Evening journal., 1919-07-25
DFFERSCHOLARSRIPS.
FOR PUBLIC NURSES.
Needed to Guard Health of
Workers in Various
Industries
MRS. BANCROFT TO
GIVE INFORMATION

owing TO the frequent request for
Public Health nurses throughout the
State. the Delaware Chapter OF the Red
Gross offers a few scholarships TO
graduate nurses for the training re-
iuired for this special work.
MRS. Joseph Bancroft, director OF
Bureau OF Hygiene OF the Delaware
Chapter A. r.. c., No. 9i3 Delaware ave-
hue. will be glad TO give all informa-
ION in regard 10 nursing activities.
we need more industrial nurses 20
siard the health OF the worker that
Is the appeal recently made by Secre-
tsry OF Labor, Wilson.
Employers throughout the country
are also appealing for more public
health nurses with Gndcstrial training.
Only lack of appropriations. il Is said,
prevents the establishment by the De-
partmcnt OF Labor OF a registry for
such nurses, so that the numtous
requests which come for them from
Employers and employees may be met,
The Industrial nurse is showing the
needless waste in the old system OF
ycrapping workers when health breaks
down or injuries occur. She Is pre-
venting accidents and sickness by her
,ducation OF the worker and her eX-
pert supervision OF working condi-
lios. She is keeping small injuries
from growing to big ones. by lrst aid
treatment at the plant She is bring
Ing Che sick worker quickly back to
his lob through home care for him and
II necessary for members or his fam
ily
ono nurse in a large plant noticed
on analyzng her records that a mum
ber Of workmen from various depart
ments reported the same kind Of In
Jury. By visiting each department, and
studying the process done by these
workmen, she discovered the cause o'
she injury and suggested "a simple
remedy. This remedy almost eiimin-
sted such injuries.
Industrial nurses in England saved
the lives and health OF the thousands
OF girl war workers who entered the
munitions factories in overwhelming
number many OF them young and in
experienced. The nurses Inspected the
girls clothig, removing every trace OF
metal for even wire hairpin would
have meant disaster in the explosive
area They gace them simple instruc-
Ion I'm nchlIls iUfe hl0NNf q NN 'i'N
cause Of absences. visited the girls
homes, and many times helped to Inn
prove living conditions. They gave
nrst-aid treatment in case OF injury.
Today English employers consider the
industrial nurse ono OF the most i'm
portant members OF their executive
stats.
In this country the demand for the
services OF the industrial nurse has
yrown by leaps and bounds, and the
National Organization for Public Health
Nursing is endeavoring TO meet ~,
through the training Of nurges for
his work. In addition TO a good
nursing course. training In social well
are and economies, IN various phases
n public health. and practical eXper-
ence is necessary to qualify woman
or this dinlcult work according TO
,nicers Of this organization. They are,
therefore,. endeavoring 10 establish |
courses in this work. and TO raise a
scholarship fund Of Si5O,0OO to enable
lrses. especially war nurses, to take
,uch courses. In this way, IL Is hoped |
10 secure the number of public health |
nurses which are needed