▁und is put ed ▁leadership , ▁purs ued ▁a ▁program ▁of ▁developing ▁the ▁occupation ▁of ▁health care ▁workers ▁as ▁a ▁life ▁career . ▁Their ▁a ims ▁included ▁impro ving ▁the ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁situation ▁of ▁health care ▁workers , ▁ens uring ▁reg ulated ▁education ▁and ▁training , ▁and ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁women ▁within ▁the ▁um bre lla ▁organizations ▁of ▁Christian ▁trade ▁un ions ▁of ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁a ▁part . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁Stre iter ▁published ▁his ▁later ▁re vised ▁book ▁on ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁n urs ing ▁in ▁Germany , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁scientific ▁investigation ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁German ▁n urs ing , ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁frequently ▁c ited ▁as ▁a ▁resource ▁on ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁German ▁n urs ing . ▁At ▁the ▁extraordinary ▁con gress ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁trade ▁un ions ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁Stre iter ▁took ▁a ▁firm ▁stand ▁in ▁the ▁so - called ▁" tra de ▁union ▁struggle " ▁for ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁organ ize ▁Christian ▁workers . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁Stre iter ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁nur se ▁with ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁in ▁Belg ium , ▁Poland ▁and ▁Turkey ▁and ▁was ▁decor ated ▁with ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁ 2 nd ▁Class ▁with ▁White - Black ▁B ands , ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁for ▁war ▁aid , ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁Red ▁Cross ▁Medal ▁ 2 nd ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁class , ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Medal ▁of