Arizona republican., 1922-06-28
TIME OE TRAINING
Of NURSES IN THIS
STATE IS REDUCED

Student nursese in Arizona will be
required in the future to take 2S
months training course in the schools
Of nursing in the state to secure a
diploma as a graduate nurse instead
of the three years course as formerly
required This ruling was made Sat
urday by the state board of nurse
examiners following a conference
with the principals of the chools of
nursing in the state. This ruling,
which goes into effect at once will
apply to all student nurses who en-
ter training on or after June /. 1922.
The reduction OF the length OF the
training course from So to % months
was deemed necessary by the state
board OF nurse examiners so that Arf-
zona schools of nursing could compete
with the schools OF other states. es-
peeially California Most of the states
are reducing the period OF training
required. and it was the opinion of
the board that If. student nurses are
to be oh aimed for the schools OF the
state. the reduction must be made.
The IS months course can be fol-
lowed with an S months special
course of training. according TO the
ruling. which is TO be optional with
of the schools will include specialiZ-
ed subjects such as institutional
work surgical nursing. dietetics, pub
lie health nursing and other special
kinds OF nursing
Although four years high school
course is preferred as a preliminary
requirement for entrance to the
schools, the board decided that a
student would be accepted who had
completed a two years high school
course or its equivalent The mini
mum age limit for applicants was
placed at 1S years and no students
under that age will be admitted to
the schools
The three schools OF nursing in the
state ere the Arizona Deaconess hos
pital Phoenix. Miss Mary Janet
Burns. r NJ. PRINCIPAL: ST. Ioseph's
hospital, Phoenix. Miss Alpha r.
Marcum r. n, principal: ard st.
Mary's hospital Tucson. Sister Evan
gelista. r. N. principal. Students It
was announced will be admitted to
schools in September. Anyone wish
ing further information concerning
the schools is asked to write to the
principals.
The state board of nur&e examin-
eFS at IIlelT meeting OH S6tfIuhN dlSp
granted 121 applications for certi-
ficates OF registration, making a total
registration since the state law re-
quiring nurses to be registered went
into effect June 9. 1921, $40 nurses.
Several applications filed before the
waiver of one year expired have been
held up pending further action by
the board and these will be granted
later.
The board of nurse examiners after
discussion of the reciprocity be-
tween Arizona and other states rela-
tive to the registration of nurses,
decided to await the action of the
National Convention of Nurses as
sociation now sgoing on in Seattle.
The rational association is endeavor-
ing to get each state TO recognize the
registered nurses of other states, and
to give them certificates upon their
credentials and certificate from an
other state.
All nurses registered in this state
in the future will be required to take
an examination. The first eXamina
tion will be given in October 1922 and
each year thereafter in April and
October. Under the law all student
nurses In training before January ],
1921 will be granted a certificate of
registration