Uvod: Nakon završetka Drugog svjetskog rata, u zemlji vlada izrazito loša ekonomska situacija, što posljedično doprinosi i lošoj epidemiološkoj slici stanovništva. U zdravstvenom prosvjećivanju stanovništva, podizanju higijenskog standarda i pružanju prve pomoći, uz medicinsko osoblje kojeg je bilo vrlo malo u zdravstvenim ustanovama, veliku ulogu ima i Crveni križ. Otvaranjem škola za bolničare, dječje njegovateljice i medicinske sestre bilježi se porast educiranog zdravstvenog osoblja u zdravstvenim i socijalnim ustanovama.
Metode: Rad se temelji na analizi i sintezi dokumenata pohranjenih u Državnom arhivu Karlovac, pismohrani Opće bolnice Karlovac, pismohrani Medicinske škole Karlovac, dokumentima u privatnom posjedu, te do sada objavljenim radovima. Kao nadopuna radu korišteni su podaci prikupljeni polustrukturiranim intervjuom od Zorke Lasić.
Rezultati: Zorka Lasić završila je tri razreda pučke škole u Osijeku, četvrti razred niže partizanske gimnazije u Slunju i četiri razreda II. ženske gimnazije u Karlovcu. Školu za medicinske sestre završila je u Splitu. Pohađala je postdiplomski studij pri Školi narodnog zdravlja u Zagrebu. Diplomirala je na Visokoj industrijsko-pedagoškoj školi u Rijeci i stekla zvanje profesor-industrijski pedagog. Radila je u Gradskoj poliklinici Karlovac, Općoj bolnici Karlovac na mjestu glavne sestre bolnice, bila je v. d. direktorica Škole za dječje njegovateljice i Škole za bolničare. Bila je ravnateljica Škole za medicinske sestre u Karlovcu od njezina osnutka. Odlaskom u Zagreb zapošljava se u Višoj školi za medicinske sestre i zdravstvene tehničare i nakon toga do umirovljenja radi u Republičkom Crvenom križu.
Zaključak: Rekonstrukcijom života, školovanja i profesionalnog rada Zorke Lasić možemo dodatno rasvijetliti uvjete u kojima su se školovale i radile medicinske sestre od četrdesetih do osamdesetih godina prošlog stoljeća. Ujedno dobivamo vrijednu informaciju o aktivnostima medicinskih sestara u sklopu Crvenog križa.Introduction: Following the conclusion of the Second World War, the country underwent a severe economic downturn, resulting in the compromised epidemiological status of the population. The Red Cross plays a major role in educating the population about health, raising hygiene standards and providing first aid, despite the limited availability of medical staff in healthcare institutions. With the establishment of schools for paramedics, childcare workers and nurses, there is a notable increase in the number of educated health personnel within health and social institutions.
Methods: This study is based on the analysis and synthesis of documents found in various resources, including the State Archives of Karlovac, archives of the General Hospital Karlovac, archives of the Nursing School, privately held documents and existing published literature. To complement the study, data collected through a semi-structured interview with Zorka Lasić was used.
Results: Zorka Lasić completed three grades at the folk school in Osijek and fourth grade at the lower partisan high school in Slunj. She attended the II Women\u27s High School in Karlovac for four years. She graduated from nursing school in Split. She attended postgraduate studies at the School of Public Health in Zagreb. She graduated from the High Industrial-Pedagogical School in Rijeka and earned the title of professor-industrial pedagogue. She worked at the Karlovac City Polyclinic and the Karlovac General Hospital as the head nurse of the hospital and was acting director of the School for Childcare Workers and the School for Paramedics. She was also director of the Nursing School in Karlovac since its foundation. When she went to Zagreb, she got a job at the Advanced School for Nurses and Health Technicians, and after that, she worked at the Republic Red Cross until her retirement.
Conclusion: By reconstructing the life, education and professional work of Zorka Lasić, we can shed additional light on the conditions in which nurses studied and worked from the forties to the eighties of the last century. At the same time, we get valuable information about the activities of nurses within the Red Cross
