Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-01-08

tic. and English or German dictation.
During her month Of probation shd will
receive her board and lodging free OF
expense at the Nurses Home, bat no
other CONDENSATION.
II at the end of the month the super
intendent decides that the probationer
il of good material and likely to cast
credit upon the profession, she is pre-
seuted with paper declaring that she
will remain In the school for two years
and abide by its rules. She athxes her
signature and becomes a junior pupil
nurse. From this time on she wears
the hospital dress Those who have
prejudice against uniforms find this OBJ
ieclionable, but TO the unbiased patient
its wearer is an ideal OF neatness in her
blue gingham gown, big white apron,
linen cuffs and collar, turned back from
wrists and neck, and lace. trimmed cap.
Even after she graduates she must con-
tinue to wear this uniform custom.
During the first year of her training
she assisted as nurse in the various
wards Of the hospital. After the first
six months she gets her first experience
on night duty. When on day duty she
gets up at the ringing Of the first bell,
at 6:15. She dresses, arranges her
room, aud hastens to the dining room
for breakfast. ATT a. m. she reports
for duty at the ward to which she is as
signed. At noon she has an hour for
dinner, and additional time for rest.
Then she returns TO her post and re-
mains until p. N. She has one after
noon a week and may go to church Sun
day morning every other Sunday.
Somewhere in between she
must ind time to study
and attend the lectures and "quiz"
classes in the library Of the Home. She
will be allowed two weeks vacation
each year. II she should be taken i'll
while on duty she will receive the best
of care without charge. The first year
she will be paid 81 per month. The
second year this is increased to Sl2. 1t
is distinctly stated that the sum is not
paid for services rendered III the hospi-
tai, the instruction given being con-
sidered q sufficient equivalent. The
amount of money paid the nurses Is
simply allowed them that they may
provide themselves with the necessary
hospital dress and text books, and for
other personal expenses,
The varied knowledge Of things she
is REQUIRED to learn in her two years
course appears rather appalling TO the
non-profeSsional observer. She has first
to absorb a course in the approved
methods of dressing blisters, burns, sores
| and wounds: the application Of fomen-
tations, -poultices, cups and leeches; the
! administration of enemas aud the use
| OF the catheter; the management or APP
planes for uterine complaints; the best
method of friction to the body and ex-
| tremities; the management of helpless
patients making beds, moving, chang
ing giving baths in bed, preventing and
| dressing bed sores, and managing posi-
| tions; bandaging, making rollers and
bandages and lining of splints; the prep
| aration and cooking or deicacleS Tor the
! sick. In the last two months OF her
| service she will take two months
| course in obstetrics al maternity nos
Dita and spend one month learning
| about contagious diseases, and in addl-
ton to all this she must have acquired
a practical knowledge Of the best meth
DDS Of keeping a room supplied with
! fresh air, of how 10 keep everything
| clean and disinfected, how to make OBJ
servationS and be able to report to the
physician the state Of the secretions,
expectoration, pulse, skin, appetite,
temperature Of the body, breathing,
| condition of wounds, effect OF diet,
stimulants and medicines, and the man
agement OF couvalescents.
Sometimes in the latter half OF the
second year she is sent out TO do dis
trict nursing among the poor under the
| supervision Of the outdoor department
Of the hospital.
If at the end OF the two years she
! passes successful examination in all
| those things mentioned, she receives a
| Diploma from the Board Of Managers Of
| the school, and is at liberty TO choose
her field of service. There is a registry
connected with the school and if she
/ wishes TO do private nursing she has
her name placed on it, and Is ready to
begin whenever an employer appears.
| The registry fee is s. year. Each
| school has its scale of prices, and every
graduate registering there must be PAID
according TO the schedule. At Mt.
/ Sinai School the rate is $50 week for
all infectious or contagious cases, male
patients, obStetrica and insane cases.
| If nurse is required at an infectious
| or contagious case for less than week
81 a day is charged. Twenty-one dol
lars a week or SO day is the rate for
all other cases. Nursing is peculiarly
a woman's work; good nurse is seldom
out Of employment, so that financially
it is desirable occupation.