hospital regime is such that as a rule nurses-in-training are healthy.

The nurse should have good health and a good constitution. In some cases,
however, a girl may be in poor health because she has no definite
occupation or object in life. Training as a nurse has often helped to
establish good health. The girl who applies at a hospital training school
requires a doctor's certificate, and the doctor will be able to tell her
whether she is strong enough to undertake the work of a nurse. She should
be a girl of strong character, steady nerves, clear mind, and good
judgment. She must acquire the habit of obedience if she does not already
possess it. A nurse, like a soldier, is under authority and has to carry
out directions exactly as if they were commands. In her work she will need
tact, discretion, and firmness, and with her firmness she must be always
and unfailingly kind. Her voice and manner should be as pleasing as
possible. No unkind or rough woman should ever have anything to do with
the work of nursing.

Short courses in nursing are given in some cities by the Young Women's
Christian Association. The St. John Ambulance also has given instruction
in nursing for a number of years. Since the beginning of the War, various
courses have been arranged for Red Cross nurses. The honourable work of
what are known as V. A. D. (Voluntary Aid Detachment) nurses proves how
valuable any good instruction in nursing is, not only for the individual,
but also for the community. It is not too much to say that the whole
service of nursing in the world would not have been adequate if it had not
been for the training and work of volunteer nurses. The War has proved
beyond all question the extraordinary value of the trained nurse.

After graduating from the training school, the nurse may undertake private
nursing or she may follow her profession in institutional work. Private
nursing is exacting, and the nurse must be strong and capable. Her hours
are longer and much more irregular than when she was in training, and often
she will be on her own responsibility. She will feel, however, that she is
doing work of great value, and she will win the regard of many of her
patients and their families. The good standing of the training school is
an assistance to the nurse when she looks for cases. If she is favourably
known to doctors, she is likely to have as much work as she can manage.
Hospitals often engage their graduates to return for priva