Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-08
ARMY NURSES WILL
GET RAISE IN PAY
BY JULIA G. STIMSON
Major, Supt., Army Nurse Corps;
Dean Army ScInnnl of Nursing

Major, Supt., Army Nurse Corps;
Dean, Army School of Nursing
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The serv-
ice pay bill ian act to readjust the
pay and allowances Of the commits
stoned and enlisted personnel Of the
army, navy, marine corps, coast
guard, coast and geodetic survey,
and public health service), which
was signed by the president on June
10, will make a great difference
in the pay Of the army nurse corps,
and will at last put it on basis that
will compare very favorably with
that existing in civil life.
This bill increases the pay Of
members OF the nurse corps
throughout each period of service
except the first one, and stands as
follows:
First period of three years, $50 a
month.
Second period Of thre eyears. $50
month.
Third period Of three years, Sis
a month.
Fourth period, $13O a month.
Scale of Pay
The scale Of pay was worked out
by the officers in charge Of the
matter in conference with the super
1ntendent of the corps and her
assistants and advisors, and is felt
to be as fair an adjustment as could
possibly be made to meet the re-
quirements of the entire bill as laid
down by the congressional commit
tee.
With full maintenance, initial uni
form equipment, thirty days leave
a year, extended time when sick,
with the possibility of one month
sick leave, insurance benefits, op-
portunity for advanced study, the
possibility of travel, and the prom
ised assurance of ultimate retire
ment on three-fourths pay, the adj
vantages of service in the army
nurse corps are steadily increasing.
The oppol tunities for advanced
study referred to include the post.
graduate courses which two per cent
of the officers Of the medical de-
partment "a group which now in
cludes nurses), may t&ke in civilian
hospitals on full pay and allowances,
and the constant extension of def
n1tely worked out courses in certain
specialties that are being given in
army hospitals, such as laboratory
technique, administration Of anes-
thesia, psychiatric social service,
and X-ray work.
Corps Widely Scattered
There are at present time S45
nurses in the army nurse corps.
These nurses are scattered through
out the United States at the large
general hospitals and at certain Of
the smaller stations, and groups Of
them are in the Philippines and
Hawaii
All Of the nurses who were with
the American forces in Germany
have been returned from Coblenz
with the exception of four, who are
remaining with the small number
of troops that have recently been
ordered to remain.
OF the 505 nurses who graduated
from the army school of nursing in
June, 1921, So volunteered for ap-
pointment in the army nurse corps,
and have served or are serving in
army hospitals.
Various forms of public health
work are engaging the attention Of
the majority Of these graduates.
One hundred and fifteen are oc-
cupied in visiting nursing, social
service, school nursing, or industrial
nursing. F'ifty-four are holding POI
sitions in hospitals or other tnstitu-
tons, IS are engaged in private
duty, 20 have been married, and the
others are in different lines Of nurs-
ing work.