CAPS FOR NURSES

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30809, 22 July 1965, Page 7

CAPS FOR NURSES

Experiment At Hospital Any nurses seen to white paper hats are not going to a party—they are “guinea pigs” for an experiment being run by the North Canterbury Hospital Board. A new disposable paper hat is being tested by some nurses to the board’s hospitals as a possible replacement for the traditional linen cap. The nurses will see how the halts stand up to wear and weather, then report to the matron-in-chief (Mrs M. Chambers). Mrs Chambers will soon make a recommendation to the board. Paper caps are now standard headwear for thousands of nurses in ail Auckland public hospitals, one private hospital to Auckland, and in Whangarei hospitals. The hats are said to last at least a week without undue sailing or creasing, and are not spatted by rain. Made to New Zealand, the caps are issued as flat cut-out shapes with a folding crease, two tuck-in flaps, and six curved slots. The nurse assembles the cap herself. Unlike simi lar paper caps to the United States and Britain, these need no fastening studs or pins. Because they are disposable, the weekly washing, starching, and pressing required for linen caps is eliminated.