The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-12-19

COURSE At
THE HOSPITAL

y rrfrr'~hcr course for graduate
uiLr>,>> VINO have been inactive pro
ft->>lUIrllll for three years or more
will STAR in Nyaudcrtc ri the Wyan-
,tUtt, General hospital. This course. ~
Well a. uilpI> throughout the state. il
given - pr NcIh tls. possibility of Il
local shortage of NURSES should the
emergency thr IEititlI NOW faces grow
more acute. Because nElny younger
hIIrSA-> have volunteered their services
Ia the army and navy. 10 ne Ameri-
can Red Cross. and To American i'll
dIINLry. nFllIy communities in Michigan
already face k,ck of qualified per
$OnS To give good nursing care in 10
cal homes and hospitals The refrt Shcr
course will enable many older women
Ia ,OnIribWje uo home defense through
more active nursing in their own CCsn-
muIitits
The course il designed Ia enable
graduate NURSES wlIu lEIve kSt touch
with heir field of service to BECOME
acquainted with newer methods of
medical. surgical. d,>tttriCal and ptdi-
;Hric nursing. instructions and prsIc-
tict will he given in .hr nursing ants.
nutrition. new drugs. communicable di-
>t'I>c nursing. p>ychiatric nursing. T.
Iiiilrir nursing and Ob>tel rit:ill nur>-
lnS
The rcfr,Shcr cour>,- will continue
f,r >iA weeks Ckl>~tr, and supervised
ward practice will In given five days
Il week for six hours Il day. Monday
through Friday The usual hours will
he from = am. a. ; pm. with an hour
of for lUlRh During the first three
weeks there Will be- four hours of
class and two hours uf ward practice
daily During uhr second three weeks
rlk'rt will h. two hours of class and
four hours of ward practice daily.
Mrs. Thtlml BrewingtOn. R.N., as
>iS;urt supervisor of nurses training
for the stale board of control for W.
CruriUIEil education. his II cehly been
in WNalni'.rlt to work out plans fOJ
the course 1T the WyandulEe hospital.
Few uf the women who have regis
tered for uh, course are doing ~ be-
c;IlU>t of personal Necessity To return
10 work. Mrs ErewingtUn states
More Frequently il il Il desire to re
turn BO rhcir chn>cIt professional field
and to be ready 10 serve their coln-
try, jham Il need for work which lEI>
prompt e,l enrolment Some. of the en-
rolleeS are women with children w'ho
have found Il relative. friend ur neigh
Dor who wild assume part of their
home responsibilities ~ another con
;ributiOn To national defense
Although the ne Il fur thi> refreSheI
course experience. which will enable
nurses Ia return To duty i recognized
nationally. Michigan is the first STATE
To- provide an opportunity for the ne
ct.S>sLry instruction. according I,
George H. Fern. dirpri ar of the state
beard IF control for vocational edE=l
tiun. The upstate COURSES are SPONSOR
ed my rhe University of Michigan. anG
the Detroit courses by Wayne univer
shy. The project il made. pOSSibl,
through funds from the $tlutp board al
control for vocational education am
the w X Kellogg Foundation, is en
dGr-etl by uhe Michigan Safe Nurses
Association. the. Michigan League d
Nursing Education and the Michigan
static aT'ssl nizttiuu for Ntblic hezl lri
nursing. ami WAS arranged 10y uh.
| john. committee Om community nurSin:
Nurses Interested In taking IN,
course should apply imF dkltely [,
Miss Lois Ander>nu. >npCrint endemt o
nI.~.-> nj WNeiINlcUe General hospital
Amy nurse living in Michigan and reg
i~teN1 III any Stspt, iii the union i eli
f, gihlp f. rnl2lhmt:I; There are IA.
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