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Show Women Urged to Enroll for Nurse Training The Central Utah Vocational School in cooperation with the Utah Valcy Hospital offers an accredited ac-credited course in Practical Nursing Nurs-ing to the women of this community. commun-ity. This program is approved by state and by the National Association Associa-tion for Practical Nurse education. Its graduates, thus, have recognition recogni-tion wherever they go. This is a 12 months course with one month vacation. Students spend 17 weeks in class and laboratory practice at the school and then 30 weeks in supervised practice in the bedside at the Utah Valley Hospital. During Dur-ing the 30 weeks of practice in the hospital, "students receive a stipend which totals to $675.00. Thus, they evrn while they learn. Two classes are enrolled each year, one in March and one in September. The next class will begin be-gin March 5. Since only a limited number of students can be accepted, accept-ed, applications for the March class should be made immediately. The graduating exercises for the class that enrolled last March will be held on April 2. The public is invited to these exercises. For further information, visit or write to the Central Utah Vocational Voca-tional School, Provo, or call Provo 2150. Today, there is a shortage of nurses, not because their number is fewer, but because the demand for their services is greater than ever before. There are many reasons rea-sons for this; among them, our aging population, the current birth rate, and the increased ability to pay for hospital services. All these have combined to put a strain on nursing facilities and make an increased in-creased number of nurses essential to the health of our communities and nation. To help solve this vital problem, Practical Nursing Schools have been established. Practical Nursing is now recognized as a definite vocation, calling for specific skills and knowledges for which the worker must be prepared. These programs are open to women 17 to 50. They afford a real opportunity for the young student who does not go on to college and the thousands of qualified women in the older age brackets. Today, there are numerous women in the prime of life who either need or desire employment. Their families need them less, but thousands of families need them more. Some may need to earn a living, others are seeking a satisfying outlet for their own interests and abilities. They are refined, cultured, and adaptable. These women make an ideal practical nurse. In one year in an approved school, the student practical nurse is prepared for state licensing, and a dignified, lifetime career. She will have an assured income whenever when-ever she wants to work. Knowing she is needed is in itself one of the richest rewards. The modern) practical nurse is an important part of a hospital team, working with professional nurses and doctors, doc-tors, or caring for convalescent or chronically ill patients in their own homes. |