The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-12
State Nurses Open
18th Convention In
Memorial Building
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ing that "some plan must be devised
whereby no group needing nursing
service. goes without adequate nurs.
Ing care. and at q cost within its
purchasing power"
Whether this need Is to be met
BY establishing nursing units in our
various cities Of the state. or a de.
crease of enrolment in our nursing
schools, thus encouraging graduate
staff service. is one Of the major con-
siderations confronting us at this
session.
Owe Debt to Nurses
I'VE do owe responsibility to the
nurses who, go out from our schools
Certainly there is no virtue In ex.
plotting thousands Of student nurses
who at the end of a hard train,na
may find themselves unable to make
a living wage.
Let us work toward the time when
we shall have q headquarters office
IN our state, with full-time educa.
tional director. Let US work toward
including electives in our nursing
courses in tuberculosis, and PSYCHE
atric nursing, which courses can be
secured at our own institutions and
which will be required as a part Of
the nursing course.
THE problem of nursing education
IS not alone the nurses problem: MOI
IS 1t confined to the hospital trustee
board. The education of the nurse is
as much a community responsibility
and problem as is the preparation
for any Of the other professions"
Miss Margaret Muckley. executive
secretary Of the Minnesota Nurses
association. Minneapolis, and Miss
Bessie Nicoll. Kansas City, are among
speakers to address the nurses at the
convention.
Reports Are Given
Reports of the credentials, programs
and printing, nominations. and legis-
lative committees were on the pro-
gram Monday afternoon. The second
section of the tuberculosis institute
was scheduled from 2 to 4 o'clock
From to S o'clock the convention
will be entertained by students from,
the Bismarck Indian school,.
Miss Henricka Beach. Bismarck
will discuss Retirement Income for
Nurses" at the tea this evening and
Miss Bessie Baldwin, Bismarck. wiz
discuss Hospital Library"
Miss Muckley and Miss Helen Hay
r. N, Minneapolis, will address the
delegates Tuesday morning and the
third session Of the institute will be
held.
Miss Hay, Miss Nicoll, Miss Muck
ley, and Superintendent OF Public In
struction Bertha r. Palmer are on the
Tuesday afternoon speaking program
DR.. j. o. Arnson will be toastmaster
at the annual banquet in the Patter-
son hotel at Z o'clock Tuesday eve
ming.
Among the speakers will he Miss M
Beatrice Johnstone. of the extension
department of the University of North
Dakota, and Miss Muckley.
A meeting Of the board OF directors
was conducted Sunday evening after
the directors had been guests Of Miss
Te!chmann at dinner in the B. p
W. rooms.
Following are the numbers to bt
given by the Indian girls: Childhood
scene from "Hiawatha,' Marian Sla.
ter and Eleanor Partain; dramatic
reading, "The Famine" from '.Iia.
watha."' Marian Slater; Cheyenne
hunting dance. Mary Slater; duet
Indian Dawn Lillian Peltier anc
Marian Slater; selection from oper.
eta, "The Bells Of Capistrano,' by =
chorus of seven girls. with Catherine
Bailey as soloist; reading. "Wher
Betty Does the Ironing" Eleano,
Partain: and Fallen Leaf" by tn.
glee club.