The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-17
NEW voRk's TRAINED NURSES.

NEW Works. TRAINED NURSES.
AN ange: undisguised." murmured q
poor. sick fellow, twisting in his chair
and trying to ind q cool, soft spot In the
mass of silk pillows that felt like Goals
of fire ten minutes after they were shaken
up. She Is a angel undissuised. and
hit her with cane this morning." Shame
faced. the fellow. sick for the first time In
all his pleasure-roving life. turns his head
toward the window and groans, I'm a
dog!'
He is one of the ten wealthy bachelors
who have broken down this spring under
the strain Of gayety on both sides the ocean
and, also one of the unfortunate ten who
have been provided with trained nurses
from the best hospitals. and have had hour
ly bulletins issued TO society, reporting
their progress to recovery. That the
physicians who sent Tor the nurses to care
for these patients abundantly understand
what they have to deal with is shown by
telegram now preserved in one Of the hos
pitfalls in this city: e
Send your most capable nurse at once.
Must be able to talk. read and cling: must
be good-natured enough to be kicked"
Twenty sweet-faced young women wear
ing the cap and apron Of the order of
trained nurses have been kicked, sworn at
and abused during the last few weeks.
But for all twenty there has been the
word of praise uttered by the young man
in the first line OF this article: "She 10 an
angel undsguised."
Trained nurses say that bachelors. no
matter whether young or old, are the most
difficult patients in the world to take care
OF. One young woman begged hospital
superintendent when a certain very rich
bachelor was sick In September. Don't
send me there. I'll take all the teething
hoh md oil he Al ~
don't give me fretty bachelor" Yet
:he bachelors. poor fellows. must be cared
for. and no one can do 1t but the soft
handed, gentle-yoiced woman nurse.
When trained nurse steps into house,
hold in obedience to the doctors call she
carries with her ii small gripsack. In i've 4
minutes she has slipped into dark gown,
tied on her apron. pinned on her cap. and
IS sitting by the patients side. She asks
no questions. In few minutes the sub
dued light Of the room becomes familiar
TO her eyes. she rises moves around, reads
the directions left by the doctor. lowers
a window shade. twists a paper screen
before an unruly glare. moves away the ,
clutter of things that have been worry '
ing the patient with fantastic shapes. and
by the time she has seated herself by his ,
side there Is snug air OF comfort,
wave of peace over the entire room.
What have you done with those medi-
cine bottles?" asks the patient. +
"Given them to the other nurse" ,
Where is she?" :
"In the next room. Shall call her." r
mo. you'll do. Going to stay here
You'll find me an awful-awful"- the :
words are dying slowly away. The pa |
lent is falling asleep. and the nurse. who :
las been warned that insomnia is all that !
s keeping her patient sick. smiles with a 7
,ratifed air. mo wonder he couldn't :
leep with Ave medicine bottles staring
It him." she says as she tiptoes out TO +
onsult the other nurse. for when bache .
ors are to be cared for the trained nurses J
% in PAIRS. There Is not one who would :
,e willing to take the responsibility alone. =
TI!- accommodations for the trained +
urses are In story hooks beautiful little Z
rhite chambers adjoining the sicl, room Il
4 the patient. In real life. in the aver