Evening star., 1919-12-27
.12-H0UR DAY, $35
"A WEEK FOR NURSES
Graduates Association Acts
on Report of Committee
Recommending Scale.

y scale CT $50 weel; for general
cases tended by members OF the
Graduate Nurses association and g
upon as the new basis OF fees for
the coming year, according to an an
nouncement made today.
The announcement is made as the
result OF action taken at a recent
meeting Of the association. when -
joint committee representing private
nurses. superintendentS Of nurses
training schools and & registry COM
inittce made . report on scales.
IN reaching its conclusions and
in drawing up i;s n. schedule the
joint committee las tn" needs OF the
sick const2 rrly IL ininC IS we'll as
I'll welfare of ina i.ur5e. enc IN rec
o.'i.nendinE The iEcreasa j. charges
for private nursc5 it kept this in
crease as moderate as was compatible
with the necessity fo' providing
nurses with - living income. the re-
port stated.
Plans Hourly Nursing Service.
Knowing that the increase in
charges recommended, if adopted.
would keep private nursing beyond
the reach OF ii considerable part Of
the DopulS lion. the joint committee
put forward the hourly nursing serr-
ice as its solution for meeting the
needs OF those who could not afford 4
full-time nursing service: it's moder-
ate cost, its provision fer the skilled
service of graduate nurses. the elim'-
mating of tn9 necessity for providing
sleeping quarters and board for the
nurse and the opportunity 10 secure
the actual skilled nursing care and
special treatments needed. without
the necessity Of paying for the nurse
at full-tirIo rates.
RESOLUTIONS Adopted.
Tire following resolutions presented
by thc committee were adopted:
That it advocates Il twelve-hour
day (vith exceptions for certain Stip-
ulated situations) and frowns on the
practice now prevailing in many hos
pitfalls and homes of expecting cruelty
long hours of private nurses.
That il increases the standard rate
of charges to S55 per week for general
cases
THAT it appreciates the fact that
it is sometimes necessary for pri-
Vate nurse to give more than twelve
hours of service per day, but that
frequently longer service is not nee
cssary. Therefore. in those cases il.
which the nurse is required to work
more than twelve hours Il day when
not absolutely necessary. she shall
be allowed to charge $40 per week.
THAT cases of less than Six days
duration shall be charged at the rate
of 81 per day.
Higher rates should be adopted for
the care of patients i'll with COM
municabIe and mental diseases, alco-
holics. drug addictS and extremely
patients. Increased rates
also should be adopted for the care
of more than one patient at the same
time and for preparing and assisting
at operations in the home The
charge for the care of mother and
baby in private home is recommend
ed at $40 per week.
Asserts Action Was Necessary.
President Elizabeth G. Fox in
statement declared that it is hoped
the fact will be made clear that the
nurses are taking this action from
necessity and have not forgotten the
more humanitarian side OF their serv
ice
.ricy shsii continue" she said. Ito
10 what they have done very fra
1uentiy in the past. that us. TO cancel
bills for standard charges after hav-
ing received much less than the
amount Cue because OF the inability
of the patient to pay the amount
due"