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WHO WILL NURSE THE SICK IN THE SEVENTIES? A STUDY OF THE NURSING SERVICE IN VICTORIAN HOSPITALS
Author(s) -
Lawson James S.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1969.tb105697.x
Subject(s) - nursing , head nurse , service (business) , population , medicine , nurse education , nursing staff , business , marketing , environmental health
The availability of sufficient numbers of nurses has become the single most important factor in the maintenance and development of the hospital services. During the next decade, considerably greater absolute numbers and an increase in the numbers of nurses per head of population will be needed to meet the increasing demands of the general population and, in particular, the requirements of sick elderly people; there will also be demands for increased nursing time because of the development of new medical technology. In order to meet these demands, greater numbers of potential nurses will have to be recruited, these recruits will have to be retained in nursing, and married ex‐nurses will have to be reclaimed to nursing. As a means to achieving these aims, the following recommendations have been offered: the introduction of “practical nurse” training courses, short management study programmes for ward sisters, and an educational programme for all members of hospital staffs, including the medical staff, on the problems associated with nursing.