The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-25
TRAINING TO BE A NURSE.
UHiT TIE HOSPITAL NURSE HAS TO
IEtRN AND TO PRACTISE
She Must Ee Intelligent. keA0ed, Strong or
VIII. Cheerful. and S,mpnthc ttc-SeSere
Rules ana Examinations. with Constant
l.ml,lO, ,urnt and 60 Pay ut the I.nd.


Rules ana Examinations. with Constant
Employ tnrni and Good Pay at the End.
The kureri ntendcn. OF one Of New Iork's
largest ;rain!ns schools says of the woman who
desires 10 lie q nurse: " II requires an ideal
woman to make n good nurse. She must be
intelligent aud refined She must have n
strong will in order 20 control her ref actory
patients without friction. she must he able
to hide any feeling OF disgust with the most
dsngrccahle case CT Illness. She must inva-
riabiy he cheerful. she must command the
respect vi Ter patients and at tire same time
u sympathetic and in addition to all this she
must hnyea practical Enowled:e otcookIng. Of
arranging bed. OF removing a patients
baNGUEes. OF the properties Of medicine. their
effect. and Thousand and one things that are
only thought Of as they come un in The rracti-
cal work o. Il hospital ward. In addition 10 all
this there l. Il theoretical training TO Le gone
through. Is means OF lectures ,ythysicianS
and text book lessons rocitei To- the train.n.
school sup'IiItcncnj."
Women "rtnis sort are rare. so there is con.
Siderable dl..rGlty In comii"tin-; the classes
n. high standard RAINING .hools 1t must
NOS lie inferred howc,c.. that the aiii lea
tioHs ave not numcrons. In recent years I'll.
average MANI er Of publications. for admission
toll g Ecl,ryun Ttanin. school received an.
nuuli, las been over u Thousand. or this
number about 800 have been personally inter.
viewed Is tho sutr-intendcEi and thirty ar.
ccrl"d on probation. An odd fact about
these nir-cs. which is tr,IeVf all tho schools
connertcl with 'ha large hospitals is that
v"ry few OF those accepted are residents or
natives OF sew York CITY. Most uf them roins
from iuianl cities prronil."y villages in tie sur
rounding states, and not n small! percentage
"om"- from tArada. NoanEi"uut is accepted
/ Il -
age and uud-r %: - is the pref .lel az.
The Superintendent s-e!n to have II weakness
fos district schuolma ANS. \ majority OF the
nurses seem 20 have been previously III that
condition .: s"rtItl.d.. Unless she has heen
teaching f'Eio" long time. the sIrer!M'end-
cnts say that a Teacher ma" IS the Lest nurse.
because. ia the i'st place. She is accustomed
to rontro.n: others: an! again her ednca-
ton must Ne very good. anil. ~ in everything
else. culcution counts. Then her health Is
apt 10 lc hotter han that OF the snop girl or
factUrH G ri OF %
Ent thr question Is. ynnn; woman having
trained nurse. what is she 20 40 next. Sh.
must write I" til" -up"rin'"n6cnt.s ~ % Mount
sinai Training school, which i, one uI the hest
in the ,.i'l. In reps She VIII receive "A printed
"lr"Wiar. which will t"!! her al odt the next
STAGE Ihs !""umen. stats hri-i" that
Personal lrtcrN lew S alWars desirable. bat if.
nWlh. t".!ls'anr". It j. imro~> tle. til" arls.-
can't >nop.i write again 10 t!ln surerint d"nt.
TINS tlanS is .tcci!clty formidable affair.
II mus 30 ii-'! cut in III" nprlirAnt's own
FIT ;'t t foi,owfn. nme,tions: Are
y"n Ecie woman CRAY i"w' What i Your
rte-ent oc"rn.ti"n', WAT was your age IN
AMI On VITA; Isic:, What is your hei Git. also
your weigh, Whe;e were we're yon rhu"a'sd
njwai t eel! 50: Ara your sight ana hearin.
r"rfe't: iInv" you any physical detects
Have rOn any tendency to pulmonary COM
nj nj widow. have rnil,.Isn,
how many. an how a" they provided
t'noio MG'TG flow a any, w ws yG y9uf in '"f
and il what employment: Give the nutnes
and fm,! addresses 2f Two parsons wh" may hn
you. |. previously employed. one 81 thes"
must hc l"Ir iast employer l." y"u oh!"'t t.
times while on duty to maintain IN" clelni-
serving, anlt ohcy implicitly the com mands
Il your superior IN charge; Are you Wiling
t"Wear the dress rrcs"nhr! hr IN" institute
ton alter i"aN!n. its ,urisdic'lon: Have YOU
read and do you clearly understand the resu-
This !iank flied ont with the answers o all
those questions, and accompanied hy a rhy-
slrinn@ c"ctillca'" OF SCUM! health !e'i.:
from = rcr.rman. and the, names and :d-
known tho applicant for several years. cons IL
,'!e- Il lorna! application. Ecsi1e- tins THO
a!lilrHut rll>; send "a photo graph ut herself.
when i; personal interview j. out Of tn" uucs-
t.yn Tuts" "Ipiirations are hled. and when
p.;rart i selected H. the Superintendent.
'ruie ar'ri,turcr is ) no means final. The
cludl.tt" simply comes on trial for Il n0nth.
AM '.Hy htrnrc'"'! or accepted at ih""nu OF
int .er!,'l. Tho .Gl".! .n'rndent- aer!s.tn +,
iin". III the r2nt'er and no ,I r"as"ns are given
Nn"a lie accepted "audiiate arrives a the
s"Lo i iii" must bring with her two or tArre
.ir@hnm dresses and "ight aprons Of biearn"'!
( ,"t, u. Specific directions a, 10 IA. nlhEin-;
OF lhre" nrror- are given in the l'rst circular
! scni cat. 1hc lrohatIonrr must also !lnE
: l-..- iCc Spliai clothing. IL !lcr teeth .
on AZ order 'h"y must receive aitcnti" II t'-iors
/ wcar o~-hrelrd and broai.tood shoes. Be-
! .ur' Acr acceptance - a pun! nurse size n Hst
/ rase satisfactory "Nanlnation III reading
I Irru..r.hip. sImp!a arithmetic. and English
q" German dr,gtion. hHrlnG hex month Of
lgohotI"n she viii receive hsr board and loi4.
J M Ire" uI "Aren-. at the Nurses Home. buc
Nat III" end Of The month the snverinteni;
. material urI Nicely to east cteti, u'oN no
] rI,ir- ion. shc l. presented with NUa.-r de-
,larln- MA, -h"wiI! r',!n"'In in the >Hn9o, 10.
Aer signature" and becomes II jun!nr pupil
! rui,'. From 'e tine On re wer'S tho hos.
.t,G.u-; a4i,"ims Nnd TINS "hlec'!"nab!c. bnt
{, tie UnUIas seL patient il w"nrar is an ideal
q neutnr-- in he.' h!u- bingham gown. big
w....1 AKRON. Inca cuts ANA collar. turned
/ hl,!, from wrists and neck. and lace-trnncl
cap '.rrn after she CANDIDATES she must con
GInte to w"HrtlIis Unilor "o-iu
as,,-l- a. Ymrse in IT," various warIs .: The
,
| her ir-t cXpclien"" On ni9Nt iHty When on
/ day tUty she gets Hpat til" ringin. OF the first
ben. AZ 'i;lI. She dresses. urIHngr~ her room.
and Ha~tens TO The dining room TOR breakfast.
At \. u. ,nt reports Tor duly at the ward 10
whi"h he = assigned. At noon SIZE las an
hoHc for ,.!uner, ana additional time for
rect, Then she returns t" h,r post
and remains until +. VI. She las one
AFTERNOON w"eI aud may So 70 church
S..u,.ay morning every other sunday. Some
Where in iet she must Ind tim. 70 study
AMI attend tho lectures and "uui& classes Il,
tho library Of tho Rome, she VII. DO al owed
is, weeks, vacation each year II she should
be taken III Will, on 'dutJ he vii receive the
nest o1 rate without "har.e. The first Year
lie viii be i,aii 81 rronth, The second year
Tins IL incrca ed to ST. II is distinctly stated
'uat tLls SUM is not rHll f.. services rendered
IN tho i.usrital. the instruction given being
cun- luereua sufficient equivalent. Le amount
/ If money paid tho nnT~cs is simply allowed
rAcul that they mas provide th"m>aNes with
tn" nrre--ary hospital dress and text books.
( ard Tor other personal expenses.
The yar-d knuwictGc Of things she Is 10
! putled TO learn In her two years course up
ar, rather Al pailnG to tho non. pto.csslO nal
! observer. Si,o has first t. absorb II couise IN
| the al p,uS ed methods OF dressing bister-.
( burns. sore, and wounds: tho Iri!cisti0n "f
4 Concentrations. n,N!tlct., cups. ana I-.ches :.
Z tn. administration Of enemaS and he oc Of