The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-07
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do Z she is assigned 70 night duty ne
busiest time is towards morning Betwes
the hours OF five ard seven she mul
wash and comb all the patients. no mat
ter how sick o. sleepy they may be- Get
+ the convaIescents Up ard dressed and I
! beds made tidy for the .ornin@- II q wal
that nay contain from twelve TO fifteen
beds, IL aAes some rapidity 70 have then
Soruer b. seven O'Clock. espeeial
as this IS only one OF many duties
II DAY duty falls 70 her lot, she looks
after the temperature OF the patients ard
attends 10 other minor details. transfers.
TO the chart the report OF the night 5
nurse, attends TO the food and medicine
Of her patients. battles and scruo5es them
all twice a week. accompanies the ply
sician or his rounds-a duty required
ali the nurses in the ward-aud does al
the housework that canot be managed b
the prDbatloner. one OF the most string
ent OF hospital rules is that no nurse
must sit down during the twelve hours
that she is duty. except when her work
is Of such a nature as TO require it. and
she must never be idle. Better scrub
something. even unto seven times, than
not appear busy
Little difference in the work cones with
the senior year. II the nurse is assigned
to duty in, the surgical ward she takes
charge Of the abIes and dressings. The
latter must be steriI!zed and prepared for
instant use The nurse is held 10 eb
seriously at fault if the surgeon does
not ind every appliance ready 10 his hand
on the table at MS side as he dresses the
wounds of patient. IN the medical
wards. the junior nurse takes charge of
the linenroom. looks after the bandages
and prepares the medicines 10 be admin
stored 10 the patients. II she is promoted
to the position Of head nurse Of the ward.
she has the supervision os all the work
OF the ward. IL is her duty TO order the
diet OF patients. 70 see that supplies OF
food and medicines are kept up and 70
report TO the superintendent OF nureses-
After a student is admitted 70 thesIrain-
in gschool at the nd OF her term Of pro-
theoretical work is carried on by means
Of lectures. recitaions form textbooks
ard demonstration classes. All the time
she has TO devote 10 study must be taken
from the one hour allowed her for rest
and recreation and in the evenings. when
she may be called away at any moment
for extra duty. once a week she attends
the demonstration class in a little ward
fitted up for the purpose, where she learn
the art Of bed making. This is q cOmpN-
Gated affair in the hospital, for there is
The ordinary bed. the emergency bed,
the surgical bed and the show bed-each
ore olnerent. and each one TO be exact
10 a hairs breadth IN every fold She
never practises on the patients, but on
her fellow nurses in the class room.
where she learns the art Of hot and cold
appliances Of every sort, the mailing and
application Of ice bags. the use OF cups.
splints, al manner OF bandages, peuI
tees. hypodermics and every appliance
used in the hospital. as well as the
approved method OF lifting ana carrying
helpless or insensible patients. IN all
these the instruction is bgiven by the SUI
perintendent Of nurses, who usually I'M.
presses her respect upon the minds OF hel
pupils by merciIess guying Of any
mistake. In addition. Their IS a class in
cooking and another in the rudiments OF
massage.
In most hospitals the main THONG to
be learned by the students IS the observ-
ance OF hospital etiquette. first. last and
all the time The nurse Is like a nom
corr-riss stoned officer In the army So far
as il goes. her authority is absolute
but equally absolute must be her subser-
viency 10 her superiors- She must always
stand in the presence OF a physician OF
the head nurse. and on no account must
she speak without first being spoken 70,
or offer a suggestion, or express an opin-
ion II she is called 10 account for a
mistake made through obedience TO a
direct order from a superior. she is not
allowed 70 explain or offer any excuse.
used by the physician. but must never
use them herself in answering his cues
tions about the patients under her charge
Above all. she must quench every spark
OF sympathy Tor the suffering she sees all
about her To her. IL she wishes 10 sue
coed. a patient must not be regarded
as an Individual but as a case. This IS
3 cry necessary. for II 10 work and disci-
pine we're added the nervous strain OF
81 rnpathy with suffering she would not
last year As Il IS. the average term 4
service for nurse e limited 70 ten years
Given a training like this il IS easy 10
see why the nurse trained in a hospital
is often unpopular IN private work Load
"a 70 the eyelids with etiquette and theo-
~. a woman would have 10 possess an en-
usual amount OF tact and common ssnse /
rot II antagonize her patient. and his
entire family by insisting upon the OBJ
servance OF hospital rules II private
rouse. 70 say nothing OF the domestic /
lpheavaI caused by the extra work made /
Tor the servants She Is STEPPED IL rules. (
and al she knows IS to apply the-u as I
,orcibly as they have been applied u (
~ curing the years # her training or /!
comforting little attentions 20 an Invalid 1
he knows nothing, q ease does act re- /
.uire comforting little attentions. and she +
.as no chance 20 learn them. II such +
pleasant co6dIing were originally natural 4
q her. the hospital discipline would grind +
{ cut.
she knows her business. the patient IN +
ier her charge would probably receive I
he best OF scientific care. 10 the slightest T
rider OF the physician she e most con +
cientiousiy obedieat bat she Is guite 4
Kelly 70 tara the whole house into hos
lItsl ward When she leaves The Whole +
ar.ily is APT 10 heave great sigh ef 4
e,isf. and u dveI with delight uron 4
he memory q the ol6-fashi0ned nurse.
simple woman with soft hands ard
cw vosoe- 20 whom Nursing comes as
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