Arizona republican., 1918-07-19

Enrollment.-Women will be given an opportunity to enroll in the United States Student Nurse reserve in any one of three ways:
 CD As engaging to hold themselves in readiness until April l, 1919, to ac- cept assignments to nurses training schools. These women will be sent to the schools as fast as vacancies occur. Those of superior qualifications will be given preference, and it is, of course, possible that not every one who en- rolls will be accepted.
 CD AS desiring to become candi- dates for the Army Nursing school re gently established by authority of the war department. with branch schools in selected military hospitals.
 (3) As engaging to hold themselves in readiness until April 1. 1919, to ac- cept assignments to either a civilian training school or the Army Nursing school. Those who so enroll will be called where the first need arises The government hopes that majority of those who enroll will thus put down their names for both.
 The Nurses Training Schools. There are 1,519 nurses training | schools in this country. Their need is as great and imperative as that of the Army School of nursing. Those who enroll for these schools will be as signed as vacancies occur.
 The enrolment card will indicate two classes of Registrants-preferred and deferred. The preferred class will be those who are ready to accept as l signment to whatever hospital the gov ernment directs them, although they may state what training school they prefer to be sent to. Those who reg ister in the preferred class will be as signed first, and all possible consider ation will be given to their preference as stated. The deferred class is com posed of those who limit their pledge of service-that is, who will not en- gage to go except to certain hospitals This class is intended largely for those who, for family reasons, cannot accept training at a distance from theil homes. Those who register in the de- ferred class will be assigned only after the preferred class is exhausted The government relies on the pa triotism of those who enroll to fill out preferred cards if they possibly can othus vlunteering to go where they are most needed.
 Nobody will be assigned to any schools whose conditions of trainine are not approved by the state board of nurse examiners.
 Terms of Training.
 The term of training varies from two , to three years, according to the re. quirements of the particular school tC which the student nurse may be sen, , No course takes less than two year: nor more than three.
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 For.
 At present every woman who com. pletes satisfactorily her training in any accredited school is eligible for servic, as an army nurse at the front ant stands a chance of being assigned t, duty abroad. At the same time sh
 will be qualified to earn her living il one of the noblest professions open t, , women. It should be remembered furthermore, that her usefulness vii begin not when she graduates from tn
 training school, but as soon as she en
 ters it. Practical nursing work is part of the work of every trainin
 school, and the student nurse is no only learning to serve but serving he country from the outset.
 Finances.-The student nurse get her board, lodging and tuition free a practically every training school, an in most cases receives small remun !, eration to cover the cost of books an uniforms. After graduation she ha an earning capacity of from s100 | $500 month. Private duty nurse now receive an average of from s100 t s120 a month, together with boar l. while on duty; institution nurses fror 7 $50 to s250 a month, together wit board. lodging and laundry; and som + public health nurses from S100 to S25 e a month without maintenance. Ther