Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-09-08
THE TRAINED NURSE
HOW SHE LleHTeNs TIE soFftH'
ING PATIENTS WEARY HOURS

v,,,. services In the Sick Room OF
pr.,f...ionaI schools.
the women - -v,r.
1Keeping a R~cor" Oh INC >
and wages.
1. n tower of
The training schoo' au ~, an ongel of
strength, piiiar o. s TI th;n@s She can
wisdom ana hgn'' i ue o. con make
do are past en,iinera'"is a,Itica and
bandage' puas.ei VI ~ The hest
put IL on .he pa.'ons ~, soft rao re.
housewife eau hule W VI am rive a
quired III the ol,e,a',ou, 'n ,La nod
fever patient a iuii oa.n - .ioan tina
clothes every nouf, my =, IN ~ n.n wash a
BODY Dut stiinuia'e ~, soan suds In
SICK chiiu "''nou' Pu.s {, n,nuth. she
its eye or the WASH ny ~ tan,sl.s ont With.
can comp nair' w 'le .'s Isl, oloa,. sbo
out hurtinB, anu n1ep .As al;n,r tho in.
can make oea W''nous ~ 10 hodv
valid OF exposing any pa baotino mn n
and she mas tiie ,acuiey s -, Ia Csc Into
pillow ana wnipPa"s 49, "ii. -. nnd car
1t. She Is also an eAeeiien '.1 ~" Co. hor
prepare many .cnip.N.S ISL h,,,;,,on
patients such Us vro'na nv Eann
toast waters erueis' H.. s,,;1I 10
mango ana ilarihai'uss' ,l IL, oh a
shown also IN tle Varleu oon''. annoaIs ond
can make OF mix ana esgs, ooi .;a.s. ' NV
fruits, actually nlakiis tnv p,.'e dnr,,t
lieve IN change Oh uieI miIno ~ J Iap.au
ing from the prescrioeo 'aie ny .lo W. ~, i,
Aside from the persohui 'aie A., ~ wy
patient she must keep feooru VI ny e"i ~
II the physician caiis lor II, III VIM, IL
hourly noted the temperature p"1o
| IL,
bowels, KIDNEYS SIKH anu eyes Va .n
patient. Inc tlme Oh giving liiea,o'nI any
food Is also entered anu unuer eno ne"u
ing remarks Is noteq Tue ano'u ,;.; ~
1000 ana steep taheii' eheI'e Vi ineu.o''o'
ana Whatever Var'ations .nere may 10 ~
the case. NO schooi rePor, 10 lli"oo ou'
with greater accuracy iea'ness' VI W. W.
bllity IL explains itseii 10 any one who
can read, ana oy reierrlng 10 inc seseral
entries tne physician u. can .rea' 'ne palien.
from MS buggy OF once JUST as II ne "eli'
TO the SICK chamDer' "hich very n'any
doctors 90 VINO ares pressed ior Time ior
In the majority OF cases IL Is nursing
rather IMAM medicine that brings ABOUT
cure VI course II Is 10 DC expected 1has
some nurses VIII not reacl 'he stahuaru
mere lildlcateo' ior 'hey are ou1 nuiiah'
Inc physician VINO encounters all ihcapa-
Bile nurse Is very llKeiy to become preJu-
dlced against the ehtire PROFESSION, pue IL
only requires the services Vi eoou NURSE
10 put MN rignt again. -,
however IL Is poor RUE that VIII not
WORK ooth ways ana there are plenty OF
instances on record where smart ulias
stunning young woman mas Drought ABOUT
the dismlssai OF the attending physician
because ms oiagiiosls OF tne case was
iaulty' just at present Tue Two proles-
slohs are more OF less contentious mas
mncn as scnools oiiier-ohe granting the
privilege VI administering medicine 10 the
graduated nurse ana othef training
schoois making such ACTON mlsde-
meanor' Inc Wisdom OF the latter sys-
ZEN Is sen evlueht' ior II Is hardly posi-
Die IN Inc college term OF eighteen months
10 give the Pupn nurse medical educa-
tion' In schools where medical instruc-
s,oh ioriiis part OF the graded course
,here Is danger lnat the administration OF
oroiiilues' narcotics ana oplates VIII be
carried 10 the verge OF rashness. If the
nurse Is tifea ana reels herself unequal
10 lhe TASK imposed her hrst inclination
IS 10 take hypodermlc injection while
an uIscrupuious one Will not hesitate to
qulet troublesome patient with dose
Vi lnorPiilhe,
IN cases OF contagion the duties of the
nurse are most onerous. Every square
men OF the room has to be scrubbed with
soap and "ater-walls' windows, sash.
oaseooard, bedstead, table and chairs
anu alterward treated to a disinfectant
sPonglng, ms operation done with. the
pace must be fumlgated with sulphur or
clliorile paper aiter which both nurse
anu patent are given an antiseptic bath
ana an !, clothed IN absolutely clean garments.
III TINS connection may be stated the as
slstance nurse renders the surgeon,
whose Instruments she disinfects after
each operation Fever nursing is the
most expensive TO the nurse, as well as
ane patron SINCE II requires at least two
s Seehs W overcome the effects. An
nouest nurse Will not take surgical or
oos'elrlcai case wlthin ten days after Civ
ing up fever patient, knowing the dan
ger there Is OF carrying the contagion in
nei iaiI or some portion OF her attire.
Even at her own personal loss the con-
sclentlous woman will forego an engage
me- -, rather .sah expose her patients to
s s,o Inaii'9s Vi lever, during the respite
nao W. ~. iarseiy III the open air and re-
Pm nj une an.iseptic oath.
ra nG minimum I'M u! wages OF nurse are S15
w wee 10 ou. aa ~ extreme cases $50 and $40
so week tan Is PAID Provision has to be made
a.o;, o' w. 81 'hat the salary is clear
e gun " me tne uniform of null and
tidroI ~ aoe 81 sucker gown is wholly op-
$50 d" ,.n .he women most of them con
wn iTe a 70 wear II IN service on hygenic as
wei, wei as economical principles. But it
sa aIiu n?a oe imagined that it is all smooth
S hm ~ III we mouse where disease reigns.
or head OF the house is stricken ~lwn If is
b tn1 uuuy ol Ihe nurse to look after the