te cases. A usual
charge for a graduate nurse is from twenty-one to thirty-five dollars a
week according to the nature of the case. A nurse in private work cannot
work uninterruptedly throughout the year. Her name is on a nurses'
registry, which is generally conducted by an association of nurses or by a
private individual. Returns from these registries show that the average
nurse is employed about ten months in the year. Many graduate nurses earn
from eight to nine hundred dollars a year in private nursing, while some
earn a thousand or twelve hundred, but this is exceptional.

Nurses who are not graduates are sent out by some registries. Their charges
vary according to the case. These women are sometimes called convalescent
nurses and, in cases where a graduate nurse is not required, they fill a
real need in the community.

As a general rule, a trained nurse does not continue in private nursing
longer than ten or twelve years. Frequently, at the end of that time, her
health necessitates a change of occupation. Others continue their work
successfully for many years.

Many trained nurses prefer institutional rather than private nursing. Head
nurses in hospitals receive from thirty to sixty dollars a month. There are
also nurses who superintend private hospitals. A few nurses of executive
ability, business knowledge, and experience in nursing, become
superintendents of hospitals, but not of the largest hospitals. A number
are heads of training schools. Such leading nurses receive salaries
varying from one thousand to two thousand dollars a year, with living
expenses in addition. The work of a woman superintendent who is a trained
nurse includes the financial management, responsibility for the nurses,
training of the nurses, the care of patients, and the oversight of the
hospital. Few individuals are equal to such work and responsibility. Other
trained nurses become matrons and housekeepers in private hospitals,
sanitaria, and colleges. Some are district nurses. Public health nurses
assist in supervising the health of a city and give instruction in
cleanliness, sanitary science, and the care and feeding of infants.
Private schools, colleges, factories, and departmental stores employ the
services of trained nurses.

A few children's hospitals give short courses in training for children's
nurses--an employment for which many girls are specially fitted. This
course must not be confused with the regular instruction of the t