Sister-Mistress

A hostess sister is an employee of a medical institution (HCI) responsible for the condition, maintenance, storage of bed linen, soft equipment, equipment of the institution (or its department) and control over their use.

The main task of the hostess nurse is to ensure cleanliness and order in the medical facility. She is responsible for the safety of equipment, bed linen and other materials used for medicinal purposes. She also ensures that all equipment and furniture are in good condition and not used unnecessarily.

The housekeeper works under the direction of the head nurse and must know all the rules and requirements related to working in a medical facility. Her responsibilities include preparing and accounting for bed linen, as well as washing and ironing it. In addition, the hostess must monitor the cleanliness of the premises where patients are located and provide them with everything necessary for a comfortable stay.

In some medical institutions, the hostess nurse may also perform other functions, such as purchasing and accounting for supplies, organizing meals for patients, etc. In general, the work of the nurse-housekeeper is important and necessary for providing a high level of medical care.

Nursing is the oldest of the medical professions, dating back to ancient times. Appearing at the end of the 19th century, the “sister” was a professional woman who studied after school at almshouses and nursing homes. This is how Raya's elder sister worked. This approach to education was quite long-term and reflected the traditional Russian view of society on the tasks and role of the doctor in the history of healthcare development. It is not surprising that representatives of the young Soviet healthcare system came to the conclusion that it was necessary to organize independent secondary medical education in the country, which would train personnel not only to work with healthy people, but also to provide assistance to those who needed medical care. Among other things, such an understanding was designed to meet the significantly increased needs of practice by the end of the 1920s, especially in new industrial conditions.

Back in 1885, regulations on midwives were approved - this is a completely new profession, which a little later received the name as sanitary doctors. They were the ones who organized hygiene during obstetrics. Starting from the end of the 19th century, sisters of different profiles gradually began to appear: after the birth of a child, they