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plove,lin private homes TO look after he
general comfort and convenience oi the
household may bc replaced by scini-
traincd nurses.
tc) In the principals Office ol cIvii
| hospitals graduate nurse often acts MS
| clcricai assistant Whose duties are IN"
keeping ol records and the general man
agement Of the office. While IT may h"
desirable that such an assistant hc a
/ graduate nurse, IN war times, IT Is not
+ essential \ capable woman possessing
tho right personality, might readily hc
taught to all slIch position
! tdl Many ward duties IN hospitals
might readily he done by attendants
under proper supervision Some OF these
duties are the making Of beds, care oi
beds. stands. ,cc bosses and cuph"ardS,
arranging patient HuwcrS, feeding pa
iiruts. and setting IN order private r""tnS
after the discharge Of patients
The survey will enable the American
Red ross to carry on It's assignment
WORK with dcfmtc knowledge of the
qualifications oi nurses 10 work IN sI"cial
fields :! activity Tor example, II nurse
srcak~ some language other han
lnglI-h. tins survey vii disclose That
fact
SIEFp AND THpROUCHNESS
Il Il particularly urged that the qncs
tIonnalrcs to hllcd out and returned
promptly. So tha, tho information m
them nay hc very promptly tahulatcd
and made ready fnr use 'Iypi~ts who are
willing ~ hl ont the carols are asked +"
volunteer AT the Teaching Ctutcr i'vcry
ono engaged IN the work is urged a carry
II on diligently and carefully and each
community must satisfy itself that alI ot
The nurses who come within the scope
al thc survey are found and recorded on
dlcstIounmrc forms Ono system ot
cards will be filed II the local center, an-
other Will bc sent 10 National Head
quarters ~ Washington, to bC ~ tllc
there Thus eivc> the \ II g. complete
picture III tho nursing resource oi ~"
country The letter received bv Mrs
Bancroft from divisional headquarters
IN Philadelphia shows the need Tor both
speed lud accuracy "a accomplishing
this survey and follows
The survey al nursing resources. We
feel. will stall serve a most useful purpose.
and should he pushed through to corn
pIctIou III an early date II Will reveal
al local communities their own nursing
resources and will stimulate many persons
tn enter public health work or private
nursing
1t Will discover vays III winch the nurs
ing scr1icc can bc improved. giving larger
dignity 10 the nursing profession i will
hclp Ia provide for emergencies. always
arslnC. uhlch ta> local communities
ana call for ncIghhorly help
The american Red Gross IN the days
to corlc. Will have IN increasingly iargr
resp,nsImlIv IN tho care 81 the sick and
N meeting public health cmergcncicS.
( NC must hc prepared for these duties
/ The way III which We finish tins present
task wIll help to determine confidence IN
our ability to do other things
Now THAT the epidemic load has beer
lifted. the Washington office urges, anC
he division office urges that each chap
tcr finish rs survey As soon as Il can thus
freeing ourselves Of task We must carry
! through
Please let me know when the survey
III your chapter Will he finished.
Very truly yours
Nm q FaStpu
DIVISION sup rvisor. Nursing Survey