Show british nurses rebel at training harshness LONDON harsh methods of training perpetuated by british hospital matrons matrona who have been brought up in the old tradition of strict discipline have tended to discourage members of tho the present generation from continuing their hospital courses it was states in a recent debate in the house of lords on the question of what could be done to attract young women to take up nursing despite a widespread compa campaign ign of recruiting and the importation of a limited number of trainees from foreign countries chiefly germany the hospitals still need greatly increased staffs the shortage of nurses Is estimated to be in the neighborhood of one of the suggestions was that the training of nurses be taken away entirely from the hospitals and turned over to some new authority lord shepherd announced that this policy was already being considered by the government lord crook told the members that several instances of petty tyrannies tyrannizes tyr annies to which his attention had been drawn had resulted in the resignation of young women who resented being sharply reprimanded or punished for slight infractions of the rules another suggestion for relieving the shortage was that provision should be made tor for the training of more male nurses but the proposal met with little support lord simon said most patients preferred having a ministering angel of the female sex to look after them and he doubted if they would be a as comfortable for table under the care of th the best trained male nurse |