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    "ocrText": "574\nThe Pacific Coast Journal of Nursing\nArmy Base Hospital No.\nPortland,\ncal dressings, and are valuable in help-\nOregon, Miss Grace Phelps, R. N., Chief\ning lay women maintain the standard\nlaid down by the Red Cross, which nee-\nNurse, 1541/2 Ainsworth Avenue, Port-\nessarily demands exact and careful\nland, Oregon.\nwork. Lay women are doing splendid\nArmy Base Hospital No. 35, Los An-\nwork and to them is to be entrusted the\ngeles, Cal., Mrs. A. MacFarlane, R. N.,\nmaking of surgical dressings and hos-\nChief Nurse, Good Samaritan Hospital,\npital garments. Miss Florence Marshall\nLos Angeles, Cal.\nis at the head of this work, and she may\nNavy Base Hospital No. 2, Miss Eliza-\nbe addressed at the Women's Bureau,\nbeth Hogue, R. N., Chief Nurse, Lane\nAmerican Red Cross, Washington, D. C.\nHospital, San Francisco, Cal.\nAll matters relative to classes in Ele-\nNavy Base Hospital No. 3, Miss Sue\nmentary Hygiene and Home Care of the\nDauser, R. N., Chief Nurse, California\nSick, and Home Dietetics will be taken\nHospital, Los Angeles, Cal.\nup with Miss Helen Scott Hay, Director,\nTwo Navy Detachments are being\nBureau of Instruction, American Red\nformed at St. Luke's Hospital, San\nCross, Washington, D. C.\nFrancisco, Cal., under Miss Esther\nThe question of nurses' aids is one\nBrown, R. N., Superintendent of Nurses.\nabout which there is much misapprehen-\nIt will be of interest to know that at\nsion. The four courses of instruction\npresent American nurses of Central\ngiven under the auspices of the Red\nPowers parentage, but who are Ameri-\nCross are the only courses open to lay\ncan citizens, may be enrolled in any de-\nwomen, and all of them would be useful\npartment of service, but their assign-\nin preparing women to act as nurses'\nment to duty may hinge upon the lo-\naids. The course in Elementary Hy-\ncality to which they are assigned.\ngiene and Home Care of the Sick was\nNurses enrolling for foreign service\nrequired as the preparation for service\nwill be glad to know that their salaries\nin connection with Base Hospital Units;\nmay be allowed according to individual\nsuch service in Base Hospital Units has,\npreference upon application by the\nhowever, been annulled by the govern-\nnurse to the commanding officer of the\nment, at least in so far as sending\nBase Hospital.\nnurses' aids abroad is concerned, and\nThe report is abroad that nurses are\nthe acceptance of nurses' aids for hos-\nto be drafted. This possibly originated\npital training in this country has, up to\nat our convention in San Diego, where\nthis time, not been provided for.\na speaker made the suggestion, but did\nBase Hospitals have the privilege of\nnot state it as a fact. While, no doubt,\nselecting women through the Chief\nthis could be done by the government,\nNurse to add to their personnel and\nthe fact, that such a procedure is not be-\nsuch nurses' aids, after receiving the in-\ning considered, should be generally\nstruction as above indicated may be\nknown.\ngiven hospital training in the Base Hos-\nMany nurses have volunteered their\npital connected with that unit. This has\nhelp during days off duty to the Red\nbeen done, however, in only one or two\nCross Chapters in the making of surgi-\ninstances..\n+\n\"Not in rewards, but in the strength to strive,\nThe blessing lies.\"\n-Trowbridge\nBest Available Image"
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