WORK OF PLUNKET NURSES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15251, 14 March 1913, Page 5

WORK OF PLUNKET NURSES.

■ .... . . ..... .— ... . ,'» ..'i. T ". . i*- :-.--:...■.. ';.:.: ; - : WIDENING .' THE ■ SOOPE, ' ,: '<> [BY —PRESS ASSOCIATIONij. _<_ t -••-'-•■ Chjustohtooh, Thursday.-'*_' Tens . conference of .delegates., reptsessentrng ;; the various branches of the..Society for the Health of Women and Children was : :continued to-day- r .... ; A remit fronl.iha;<3hlfetcharch branch:. '"That in ordes- the benefits, to be derived from the Plunkefc ,nurses ;tho Public health. Department""be asked, to arrange for Plunkefc.nurses.to give lee-, tures at the "St. Helents" jtpspitala wfeeni, ! possible/ • -was carried. . _ ' "\ J A remit from Eotorua suggesting thata Plunket nurse might act as a maternifjk nurse in an emergency in scattered diw. tricts such as Rotorua was considered. Dr % j Valintino said that he and Dr f „ Truby;,King would draw up certain suggestions; for. the "guidance of Plunket nursea in the; country districts, and would.• submit theni ; tp.-tiie, central council for, cpnMderaijo.iU;; To-bind the: Plunket-nurser' down : in; the, same; way as was done. in larger centres^ i•would be a mistake. In the country Sis-*: tricts there;;shonld --be, a general supers, •vision ■'in-maternity, together with atten-., dance in emergency cases for a stipulated: number of hours. A motion on the lines of Dr. "Valintirie's suggestion was carried.,,. The next remit considered was one from Auckland: "That it be suggested that re-, lieving nurses be appointed, one for each island, and all centres share in providing her salary." Dr. . Truby King said the proposal would not be feasible at the present time on account of the lack of funds. The conference decided that while in sympathv with, the suggestion the time was .not ripe for adopting the proposal. ?- ";"* , Another remit from Auckland recommended mended that the Public Health Department be requested to issue a sheet, of simple rules, to bo prepared by Dr., Truby King, regarding .the care and feed* ing of infants, such sheet to be sent to every: mother with the registration form. Dr. ""Valintino said the - Department bad already' dealt with that.; matter. "A pamphlet had been prepared by Dr. Truby. King and would be issued within the nesfr . month'. "•'■'■''" ..... ; The conference then concluded.,