The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-05

is being conducted by the United states Public Health Service in CO., operation with the state nurses aS- sociations is to learn the nursing resources of the nation and each state. Tn order that no registered nurse in any state may be over. 1 looked, the names and addresses of 1899 nurses once registered in Con- necticut but now living in q other states, have been sent by tho special agent in Connecticut to special agents in the states in which those nurses are now living.
 The filling out of the question naire does not mean that Q regis tered nurse is obligated to partici- pate in military activities without her full approval. She merely gives her qualifications and states in what capacity, if any, she could serve in case of 6 national emer- gency. Even if the nurse thinks that she has already too many ob- ligationS, she is urged to fill in the survey form and return 1t.
 In the first World War, registered nurses who were in service, espe- cially during the epidemic of in- fiuenza, remember the shortage of trained nursing personnel. Normal ly the quota for units of approxi- mately 200 enlisted men is one reg istered nurse. but the epidemic changed that figure and there was a sudden demand for more register cd nurses. At that time, nurses found themselves in ward sud- denly filled with few hundred very sick men and the nurses as well as the men were grateful to every woman who volunteered to go to the camps to help. How valuable Q survey such as this would have been, aS 1t would have enabled the per- sons in charge to choose trained as- dstants. This survey will give us, in the event of any emergency again arising, a record of all pro- fessional nurses.
 Contributions
 Almost every woman Is asking herself at this time what she can do for her country. Many have husbands, brothers, sons, giving 8 year of their lives, and women are anxious to make their contribution to this national program. The reg istered nurse IS one of the few groups of women who are already trained and have Q definite Serv- Ice to give, a service that in the event of almost any emergency, will be one of the first in demand.
 Registered nurses are urged to set an example to all groups by help. Ing to complete this survey promptly in order that we may be one of the first groups to say, We. the registered nurses of the United States, are ready for any emer- gency."
 By July 1, the army expects to add 40i9 registered nurses to It's nurse corps. The Indian Bureau plans to add l64 registered nurses, and the Veterans Adminiytration's $ normal expansion for i94l calls for 2260 registered nurses. {"
 vitally Essential
 As the younger nurses are drawn into government services, those whe have not been actively engaged IL nursing may be called upon to helr nurse the civilian population, ane for this reason, it IS Ntally essen. tial that we know where each reg. istered nurse in Connecticut Is 10. cated, and what service she Is pre-. pared to render. .-..
 Therefore, 1t Is urged (O that fl you have not returned your sur. vey form, please do 50 as once; and (2) if you are a graduate nurse, registered In Connecticut, or in any other state. and living in Connecti- cut, and have not received survey form, please write to the Connecti- cut State Nurses Association 2S2 Asylum street, Hartford, or tele- phone Hartford 2.8840 for ono.