Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-07
RED CROSS NURSE
IS COMING HERE
Public Health Nursing and Home
Hygiene instruction Part OF
Peace Time Program.
SPEAKS AT CHAUTAUoUA.
"Nurse the Most Needed Woman In the
World" Says Mics Jane A. p-lsnc.
Director OF the Department OF Nurs-
Ing Of the American Red Gross.

10 pace the luDllc utdltn on n
higher plane than Il has ever been Is
the object OF II national program un-
dertaken by the American Red Cross
as part OF its peace time plan. From
coast 10 coast and from lakes 10 gulf
the Red Cross is spreading the gospel
OF good health-and of the proper care
of the sick by fostering the study and
practice Of nursing, both by organized
public health activities and by mem
bers OF the family In every home.
Through the Chautauqua an official
representative OF the Red Cross De-
pariment OF Nursing will soon tell the
people OF this community the story OF
what is being done and will ask their
cooperation.
One OF the great lessons OF the world
war is found In the unnecessarily low
standards OF physical health revealed.
This was brought out most forCybly In
the great number of reflections OF
young men called 10 the colors under
the Selectiye Service Law. Records
show that throughout the United
States one-third OF the young men ex-
amined for military service were dis
qualified from bearing arms for their
country through minor physical de-
fects, a large proportion Of which
might have been avoided by compul.
sorry school examination and proper
medical and nursing care.
Urgent Need Of Nurses.
further proof OF the general urgent
need OF women trained in nursing was
supplied by the epldemics Of Spanish
influenza that have caused terrific
loss Of life and suffering throughout
the country. Hundreds OF thousands
OF persons died, and In many commu-
mites the plague spread without any
adequate means OF checking II because
OF the imposslbllity OF obtaining WON
en- capable OF caring for the victims.
Reports show that many persons ac-
tually died without attention because
the overworked doctors could not
reach them all, nurses could not be
found who knew what TO do, and
neighhors feared TO 20 near the help
less patients
The useiessness and danger OF such
waste OF human power is only too
apparent, for the health and strength
OF nation can only be- measured by
the health and strength OF its people
Recognizing the fact that the crux OF
the whole situation lies IN giving every
community tie means OF building up
Us own nursing strength the Ameri-
can Rcd Cross. In cooperation with
the various Chaurauquas. f. sending
broadcast the message that none can
AFFORD 10 ignore.
Phases Of Public Health NURSING.
Public health nursing includes many
phases. such as bedside nursing, In
which the nurse isits the patients
and gives them hourly care as neces-
sary; school nursing; care of expect
ant mothers, babies and small chill
dren; work In factories and Industrial
centers; rural nursing. and instruc-
ton in Red Cross courses, home hygi-
enc. home dietetics. care OF the sick.
and various other forms Of commu.
nifty service.
To all American women the Red
Cross sends this message:
IF you are interested in nursing
as profession. enter one of the train
Ing schools for nurses. many Of which
offer scholarships, and specialize in
public health work. IL you are al
ready graduate nurse and anxious
TO enter this field, the Red Cross has
scholarships and loan funds which
will equip you for this work. Wives
and mothers are urged to take the RED
Cross Course Of Instruction In Home
Hygiene and Care OF the Sick so that
they Will be able 10 maintain 10 the
highest degree the health and 10 nurse
members 81 their household I'm time of
minor Illnesses"
Throughout the length and breadth
Of The land the American Red Cross.
spreading the gospel Of good health. is
sounding call TO American women 10
adopt The study OF nursing. either 70
join profession which H. daily be-
coming more highly valued or 10 ht
themselves for nursing I'm the home.
The Red Cross lecturer seen 90 ap-
pear her will help her hearers visual
lie the remarkable history Of nursing
service az home and abroad and Will
expound the ideals OF health conserva.
ton so often neglected in many com.
munities. experimenting the senti
mental side Of nursing, the mother
touch, the lecturer will give n demon. /
strstlon Of efficiency IN the sick room I
Modern methods Of sanitation and sci. I
entific handling Of the individual sick +
aud Of epidemics will also be outlined I
to her audience