Report of the Working Party on the Recruitment and Training of Nurses.

Date:
1947
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    special interest, it is inherent in our plan that no nurse should claim to be a specialist in any particular field until she has undergone further experience and “* post-graduate ”’ training in her chosen field. Indeed, such training, we suggest, should be a pre-condition of promotion in any field. 7. The extension of existing ‘‘ post-graduate ” courses for nurses at Universities should not preclude greater provision for non-university courses. The latter might best be organised regionally with a due measure of central control to ensure equality in the instruction given and the status of the certificate or diploma awarded. 8. So far as we can ascertain, the “ post-graduate” opportunities at present available in Great Britain are those set out in the Table at the end of this Appendix. The content, length and variety of these courses should be reviewed, if and when the new system of training becomes operative, in order that they may provide the best “‘ post-graduate ” facilities but adapted to fit the foundation of the basic scheme. 9. The particular problem of providing suitable “ post-graduate ” preparation for ward sisters requires special consideration. We suggest that the content of such a course might include principles and methods of teaching, administration and social psychology, as well as special training in medical or surgical nursing or nursing in one of the optional fields. Visits to public health agencies might also be included. In comparison with facilities provided in some other countries, the opportunities in Great Britain for “ post-graduate” study and © training are at present very restricted. TABLE A “Post-graduate” nursing courses* in Great Britain pronet Title of Course Posts Prepared for _ Length of Course 1 Nursing Administration ..| Matron a = ..| Academic year. 2 Diploma in Nursing ..| Senior appointments .-| 12 or 18 months. 3 Teaching in Schools of | Sister Tutor .. e ..| Academic year. Nursing 4 Public Health pe ..| Health and T.B. Visitor, | 6 months. and School Nurse 5 District Nursing and Health | Combined District Nurse | 9 months. Visiting and Health Visitor 6 District Nursing .. ..| District Nurses ae .-| 6 months. 7 Midwifery Teaching ~.|iMidwite Teacher... = GVEA. 8 Industrial Nursing .. ..| Nursing in industry ..| 6 months or 1 year. 9 Dietetics i we ... Nurse-Dietitian i ..| 18 months. 10 Parentcraft .. a ..| Public Health Matrons at | 6 months. Day Nurseried” 11 Venereal Diseases .. ..| Public Health 4 .-| 3 months, * In addition to the courses set out in the table, certain hospitals provide special experience in such subjects as: Eye conditions. Ear, nose and throat conditions. Orthopedics. Tuberculosis. Tropical Diseases. Skin Diseases.