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Clinton News-Record, 1946-12-05, Page 10PAGE TEN CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURSDAY,, DECEMBER 5, 1946 Nurse Differs With Views Expressed at Meeting Here Editor, Neves,Record, Clinton, Ontario. DEAR' SR: The views expressed 'by represen- tatives of solute hospitals in your district ,are of interest to persons throughont :Canute, consequently I 'am asking the Editor of CLINTON NEWS-BEiC'ORD, where a meeting of these t.epresentatives was held, to Publish this letter. I was born on the rim of Bruce Peninsula and for the past 40 -gears have engaged in various branohes of mursing elsewhere, mostly in Canada; therefore the views I express were gained through experience and should hold some value. May I also inform you that the first director of Nursing Education foe Ontario is a graduate of Stratford Hospital, and even though that :appointment was a politi- cal plum, it eould only be bestowed on the graduate of a school of nurs- ing whose students were eligible for • Nurse Registration in Ontario. Furth- er, during the at ten months, I have contacted graduates of 4s:chords in. or near your district. One was • or is in charge of a medical centre in an American city, another on rate duty duty ha Toronto — neither of these women would have been eligible for the posts they held without regie- tration. A. few weeks ago I made contact with the entire staff of an 80 -bed hospital, The majority of their nurses • appeared to have graduated from schools whose pupils were not eligible for registration. Some of these nurses wore dirty uniforms, others smoked in pantries and bathrooans while on duty. One wore no stockings and the hospital itself was literally alive with cockroaches—so much so that one wonders why medical members of the Provincial -Health Department have failed to discover a drug oi chemical that will immunize hospitals Please understand that I have re- lated as above only because I feel, as do many others, that it will be most unfortunate flir any section of people in the Bruce Peninsula to let themselves be led, or misled, by a politically -minded Department of Health or by its, political side-kiek, the M.P.P. who at present represents South Huron, nor yet would it seem wise to accept advice from some of the Hospital Superintendents who ex- pressed views at that Clinton meet- ing; for even though their views ap- peared to, run foul of those expressed by the Department's Chief, their min- eial concern appeared to be, to get, work that requires to be done in bosiiitals in our district accomplished with at little outlay as possible, even though it was done at the expense of an adequate nurse education for Tour daughters. It goes without say- ing that any plan that would curtail or limit the opportunities of women (in this ease, of your daughters) who are willing to spend their time pre- paring for a most worthy but also an arduous profession is too provin- cial for your aceeptaxice, no matter by whom it is advocated and endorsed, (and as an aside, I guarantee their if a daughter of Dr. Walter 1VIaKinnon, Wingham, intended to educate her- self for nursing he would himself see to it that she entered one of the largest training schools in Ontario— and it is worthy of note that his own inedical education prior to grad- uation was taken in 41n urban- district because that is where adequate facil- ides are located.) ' Plan Outlined But the purpose of this letter is not to tell the people of Bruce Peninsula that they lack adequate facilities to educate nurses; rather it is intended to outline a plan that was designed to deal adequately with this problem of training schools in small rural Hospitals, also for specialized hospit- ais elsewhere. In reference to :such a plan I think you will agree that irrespeetive of work to be done in any hospital, every opportunity for adequate training should be made available to a nnrse no matter where she was born or lived prior to her years of training. The plan I am Placing before pea does this, and it was designed and placed , before a Department of the Provincial Govern - anent long before the present Chief of the Health Department accepted office. Had it been endorsed earlier and administered under his Depart- ment it would have overcome many problemsthat now confront both when and rural communities. Briefly outlined, this plan suggest- ed the establishment of schools or, Colleges et Nursing in centres where universities, or teaching facilities (theory) are located. This, in Ontario would mean at London, :Kingston, Toronto and, latterly, at Hamilton. Had 'such schools been established, a)) women who undertook to heome nurses would enter and graduate through or from these central, stand- ardized sehools. They would receive clinical or peactieal instruction in Hospitals throughout Ontario, viral as well as urbane, irrespective of the size of the Hospital but not irreSpect- lye of the quality of its work. • (this would include all Hoepjtals in the Bruce Peninsula) :Graduates of these Colleges or Schools would all be re- gistered •and would be equipped. to nurse anywhere hi the Dominion or elsewhere. Administration of such a plan would not mean that . lltITSGS could not be graded for certain bran- ches of nursing, as teaching, Public Health and Administration require greater varieties: of skill; therefore require advanced edvcation---but that could well be left to the College and the pupil to .deeide dependirg on abili- ty and inclinations. I noted in the report of that Clinton meeting that nursing staffs for Hos- pitals was not the only issue discuss- ed, your Huron .South representative having told this meeting that it would take a two billion building program to supply the 24,000 additional hospit- al beds needed throughout Ontario. He also intimated that financial schemes for hospitalization in Ontario had already accumulated huge reserv- es in a few years. -What he did•not tell was that despite the accumulation of .huge financial reserves hos,pital de- ficits have not been elhninated 10 distriets where these schemes operate. owaigAvoivoitioNemmoivawmaitcmoiewolemmolemmovemmailememowmoolowaiwati 7e: Community Hospitals Relative to this hospital bed short- age, a draft plan for small community r hospitals has been submitted to De- partments of Health in Ontario and Saskatchewan. These plans were de- signed to make patients comfortable and to lighten the work of nurses and hospital attendants, and there seems built and operated at cost in every populated district or municipality in Canada. (Community hospitals, like schools, should be owned by the mun- little reason why they could not be icipality and operated by them or by a commission.) The percentage of persons likely to need hospitalization in given communities, has been estim- ated and .hospital beds built should accommodate this estimated percent- age. This current shortage of hosrpit- al beds, together with much Of the overtaxing of hospital staffs, thus could be overcome, for one of the causes of hospital bed shortage which is general throughout Canada is clue to the fact that we have all been too prone to "let George do it" (George in this ease being individuals and groups Who represent (self-appointed) hospital administration, religious oe otherwise.) When hospitals, like ,schools, are built and owned by Municipalities or Townships, funds to operate them will come from all the people through compulsory insurance, This, as you may know, is already approved by legislation in Saskatche- wan but unlike Saskatchewan pa- tients in Ontario would and should continue to pay :a percentage of a direct fee for medical, hospital and nursing Services, and the com- pulsory Insurance should include Health, Unemployment and retiring allowances,—any plan otherwise ad- ministered will fail to bring democrat- ic or impartial results. In other words, we will continue to build up reserves and those who value health will prov- ide medical and hospital care for many who do not value it. And since Hospital care includes maintenance, the former are often asked ,to main- tain the latter, while they continue to draw Unemployment Insurance or are receiving a regular salary throughout an illness. In conclusion, may I suggest that in 1940, the Dominion Governanent rendered a disservice to Canada and to Canadians. In plain words, they spent our money issuing Registration cards that are now in the discard, whereas if we had insisted that the Dominion and the Provincial Govern- ments co-operate, these cards could have been issued as receipts: for the first Dominion -wide instalment of a Compulsory Health, Unemployment and Retiring Insurance. 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N. 10 McPherson Ave., Toronto, DUNGANNON—Dungannon branch of the 'Women's Institute sponsored an "At Hoene" to the members and their husbands of the branches of Kintail, St. Helens and Auburn at the .Dungannon parish hall Thursday evening. The attenacInce was 113. HYDRO HOME ECONOMIST Hello, Homemakers! A comment made by a friend from the Old Count- ry about our scones will long be re- membered, She said: "This is just as good as cake. In fact, I would never miss cake if I had breads like this." It is evident that even English people are changing their tastes since these quick breads were made with less sugar and no butter compared to old-time recipes. Tea biscuits, muffins, scones, coffee cakes and quick loaf breads use a small amount of sagas and shorten- ing. Of course, some butter will dis- appear when freshly baked biscuits. and scones are served, but as these take place of both bread and cake, there should be a noticeable saving. We should save now for the festive goodies' raurr SCONES 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour, 4 level tsps. babin.g powder % tsp. salt, 2 tbsps. sugar,4 tbsps. lard, % cup currants or raisins, 1 egg (beaten), 2/3 cup milk. Preheat oven to 450 degs.F. Com- bine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar and sift together. Cut in lard with pastry blender or use two knives with seissor-like motion, until the mixture is the consistency of fine meal. Add fruit. Beat egg, and add to milk, reserving a little of the egg (about 1 tsp..) in, bottom, of bowl for glazing tqp Of scones. Pour combin- ed egg and milk mixture into dry in- gredients, stirring with a fork until a soft dough is formed. Divide dough in two equal portions and roll on floured bake board until one-half inch thick and six inches in diameter. Place each portion On greased cookie sheet and score in quarters with Omni knife. 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Dough 1%, cups sifted all -Purpose flour, 21/4 taps. baking powder. 10 tsp. salt 3 tbsps. granulated sugar, 3 tbsps lard, 1 egg, well -beaten, % cup milk. Preheat oven to 425 degs. Grease thoroughly a deep eight -inch layer cake tin. • Topping • • Prepare and measure inpredients for topping. Pare, core and slice ap- ples (one large or 2 small apples should be sufficient). 1VIelt shorten- ing or butter and reserve one teaspoon (Butter gives better flavour for this.) Mix sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg with remaining shortening, Dough Make dough as fellows: Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Add sugar. Out in shortening with pastry blender or .two knives scissor -fashion until mixture resembles fine caman,bs, Combine beaten egg and milk and pour into dry ingredients,, blending in gently with fork until soft dough is formed. Gently pat dough in a greas- ed pan. Brush top with the reserved teaspoon of melted butter. Arrange slices of apple in rows on top. Sprin- kle sugar and spice mixture over top, spreading evenly. Plate inelectric oven (425 degs.) and bake 10 mins. Reduce temperature to 375 degs. and continue to bake for 20 to 30 mins.. longer or until ,apples are tender and top is lightly browned.' To serve cut in pie -shape pieces. Use as het sweetbread or as deseert Nei.% a ,fruit or custard sauce. Yield: 6 to 8 serv- ings. * THE QUESTION BOX Mrs. R. T. asks for recipe to sub- stitute for shortbread% Answer: Christmas Cherries % etup shortening, Ye eup granulated sugar, 1 egg yolk, % tsp. vanilla, 1 tbsp. grated orange rind, 1% tsps. grated lemon rind, 1 tbsp. lenion juice, 1 cup sifted flour, 1 egg white (slightly beaten), 15 candied cherries, 1/4 cup chopped nuts. Cream shortening in electric mix- er, add sugar gradually, beating con- stantly. Add egg yolk, vanilla, oran- ge, lemon juice and rind. Add flour, mix well. Chill in electric refrigerat- or. Roll into small balls % inch in diameter, roll in egg white, then in chopped nuts. Place on greased bak- ing sheet, place Imlf a cherry on each cookie. Bake at 360 degrees for 20 mins. Yield 30 cookies. Mrs. J. G. asks for tasty cake re- cipe made with water. Answer: Jay Roll 2 eggs (separated), 2 tbsps. cold water, 1/4. cusp white sugar, 3/4 cup sifted cake flour, % tsp, salt, 1. tsp. baking powder, 1/4 tsp. vanilla, 1/4 tsp. lemon flavoring. Beat the egg yolks until light and lemon colored; add the old water 10.4,004.441141. and beat again. Gradually beat In the sugar; beat until very' light. Sift the dry ingredients four times; fold into the egg mixture; add the flay- orings. Fold in the stiffly -beaten egg whites. Pour into a shallow pan 9" x 13", which has been lined with waxed paper. Bake in electric oven at 400 degs. for 13 mins. Turn out on a towel which has been lightly dust- ed with flour; cut off the edges and remove the paper. Roll up and cool TJnrell the jelly roll; spread with jelly or lemon filling; roll up again. Yield: 12 slices. Miss M. G. asks for a recipe for pudding sauce using egg yolks in- stead of cornstarch. Answer: Old -Fashioned Padding Sauce % cup sugar, 2 tbsps. flour, % tsp. salt, 1 cup hot water, 1 tbsp. mild - flavored fat, 1 egg yolk, 1 tsp. vanilla ,forilini Health Spot Murray's Foot Corrector Shoe 11.50 Protect your feet by wearing this shoe which is especially designed for foot comfort. FOR ALL THE FAMILY— SLIPPERS ' What *mild make a more appropriate gift for mother, brother'sister, aunt or uncle? Plentry of styles to choose from—especially for women and children. SEE THIS FINE SELECTION TODAY PRICED FROM 75c to $4.50 PER PAIR • Thomas Churchill Reliable Footwear