Telegram-herald., 1890-11-17
THEY ARE NURSES
ne Graduating Exercises at the
saniEaFlGm Training school.
sURSIsG A xODERN PROFESSION
rae Extensive SsFEiealaea Of TIE Uoarss
Old 1fnae >arsiug Nous pAs<a
Nsth aodeFa- fhe Profession
- ~ Means ossreroa y ded.

lAIELE AAtkns MiCA-s nov to.~-.AH
event winch = annuslly looked for.
ward 70 with considerable interest in
THIS city tFansp.red ihe past week-the
graduating exercises OF the ssnitaFium
training school for nurses. However,
the eyeat has become one OF more than
local interest, from the fact taas the
SAn.tarium has become one of the al
fractions of the State. having been long
knopn - the largest aud best equipped
Institution in the world, annually at
tracing thousands within our borders
from all parts of the United States and
abroad. The training school Is also the
only sanitarium training school ia ex-
istence at the present time, % say
nothing of the fact that this country
can boast of bat few schools where the
training of nurses is undertaken, and
these connected with the hospitals of a
few Of our largest cities.
Physical care and culture is very
properly beng made a great deal Of at
the present day, and nearly every one
is interested in any matter pertaining
10 health; in fact. It has become quite
the fad" among ladies of rank abroad
to become professionally capable in
that direction, the latest recruit being
the beautiful and talented daughter OF
the Duke of Sutherland, who, despite
her fathers millions. has donned the
uniform of 4 London hospital for q
course of several years work and
study. And yet, the hospital-tra.ned
nurse acquires neither the advantages
nor the proficiency of sanitarum-
trained nurse, when one considers the
class of cases generally coming under
hospital care, aud compares them with
those which patronlZe well-equlpped
Sanitsrium.
In fact, IN the current number of
Scrihncr's, Mary Cadwallader Jones
sheds considerable light on the routine
of hospital nursing-and probably a
lite more than she intended. We
learn from her, in q casual way, that
in hospital the science of ventilation
is reduced to the lowering and raising
of window sashes, and that various
odors are allowed TO exist extremely
unpleasant TO 'fresh noses" from
winch we infer that at some time the
noses OF nurses become inured, and
therefore iEattentiye TO what should be
regarded as n grave unsanltary symp-
tom. Now, the sanltarium trains noses
az we'll Is nurses, and any display of
inurlng powers would be considered
solely rs a symptom that such person
was unfit Tor duty.
But To return to the graduating class
and its exercises. There were twenty
eight members, all in their neat uni
forms of brown and white striped seer
sucker, and pretty white muslin caps
that is, all but the gentlemen, OF whom
there were four. Some idea of what
these nurses have mastered, besides the
details OF practical work, may be OBJ
/ taned by giancing at the curriculum
OF study, which among other thing
| embraces a comprehensive knowledge
of the best uses of water, massage, ,'elec-
/ triclty, diJeitics, anatomy, physiology,
I elementary chemistry. natore and
cause OF disease, dlsinfecuOn, ventlla-
ton, air and water contamination, gem
erai nursing, surgical nursing, bandag-
| ing, Swedish movements, callthenlcs,
what 10 DO IN accidents and emeTgeu-
| cies. and practical lessons in the treat
ment of wounds and injuries. The
course IS calculated 20 impari nforma-
ton equal to two years of high school
study, and a much greater proficiency
IN anatomy and physiology Is required
of the nurse than of the scholar,
| going into micrOscOpical details.
/ In many respects the nurse is as well
! trained as the physician, and certainly
4 member of as honorable and useful y
/ profession. rs no one who heard the
/ address to the eclass by Dr. Kellogg, the
/ Sanitarium medical superintendent.
could doubt. Among the many excel.
| lent things listened TO in the doctor S
I practical resume Of nursing as q pro-
/ fesslon, not a few facts valuable as
general information were cleaned. Al.
though We have knowledge OF tag
( recognition of the mediA profession
at least as early rs 800 3. C.. such a
/ thing IS q trained nurse Was not known
/ 80 years ago, and u years ago wit
messed tae frst attempt al the training
/ Of nurses IN this country-at Bellevue
Hospital, Sew York CIV. Prior %
I tAaA tl4AAt AAA SILK t0tleirNtA tiiattttr it
\ giving medicine st stated intervals
I keeping the bedclothes straight, and
I giving the patient all ne wanted 70 eat.
and 70 those who were totally untitled
7 for anything else, or who bad outiivcd
I their usefulness. was the task relegsted
\ The doctor ls still occasionally 10 re-
7 ceirt Of an application for admission tr
/ the class, sad applicants qualification
ss candidate chiefly consisting o
I shattered constitution. poor health
7 lack of education. unfituess for any
/ thing else, inability 10 earn = living
/ etc. II marked contrast 20 this IS VIVA
I is actually required Of every candidate
7 sound bodily health. unb.emi she'd char
F aCter. good dispos ton. i0ve of ths
work. good judgment. and a good ae
gree OF aptitude. ard 81 leass com
+ mon scho0l education.
I Tu resuouse - a statement sfoat fhs
the nursing profess on vas areadI
+ overcro~det, the doctor saia that uaii.
f the Uutej states supported up
wards Of 0G0 physicians, there
we're net TO exceed 200 trsfnnl
nurses. and rather na5teiv sddc.
thae he thought TIRE i53o rurse.
mnst fna iner fand- fua n lard 81
- .o0 doctors fart. thst proper
son ~ - ow rurees would not Pc Tad
Ihls rstaer san xuous statement n
afferwar-is cleared I'D - ssoFrg wa
vsfnah,e agN8i arg she r1Ysa
found 81 tae trained ngrse. sra th
greater sefce<s the phys a. wcHt
rseet wnn eoaa place n charge of -
rafents = corrs 20 framed ass fsrt'
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