Show Nurses' Nurses Pay Forerunner of the modern U. U S. S medical department was the army army hospital department authorized for forthe forthe forthe the continental army in 1775 Each regiment said the order shall be equipped with one hospital there shall be a matron with every I sick or wounded to supervise nurses bedding and so forth and 1 nurse for every 10 sick or wound wound- ed Matrons will receive 50 cents per day nurses twenty-four twenty nine nine- ninetieths ninetieths ninetieths of a dollar |