Karitanes Always Needed

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30395, 20 March 1964, Page 2

Karitanes Always Needed

“There is always such a tremendous demand for Karitane nurses we wish we could train more,” said the president of the Christchurch branch of the Plunket Society (Mrs N. M. Peryer) at a parents’ afternoon yesterday for nurses at Lady King Karitane Hospital who recently sat their final examinations. “The most important factor in the home is the mother; and anyone who can go into a home and help a mother when she needs help is doing a very worth-while job,” said Mrs Peryer. “It Is very important when you go into homes you wear your Karitane uniforms. While you have got your uniforms on you are a nurse and respected by the family as a nurse,” Mrs Peryer told the nurses.

“Even though the people you are helping often say

there is no need to wear the uniform I don’t like to see girls nursing without them.” First Essential The patroness of the Christchurch branch of the Plunket Society (Mrs G. Manning) told the nurses the first essential for a Karitane nurse was to care for the well-being of all children. There was always a struggle for finance to keep the work of the Plunket Society and Karitane nursing going, Mrs Manning said. “I have thought what a worth-while gesture it would be if parents would make a special donation to this work. It would be the best investment parents could ever make to secure the well-being of their children,” she said. Almost 50 parents and friends of the nurses were welcomed by the Matron of the hospital (Miss N. Fisher). Nurse Gay Walesby, of Christchurch, gave a demonstration of bathing a baby. After afternoon tea the guests were shown the hospital. Posies Presented The nurses who were presented posies by Mrs Peryer were: Rata Stone, Wendy

Matthews, Heather Johnston, Lorraine Rogatski, Glenore Gibson, Carole Drummond, Gay Walesby, Gillian Blackmore, Marion Brownlee, and Helen Galletly.

The sewing prize for the best set made during the 16 months’ training of the group was won by Nurse Glenore Gibson.