, 1880-10-24
Trainin.-SchoOl for, Nurses.

A committee of the County Board has
voted to report fayornbly resolution admit
ting the Training School for Nurses. TO two
wards OF. the County Hospitul. This action WI
commend itself to the approval OF everybody
who knows the character Of the Training- -scno4
and the objects which it aims to accomptiah+ :.
The want of a corps Of trained nurses has
been long ana seriously felt, not only tn thla
city, but throughout tho Northwest. Phystclaln1s
have repeatedly borne witness to the fact taas
considerable percentage OF the mortality
caused by bad nursing, which Is often worse sa
than nome at nil. Besides the direct conse'
qucnces of amateur nursing to the sick or con-
valescent, the indirect effects Of confinement @
the stcH-room and oyerwork on the unprofles1f-
slonai nurses themselves are often very SERIOUS Es
1t IS as much u part OF the duty OF the tFasaea
nurse TO care for nominally well persons N
family into which she may so as to proteect, tna
sick from oyerzea1ous attentions. Mang Noat.
en- who have the best Intentions in eha Wof'e
are worse than useless In tho sick roon- sous
nre too nervous, Others too weak, and rearE ~ ~
at first too ignorant OF the duties Of nuEss' y 2
Much of this raw zeal and affection might. now
ever, be utilized, II they were properly NJ
structed; and it Is the object OF the tIa!n9e4
nurse NOT so much to supersedb the e1of9u4
family friends for the relief of. the sick as9o
give them intelligent and efficient assistance.
The trHIning- school which Is now abon9 oeH4
founded IN Chicago is modelled closely after ~
one which has long been In successful opefanI
IN New York at Bellevue Hospital. The tnassc
school Is under the management OF some o. -
most public spirited and energetic ladies ~ tee y
city, Mrs. G. 3. Lawrence being the Presdento
the Board Of Managers, and Mrs. Edward hns3ss
the Secretary. On the Advisory Boara e.e
physicians Of the standing OF Drs- 1shatn. 1o1.t
SOD. Jones. Roller, Dyforl. Davis, md ue hsSs*
Miller; and so far as known no ph5a1ciau -
expressed himself against the idea OF the scMcft
but al have said that it would be mose s des1s!
bic thing II property conducted. " = & s, :
The purpose OF tho Board OF Managers N -
Ing admission to the hospital is that their pnts5
may have wide experience and compese19s
supervision Warden Mills has fortunatev
brought the hospital into such state OK ~.
cheney that It compares favornhy with any
atttutdon of the kind In the country: and n91es
"ho have served there for two ycaIs-tne Ft1;
scribed course-wiu be qualified to engase, -
outside work: It Is hoped that, II the etPs:a ~,
mental trial Of the trimming school In f"o "as a.
shall prove satisfactory. tho Board may ~
to appoint all the nurses on the recoEnme'!.s a
ton OF tho training school. After Rrao1a. = *ks
the nurses are to be under the direction ..
school for a limited period, aud Will oe III s..,.
largely in charity work. While in the nospp pa,s
the nurses will be under the charge oi y -
superintendent, and the Assistant Supef'n1s1s< s<
cnt Of Bellevue has already been enga2e* - ~
this position. When OF duty the nurses ats
be in their own home, which will be ptR: e.I,;
near the hospital, and WILL hare separa!e s Il.
pline and menage Of Its own. Candidates ", =.
mission to the school will be zeqaa74 =