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As Ms Cuthbert said we are extremely fortunate today in having Mrs Roosevelt as the representative of the public who are the consumers of nursing services perhaps no one brought to her and warmer interest in satisfying careers for men and women and in the importance of adequate nursing care Mrs Roosevelt listeners from coast to coast would be interested in hearing what you think of the importance of the practical nurse training program and how much you feel that success will aid in civilian defense do you think the person we have been talking about would help the field fill the critical need for more nurses. There's any question about that Mr it. Seems to me that one of the really important developments of the last few years has been the training practical notices as. Nurses have been scarce for one reason or another as their training has become. More specialized and more difficult to read it and it has become necessary to train that type of this who could be useful you know home where there was illness for instance that lasted a long time where there were minor illnesses and illnesses particularly among children perhaps which did not require the skilled and highly specialized nursing a trained and registered notice but did require. Care and knowledge and. A certain amount of training and I remember very well I considered myself when I had a family of small children a very good trained nurse trained by this who'd been with me a great deal and that I think Rakhine training that I had was probably a little less noise than a practical nurse has but I was very useful in my home not all of what that the I have and I've known a number of practical nurses in fact during the war when. My. Friend's colored friend who bend with me as made for a long task I'm decided that it was up to her. To take the course because she ought to be able to do something for the wrong he's taken the course and instead of going. Coming back to me she has remained in the hospital where she took the training and always says that if I ever need aid because of nursing that a practical nurse can give she is going to take care of me I think she is she would be a really very excellent person. With anyone who had a long illness or as own people sometimes need. Care that is a little more than I can be given them by anyone in the household. So that I should think that the value of a practical nurse both on the hourly basis and on the basis of a hotel room. Would relieve the strain on the regular nurse and truly use the train this this and on the family of any patient to a tremendous extent so I am very happy to back. The training of practical nurses and their youth. Is that.