Show COMING CHECK UPON NURSING SCHOOLS SEEN 0 Hospital Conference Discusses i Standards Wholesale I Turnout Nursing standards standards' today are none too high and the time is 1 rapidly ap approaching when nurses will not be e turned out by the wholesale These were some of the many pre predictions dictions made at the hospital conference confer confer- ence conducted Tuesday at the Hotel Utah in connection with the sectional meeting of the American College of ot Surgeons Reduction of ot nursing schools In la the country is one sure way of solving a serious problem that problem th that t of ott turning r out t too many women of mercy mercy and and thE sis gradually being d done ne Robert Jolly of Houston Texas president president- nt- nt elect of the American Hospital association asso O. O told the hospital superintendents superintendents dents supervisors and other officials attending from from Utah Colorado Idaho and Wyoming Operations Discussed Every phase of hospital oper operation tion was discussed at the round table meeting conducted by Mr Jolly ty and Dr Malcolm T MacEachern of Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago associate director American Americ n College of Surgeons Dr R. R J J. J Alexander county physician physician physician phy phy- and superintendent of the Salt Lake general hospital declared that we are coming to the time when every hospital with less than 75 b beds ds will discontinue student nursing Its Us a shame and a disgrace to allow allow al si- al- al low women to go through nursing schools school knowing they are going to flunk Nursing standards can can be materially raised There never has been a time in the history of ot nursing that there has be been n a dearth of ot these workers he said Dr Alexander pointed out that Itis it itis itis is now necessary for smaller institutions institutions lions not able to give proper nursing nursing nursing nurs- nurs nurs- nurs ing instruction to aU affiliate with larg larg- larger er h hospitals Cheaper Hospitalization Mr Jolly said that we judge the ability of f nurses like Ilke we judge the ability of ot persons in iii other He asserted that it is now possible to get cheaper hospital Iza- Iza tion through group purchase se of hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital care He assured delegates that while there may be a need for lifting n nursing nurs nurs- rs ing lag standards the hospital today is setter better equipped to care for patients than ever before beLore Administrative ti prof professional Ss and ancl 1 economic phases of operation featured lea fea ea- ea the discussions Dr MacEachern certain patients pa Hents who he declared are always looking for opportunities to sue the hospital in hopes of getting some easy money He urged the superintendents superintendents superintendents super super- to be careful at all times Wise Precaution He said that It would be wise for hospital officials to stud study the laws regarding illegal megal operations Each state he stated has has' different laws Th They should be studied and h hospital officials should be guided within them he said During the discussion it was point pointed ed out that doctors could help a great deal if they would inform their patients patients pa pa- that they must have havo enough money to pay part of their of-their their bill In advance ad ad- advance vance The delegates agreed that some doctors Just think of ot increasing the number of cases and forget the hospital l. l Dr MacEachern warned the delegates dele gates th that t in caSe case of death by accident t they should always notify the coro cam coro nero ncr This should be done he said before turning the victims victim's body over o overto to a mortician n. n Following the conference Dr MacEachern Mar Mac Eachern showed medical motion pictures pictures pic pie tures to a a large audience in the hotel supper room The hospital conference conference confer confer- ence reconvened d at 2 p. p m. m |