Arizona republican., 1921-09-11

Did you ever need a physician in hurry, especially late at night, and did you ever hunt through the tele- phone book and call number after number without getting a reply2 Or did you ever need your family doctor urgently, only to find that he had been called to the country, or was out on another visit, or that his tele- phone number had been changed? :? Or did you ever want a nurse and spend hours in futile search for one. even though you knew that the city has scores of them?
 If you have ever been in any of the foregoing predicaments = pre- dicaments which sometimes mean life or death-you have perhaps come toaknow about the Doctors and Nurses Telephone directory. If you are not acquainted with it this story will be an introduction to one of the most important institutions in Phoenix.
 The Doctors and Nurses Telephone directory is conducted by the Mari copa County Medical society for the convenience of the public, and in the year in which it has been in exist ence 1t has demonstrated it's worth many times. The directory is in operation throughout the A hours of every day in the year. and in afford ing assistance to the citizens of Phoenix it is also giving definite help in matters which can be considered only by such an institution.
 As an instance of the foregoing 1t may be suggested that there are times when a doctor Is not needed, but when expert advice will enable a mother to render first aid assistance competently. In such cases this ad- vice is forthcoming from the direc- tory-advice which is given by a registered nurse with years of ex- perience Perhaps the case is an accident, where immediate medical assistance is necessary. In this iri- stance there is no need to call every doctor in the city, as has sometimes been done, for single call to the directory and a description of the ac- cident will bring the needed help without delay.
 The directory is located at S11 West Jefferson street, telephone 1615, where it has recently taken up new quarters, The directory was started 1 in September, 1920, and in June, 1921, | it was taken over by the Maricopa | County Medical society. Today it l serves A physicians and surgeons, | one dentist, and more than 70 nurses. l It is planned that within few months every nurse In the city will | be registered by the directory. which | will exercise stringent supervision
 over the qualifications of the nurses
 who apply for registration
 The present efficient stae of the directory is due to the efforts of Dr
 Harry R. Carson. president of the l Maricopa County Medical society I who has directed much of his effori for a year to making it of real ser- vice to the public and to the physi- l clans and nurses who are registered l with it. The directory is under the I active management of Miss Bertha
 Case. R. N.. and Mrs. Elya Fasine l assistant
 1 Nurses who desire to register with 1 the directory must show their diplo- | mas in all cases where they claim te | be graduate nurses, and if they are | student nurses, their proficiency an6 the time during which they have been engaged in nursing is investi- gated. In the case of graduate | nurses. even their diplomas mean l nothing if the nurse herself cannot | pass the standards of the Arizona
 State Nurses association. Beause oi this care, the public is certain that l nurses whose services are obtained | through the directory are competent
 and experienced, while membership
 in the directory is a guarantee to ths
 nurse that she Is all that she pre-
 tends to be.
 In using the directory the public is
 requested especially to answer al
 questions which are asked. Int s questions are propounded by 2
 trained nurse who is anxious to serve
 the caller to the best of her ability
 and if she has a full knowledge oi
 the case her advice and assistance
 take on added worth. She is not