Show home nursing training program Is geared for war emergency K A P q V red cross home nursing rs training courses include instruction 01 on n all phases of caring for the sick k top photo shows high school girls learning how to bathe the baby as part of their training in these classes now being formed throughout the country at right a red cross he home me nursing instructor shows another group of high school girls how to prepare and serve meals for convalescent patient this article was prepared by the american red cross to aid in in explaining to the women ol of the united states the efforts of 01 the he organization organisation in its current home nursing training courses and war fund drive by VIOLET K UBBY LIBBY NEW YORK women of americal if someone someone to in your family tails falls sick or Is injured and you cant get a trained nurse to help do you know how to carry on can you take a temperature give bedside care carry but the doctors orders So life may depend on your knowledge of home nursing the american red cross warns due to the number of nurses called to active duty with the army and navy the shortage of professional nurses grows daily more serious through red bed cross home nursing classes hundreds of wives mothers and girls are learning to prepare for home emergencies for 30 years through its chapters and branches the red cross has beer been teaching the women and girls of america to take care of the sick in their own homes classes being formed now that we are at war new red cross home nursing classes are being formed all over the country part of the war fund for which the red cross Is appealing will be used aked to finance these urgently needed courses through which the red cross expects to teach at least women the principles T of home nursing as a vital measure of home defense women of all ages may enroll in these home nursing classes they are organized by local red cross chapters and branches in cities towns and rural communities and may be held not only in red cross chapters and branch headquarters but in public schools churches and similar places where there are suitable facilities for teaching registered red cross nurse instructors instructor a give the classes which cover 24 hours instruction in simple home nursing in these home nursing classes women learn through demon demonstration demonstrate strati on and actual practice how bow to follow the doctors orders intelligently and what to do in case of em emergency er gency they learn how to keep themselves and their fa families milles fit at and well as part of their contribution to national defense mothers learn how bow to take care of their babies properly what to do in case of illness and how to prevent the spread of communicable diseases students learn just how to take care ot of patients in bed how to make them comfortable and how to feed them they are also shown the best way to look after con convalescents vale scents and old people all can help there are classes tor for all moth ers wives young women high school girls and there ther e are even classes for men and boys any per son or group wishing to join such c s home ome nursing class should get it touch with the local red cross chap ter or branch on completing the course satis tact facto orlly rily students receive a ret re cross home nursing certificate and are ready to take care of th sick at home and to volunteer th theli ceif services in local wartime or d als is aster emergencies it necessary last year 2500 nurses many vol ering their time taught women and girls today the re cross expects to enroll 15 re reals gis red cross nurse instructors t teach these courses any nurse wh Is qualified and able to serve as at instructor for these home nursing classes should get in touch with hei local red cross chapter or brand at once the red cross is appealing for a war fund to expand its home nursing and all other services to meet war time needs |