Evening journal., 1920-07-17
SHOWSNEED OF
MORE NURSES
Profession Offers Great Op-
portunities to Young
Women of Today
FINE CHANCE AT
DELAWARE HOSPITAL

Need for more nurses IN Delaware
is becoming a serious problem, espe-
cially with the hospitals. With the
opportunities that the profession now
offers II Is hard for oillclals OF hos
pitQls to understand why more young
women are not taking 1t up. An ON
] clad OF the Delaware Hospital In
pointing out the great need Of more
nurses and the opportunities that are
offered the graduate nurse Of today,
makes the following Interesting
statement:
THE work Is easier with shorter
| hours, more freedom and less mOnOt-
ony than is generally supposed.
There Is urgent need OF more
nurses In Delaware. Positions are
open everywhere for the graduate
nurses. No line OF work for women
today offers a greater variety Of work
and larger salary In prOpOtiOn Than
that of nursing.
private nursing Is the field chosen
by many OF the graduates nurses be-
cause they enpOy The special care OF
one patient: because OF the oppOrtun-
tiles OF meeting and making friends
of travelling and seeing more Of the
world. Also Of the freedom they feel
when Off duty.
Constitutional or hospital nursing
Is The field where the nurse with
executive ability Is more successful
and It has its advantages too.
"ln the hospital the hours are reg
ular, The responsibility is relieved
and her hone is In The Institution.
She has no expense OF room or laun-
dry These positions include the SUI
perintendent OF the hospital, the
principal OF The training school, the
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the head nurses OF wards, the night
superintendent. the operating room
nurse and other positions in The
building.
"public healh nursing Is another
field where the nurse has wide OppOr-
tunities and includes the district ~
visiting nurse, the rural nurse. the
hourly nurse. the bahy-Welfare nurse
the industrial nurse, community
nurse. social service nurse, social
hygiene nurse, the school nurse. iho
outside maternity nurse, and prenatal
"NVe are all familiar with the Red
/ Cross nurse. and the army and navy
nurse.
ITO The women preferring clerical
work is the position OF secreiaria
nurse, and office nurse, while the WO-
man who desires the mission field
there rs The service OF the mission
ary nurse and many. OF the foreign
hospitals have our american nurses
In Them today.
I'VE have ihe physical culture
nurse. she has her work In the board
Ing schools as social and physica
director.
"The salaries for these positions
vary. but compare favorably will
anv positions omen for women. Su
= perintpndonis OF hospitals receive si2'
10 $500 a month. Instructors, SIS q
$50. Private nursing $50 10 $40 ;
week. while other positions rang
- from so to si21 per month.
"Ihe time on duty is eight hour
daily. one half day allowed eacl
week shorter hours Sundays AM
- three weeks vacation each summer.
+ Are Young women today eager q
p make their lives count for something
worth while and 90 utilize their en-
[ ergies jon some satisfactory form o
service?
, "The nurse situation is serlou
- one and unless more women com
r into the hospitals adequate care can
r not be given 90 the sick.
: III parents would realize that ihl
] discOuraging OF their daughters TO en-
b ter training may mean the lack %
t nursing care 90 some sick person,
: may be some one dear TO them hur
- ried In 90 the Osnital-perhaps Their
I would be more encouragement, il
fact persuasion for the young wo
I men today 10 enter the profession
/ and 90 stick TO ~ and prepare for thi
service calling them today.
"The higher the cducationa
Z standard the better the school. Il