Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-31
A HOSPITAL NURSE.
WHAT A WOMAN WHO DESIRES TO
BECOME ONE SHOULD DO.

Application to the Superintendent OF
Training school Il the First s,.p-Thc
Period of observation-disclosures for
Young women Of Intelligence.
Many comprehensive and exhaustive ar
tlclca have been written on the life and
work Of trained hospital nurses, hut as yot
little has been said concerning their pre-.
liminary instruction, either practical or
theoretical. and still this Is not the least
interesting phase Of the nurses career.
Not AZ many years ago conynlosolng pa
tients were uf some service la their stronger
moments, aud some Of these, having ao-
qulrcd q thoroughncss VI care aud prac-
tlcal efficiency, were omploTcd rs regular
nurses.
Oftentimes there was an extreme scarcity
IN the number Of nurses, amt IL Is related
that a tour Of the employment Offices uf
the city has been mndc, aud the moro re-.
spectacle Of the applicants for positions
selected ~ assistants to the nurses In
time, when experience and intultiyc knowl-
edge Of the nrt Of caring for the sicl, had
perfected their practical training, they
wero graduated Into the ranks Of nurses,
and some u the more adept became head
ANlHNN AAA NhliNAIllfANlfilAH VI lNlHfHs
Hut this was an octave or more OF years
ago. This was during regime when the
supply was not nearly equal tothc demand
aud when samaritnnIsm did not walk hand
In hand with Intelligence ana culture.
The training school for nurses, however,
has ut once and for all time put an end to
the practical training only, and now the
trained nurse j. a mistress NJ theory, both
surgical aud medical This Is especially
true OF the City hospital. The training
school NJ this institution Is the largest In
the country, and It's popularity and recog-
nized worth are attcsted by the 700 ap.
plcants for the forty vacant places OF one
year.
Until recently there were two methods
Of managing the nurses training schools
There were cooperative organizations,
some OF which were independent Of, but
the greater number attached 10, some hos.
pital having wards for the sick, and there
were training schools combined under one
management generally the trustees or
managing board Of tho hospital
The Boston City llespital Training school
" controlled by the trustees Of tho hos.
pltal, like all other departments i the hos.
pital service. The superintendent Of the
hospital has the general supervision OF all
matters relating 90 tho school. its course ol
work and study, lectures aud discipline.
The superintendent Of nurses has the i'm.
mediate charge Of all the nursing IN tho
hospital, Of all nurses employed la the
wards and also the instruction md man
Rgrmout Of the nurses IN the training
school, An female nurses Ia the hospital
must be- connected with the school This
should for all time silence thUio who spenl,
Of the inability OF want Of oarr Of tho hos.
pital nurses Al the present day there h
no one not even the regular phy8,uian.
more alive 90 The emgrgcnoils and DANCER
Of % situation than q professional ortraiuud
nurse a. we'll known physician has
mid, professional nursing implies intel.
ligencen
IL win no doubt interest the public to
| know who these nurses are, where they
come from and what constitutes thoir
nirthodof trimming. In the tirst place the
applicants nrH natives Of every civilized
country. The rich often apply On person
| but Tho pr. llminnry correspondence 4, u,u.
ally carried oa by lotttr According TO IN,
| prospectus OF the school the most desirable
age for candidates Is from twonty.throc Ia
| thirty.llye years. They must be Of sound
health, and 1hould send with their appli
cation certificate from q physician certl
flying 10 the fact. They should also send d
brief personal history, and give the name.
and addresses VI three responsible persons
not OF their own kin, who know OF Their
good character aud capabilities.
Then letter Is sent TO tho applicant, In
Which she is requested to write personal
letter stating age, height, weight, health
l strength, educational advantages, family