[W.H.O. Diary Entries 1949-1952?]

              30.
Br|gp5now and her colleagues are genuinely interested In having some
assistance in nursing and are anxilous to  introduce the p.h.  aspects.
Mhey are especially keen on this because Br.  Carl Tajpor,  one of their
mission people lef returning this Fall and is enxiousfpodo some village
work- and some research Jll This -would .i^;laifine .opportimi^fto'get some
information on the real health needs of the people.    Br.  Taylor has
just recieved his M.A.  in PubliltHealth at Harvard with honorif|and is
going to  take his doctorate as well. , They recognise his need of nursing
support in his work bj*t are agreed that the basic program should be
started first.  They liked the idea of a well prepared nurse coming to
help them In planning for such a-program.J9^ was left with them to
discuss together and tjltlet us know If .th^. would like suefes|assistance.
Briefly some of the faifls. gathered are:
Present hospital 310 beds.
New hospital planned-for^^^^t>eds^|-Half-the funds tinfee suppli*l§f
by the Mission ai^^lhe:;^mainder to-be supplied by the Punjab
Gov't and the-Centrp;; Gov'tJfc This is a 10 yeai^lan and tt is
hoped that #ie first unit will be completed next year.
Up to 1948 this has been a wonen's hSlgital.^fhere are still only
a limited number^f male4||eds but-these are to... be extended.
• There Is n^'separate pediatric unit b&ff this also^s planned.
-A casualty unit and a ||||B. uni^! are In^^e plans for^|he
future and a T.Bi^^^icbln the tAwn ii^pust-riow being taken
iover by the hospitipg
The OPB is a veiy gd&d one.    Has plantyj|f space and there
should be goo^copportunities for teaching.
Nursing staff of Hospita^K S§«|
Matron;
1 sister tutor  (Miss Alien)  who l|||only'%art time.     ,he does
ypome ward work.    Is a fulip^ualifled tii^c^j
1 fully qualified nurse-midwife w^has^^Ki" had the Truby
| King courseMc(Miss Livingstone of K«Z«^|g||$
.Mother ward sisters,  3 of whom are Indian. W^ ward si£|prs
hare away on furlough. ^Bp^^'
.  8 staff nurses  (Indian) :    \ '^j§§
4 staff nurses doing male training as  they^Wve^^^jffeviously
g.. ;    had ,this  in their training. ffi^^
^Phould have i4fstaff nurses—6 short. "-Can't get^cau^of
lowi'salary and-.also because several havp^gone bacto|^ Pakistan.
'•'^tliarry staff condld^^^ 8 ■ t|f 10 '^^^^^Las.    Ai^i^tWeeper^gl
/Mo others.  The nurse dais have been give*^|f|p years^ftai^^g*
ll^hey admitted with 6th s^^^ and are taught in titty|e:>^Pnlax.;
^^he^.':areg® nurse dais..,in training.,-' f^^^^^b -
^R-^here are alsObf|0 midwiies In training-^murse is 18 months,    "^n||||
K|'Most of-the midwives who hate matric g(^^^^'-the Heal thj\ Visitors-
course.      ./ SIP wwl
uThere are 58 #p         nurses:                                                   / ■ "I^B
I 1st-- yeai^fel 4                                    e i          ,.,              ^M^
2nd   * -fl 8 i   mam
3rd.     § ~~8 u flPSft
4th    2   ||14 ffli|g .   «
About 50$ of the ^Student nurses have thfljr matric.    ^^m^^^i
admitted in ^j|l a^fr^tober. SB Sp p|#
This  Is  the last-year that;students, caft^lter medical^|^m. with
matrie only,   bfhis may make more availabi^for. nursing mlmmi
bmatric standari^^torfflthe Punjab' there .arl|pn .High^bhoolii^
-204,000 bo^^nd^ly 19,000 glrl^l
Student J^jj^weapactty::!* now 64.egHoweve.^feould take more than
this  if a^b^wn^;^;.. nurse-dais group and |aldwivesf
Working Upixrp fo^*x^|ts | 7:30 to 12^4' to i*jm2 hours on'-
night duty fhd.sft 6 one month period^pf Ihls.    Only one day
off per month' andBtongefi 'flfurs on Sunday.
Staff nurses have \ full half day a week off and one day per
month.'- aaSfii gn:h