NURSE DISLIKES COOKING.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5357, 15 February 1916, Page 2

NURSE DISLIKES COOKING.

At the last meeting of the Palmerston North Hospital Board Miss M M. Crochett forwarded her resignation from the nursing staff. The nurse s father also wrote stating that his daughter laid been asked to go into th<' kitchen and work, which was not part of her duties a- a nurse. She had, therefore, resigned. The chairman said the young lady was asked to assist with the cooking in the kitchen and he did not think there was anything undignified in doing such work.

Mrs (till asked ii the chaimyin would t>o satisfied if his daughter hod Keen asked to go into the kitohen to do menial work when she had gone to the hospital to learn the nursing profession. The matron had no right to ask any probationer to go into the kitchen when others could have been engaged to do the work.

The chairman: It is part of a nurse's work to learn cooking. Mr Smart moved that the matter l>e referred to the matron for a report. This was seconded by Mr Hornblow and carried.