New-York tribune., 1879-01-18
FROM THE PEOPLE.
TRAINED NURSES.
SOUND ADVICE FROM ONE OF THEM-rnER DUTIES
AND PRIVILEGES.

AND PRIVILEGES
| To the Edftor Of The Trtbune.
SIR: Ii is the custom now to have only
who have passed through course OF training ana
received diploma from hospta-at least. II ls 40
among those who can afford pay them. The train
ing of such pupils is noble work Only those VINO nave
the requisite OF education aud intelligence NAV
enter; while among the number who are annually grad
uated many are more than commonly educated even
accomplished refined in mind aud manners, once the
centre of happy home circles brought To THIS sch0O ny
adverse from tue wish 10 be prepared
support themselves should the necessity arise These
graduates are usually young, healthy, cheerful. filled
with fright antic palIons success ready TO put
their training aud theoretical knowledge against the
long experience older, less cultured nurses. one
word to them.
II is certainly q blessed change from the " Sairey
Camps and Bctsey Prlggs' OF former days IL Is "a
good thing have the heart Interested in the work
10 be enthusiastic u naturalist over his inyeStga-
tions to be eager for interesting cases. and 10 watch
thcr CLEAN freh knowledge. That right study
-' one must know great deal ia order to KNOW now
little know and thus you Will not be apt To be
vain and seassertug. DO not be ANXIOUS To dIS lay
your little knowlcdgc people will learn by your con-
and nursing il you efficient or not. with tho
training and diploma comes % feeling Of power and
importance, aud only good common scnse, w.th mod
esy, VIII restrain the impulse to assert yourself The
patent i Impressed with sense OF your capabiiiy ana
knowledge your wOtds and example have much lnilu-
be careful therefore, tO express unfavor
able opiuOn ~ ply sician whom patient and friends
hayc confidence Do not critico the course Of treat
ment compare with that OF other eases or weaken
the patient. confidence by word or manner Above all,
publish the mode 0 treatment and patients con
d0n satisfy those yhOse curiosity prompts 50 many
idle questions and does great Gafm.
E.ca nurse may do much to establish the rcpu-
tatiol ol any Particular school. Physicians should
ttst.,l
sources ~ vocation. Take the dFrcho"S
carefully and carry tn"m ont con-eleh'iou@H
Yer VrutUrl3E substitute experiment
Ot yOdr own. - you gaiu not receiving thc 70
rl,'CJ aud cOn>id. ramon ddc What Hon accord 10
uiHtis al be- Whatever Your position else
whrIr ~ the sCA-ruOiH tI' ihj j."in l. superior Az
oti .cr ia tue Army or elsewhere Won n dcIldnd tnt
maf k of resp, and d"cr'ucc Thc pht @c'hn SAYS
nos ulD@. but notes t1e oLlS1,on' and I"uiy VIZ
holds tac esteem y"u Expect II you are d-n hrd GGr.
gt cGtN - N"ur p"t u, not aiiii 10 LcrIorn da;-
rr,cd0c ic", not on tc ""tch f"r SlShi,' ana u,nj
f5l 0i AZ the ithc rouftc'i' "l M lu.'.
,up can haruy kdi 10 meet with respect
nom al with whom you come ia cbhi.c..
Jrrrr !r. many who pass through the coulSc oi
Tlc Wuli uucU. Not tiainro atonc 10 thc AT
of Trained 10 Govern Themselves ms. !"
u-u W.tc"iul tE"ushuu, pn ck 81 perception, N'I'-
pp-,r~s.l, courteous aud E'nic, y't hrn; the
.cr.rctr,I u".tu,9s aid Uidc.; pGr' ~ in.u'
a'j iLu,t c':st l.Eit"n> rms constitutes ttlhrd
EtI " l. ii5 ,.-CPlU at lrart ANA mHt, With the
co.r~c ~ rsrirtuu aud practice winch H.thc her the
in,,cit's !,.,t ,,siatlit dt byi,ic oi sun Ing.
T. -, i.. rv i., ~ .Ould ciCI WHu T. 1nNuur
sci 80 tlc,Jf" he p.u.SsCn OI uGlolHc tiIt 80 oi.
.urvlrt tfIrn,ri. NAV rc ~h.g 'aru" Hl'on h'r""n
i'-' acc- ,H'i Gci" 40 rtS IS Il Nu idh' ".''"i"i.
Il "th q az @ Ht ht'"~~.H] 'lt 'ii-"It" o'..- J.
~i' 90 .rGt, study J. u P!.s.hr' H.. ri"r-' mus
br 5tII-I..; .itOr. ANA RELIEF 10 m"h>, "lso
Ii, ,I--hr ana esteem; e. M cCIifl amount Z" liic
81. ambitious. Ir tlE AMI -d;i-!titiFH MAST ir
1T r.t!. Hui hr tran, aud s'rrUHo .ir NOT greater
thai. IA .thy OfAr. 'IntitoJm-I - H. DALI
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