New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08
INSTRUCTION FOR NuRsra
A COURSE TO BE OPENED AT THE Yrs,~
CHARITIES BUILDING.
THE PLAN TO SUPPLY LoNc-rEL2 WANT m
THE sIcK-RooM APPROVED By MANY
PROMINENT PHYsTcrANa

The announcement of a course ~ ,..
which In two months time will enable ,ts r.,s =.
become trained attendants for the sick, :.
which should arouse much interest Such a r.ss.s
sent forth few days ago In regard % $780,
which will begin their work at the United Ch..s
ties Building, No. lO5 East Twenty .second.s,
October r. w
The question Of how the sick may best ha o...
for has always been vexed one II ha. 49,.
partly solved by the education Of hundrsd. =.
young women trained nurses in the xcboo.
connected with the various hospitals In all 49,.
Of illness physicians now recomms,a
and even insist upon the attendance Ct a res,a,,v
trained hospital nurse. Where the patient a ~
solutely unable to pay the high salaries Whit.
these nurses command, the only other course o..
Is to procure his or her admittance to a hospl.I
Blu; there a vast number of occasions when IT,
illness Is not of dangerous character; when an
the sick person needs Is to be waited upon nv !.
constant and watchful nurse, who understands 4,
the MAN, what things are to be iore and how a
do them. The lot of giving such attendance frs.
auenty falls some member OF the patenr.
family Even where expense is not an item to n
considered this is often the case. owing to
prejudice unreasonable, to be sure but stin
prejudice which many people have In regard IA
professional nurses. Under such circumstance
life Is any thing but easy for the relative who un
dertakes to perform the services required She
must be up early and late ready to respond to tina
slightest wish Of the patient, keep watch OF the
time to administer the medicines. prepare the food
and Give the countless little attentions too nuner.
Gus to be detailed. but which thoroughly occupy 4
nurses time More than this. she must keep 4
cheerful manner through 1t all, and act as II II
were a pleasure to humor the whims Of irritable
invalid or convalescent. People do not half appre.
ciate, as a rule the sacrifices made by some OF
these amateur nurses. One person who did, how.
ever sent some flowers recently. not 10 the patient
but to the hard-worked sister who taking the
part of attendant. Some surprise was expressed q
this thoughtfuness for a well person instead Of foe
the one who usually demands sympathy, but there
ia no doubt that the went to the right place
The course of instruction at the United Charities
Building is intended not only for those who wish to
become professional attendants. but for women
who desire to be taught the proper methods Of
nursing so far as that can be done In two month";
that they may he able 10 give better assistance
OF doing such things are usually also the easiest
in the long run, so that by taking such course
the amateur nurse would save herself much trouble
and indecision and many unfortunate mistakes
The professional attendants. when graduated
charge only 81 a week for their services. thereby
placing their aid within the reach OF many people
who could not afford the $50 s2J which y TIE
salary OF the professional trained nurse. II e.
sired by the committee In charge OF the sbovs
course that this fact should be clearly understood:
The graduates from this two months instrvcuoa