WOMEN FOR EGYPT

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24133, 27 November 1941, Page 6

WOMEN FOR EGYPT

Sir,—l wish to endorse the letter by "Nurses In Training," published on November 22. I have attended V.A.D. classes, and have done practical nursing but the latter was only for a short period, as I was not able to stand up to it. My endurance was tested, and I know from experience, much as I long to go and help our boys overseas, I must stand down. It is the fully-trained and experienced nurse who is required to do the job. Our boys, who have sacrificed everything for" King and country, need tho very best service the country can giveOnk Who Would Like To Go. Sir,—We would like to add our sentiments to those expressed by "Nurses In Training" in Saturday's Herald. Does it not seem unfair that girls with only 60 hours' hospital training, and that at their own convenience, and with the co-operation of the trained nursing staff, should take precedence over trained nurses of, at tbe least, five or six years' practical and theoretical experience? Have these girls had any practical experience in major surgical operations and accidents with which they will be expected to deal? Have they any knowledge of the importance of preventing the spread of infection? Why cannot the V.A.D.'s, under supervision, help staff our home hospitals and so release more experienced women for the work demanded 9 Eight Trained Nurses.