Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

their business transactions. None among God’s
servants should hunger and thirst for the highest
place as director or manager. Such positions are
fraught with great temptation.
Our nurses are encouraged to pledge
themselves to work for certain parties for a certain
sum. They bind themselves to serve thus and so,
and afterward they are dissatisfied. It is necessary
that more equality be shown in dealing with our
nurses. There are among us intelligent,
conscientious nurses, who work faithfully and at all
times. It is nurses such as these that we need, and
they should receive better wages, so that should
they fall sick, they would have money enough laid
by to enable them to have a rest and a change.
Then again, often the parents of these nurses
practice great self-denial to make it possible for
their children to take the nurses’ course. It is only
right that when these children have received their
education, they should be given sufficient
remuneration to enable them to help their parents,
should they need help.
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