government hospital service, has learned that smiles and a sweet dis position alone arc not SO necessary to the conservation Of the lives Of tour boys" as a sound knowledge of asopsis. Che ability Co recognize symptoms, and an understanding Of dletetics, according Co Mrs. l., s. Hig- bee. chief of the Navy Nurse Corps at Washington. A sick man must be kept happy. she says, but there is no happiness greater in illness than tho security Of expert caro.
 Must Be Practical Nurse
 "A girl may have lickering dim pies in her checks and tho features of a movie queen; sho may be able Co fun up a pillow or write home Co a mans family but she must also know how to dress llg wounds, causing the minimum Of pain, and must know how to move a fractured limb without wrcnchlng the newly set bones apart" is tho statement of the navy nurse.
 "It is common knowledge today that the regulations for the appoint mont or enrolment Of reserve nurses in the navy have been considerably relaxed to meet tho emergency de- mand for thousands of nurses. Only graduates of high schools and train ing schools attached to hospitals numbering more than 100 beds are eligible for Che Regular Navy Nurse Corps. The bars have been let down enough Co admit graduates of small CT institutions and tho education restriction has been removed for tho reserves.but registration ia retained in tho requirements.
 cone might consider that the sick sailor is thc sole responsibility or. the member Of the Navy Nurse. Corps. No indeed; her work is lim- itless. She must be prepared Co mother the sick little native urch- fms on the tropical islands Of the' Pacific ocean and also to mother the parents. who arc nothing more than children of larger stature. She must be trained executive. able Co instruct Che sailors assigned Co the navy hospital corps. InoxhaustIble patience and tact are the priceless of a teacher. Tho navy nurse cooperates with the doctors in transforming tho sailor boy Into a hospital attendant. Though her capable fingers may itch to finish Che task which the new student bun gles with his amateurish incxpcrt- ness. she must stand by with only kind suggestion
 "whorover tho United States. through tho medium of tho navy, is. managing the affairs Of 9 people the navy nurse must establish herself Her relation to tho community is. that Of social service worker"
 The nurse must be a baby well fare expert. She usually plays a very important part In the native fair by. setting up miniature hospital exhib- it's i'm a tent, competing with the in- terest of the fakirs and ballyhoos Native nurses alternate in explain ing to the public modern methods Of hghtin germs.
 Because of this high standard re- quired of the navy nurse ono mem ber of the stan of the United States Naval Hospital in Guam is assigned to the faculty of the local normal school There sho teaches teachers tho principles Of public health
 
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