The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-23


measure OF education Ii physiciansI
and pharmacists are needed to supply
the demands Of advancing civilization
so are nurses and their training isl
more important than routine nursingl
for while the nurse is a pupil in he
her work can be overlooked By
her superiors but IN after life the pnys-I
and surgeon must leave the nurs-
ing in her hands during his absence
In this connection We wish to strongly
the fact that our nurses are
not simply employees Of the hospital but
are pupils in the school. For this real
son we give instruction BY means OF
lectures, demonstrations, classes. etc,
in addition to the practical work in thei
wards and private rooms. We also
maintain some control and supervision
ever when they are not on actual duty
For the same reason we insist that the
small allowance that the hospital
grants each nurse per month is not be
considered as a salary or compensation
for services rendered but is simply a.
provision for expenses incurred very
much as a fellowship in the higher eol-
cational institutions. By this means
many are enabled TO acquire an honor
able profession who would not other
wise be financially able to do So"
Here followed the reading by Dr.
Akerman Of the prospectus OF the
school and the principal facts shown D.
il were as follows:
The nurses are admitted principally
in April and September and for the
first two months are o. appreciation
In addition to the board n lodging,
the pupils are allowed So per month he
first year and SO the second. The al
! lowance is not really considered a sal
ary but is given more for the purchase
of text books and other incidental ex-
| nenses. When me full term OF three
years is completed the urses receive, II
| they pass all examinations, the Dip
| Iona of the Hospital Training School.
Continuing his talk, he said:
THE training Of a nurse as that OF
n other person seeking TO enter a
professional career should commence
generations back and be supplemented
| bv carefully conducted home training.
| Tn addition to this to be successful she
| must have a good common school elH-
! cation. More is highly desirable anu
| will make her work much less difficult
as we'll as more interesting TO hefSell
and patients in after life. she VII
also be of more service to the phys
clans.
with the foregoing considerations
in view we try and select carefully lhe
best from the number OF aVallaDle ap'
p~licants, also paying strict &c
physical and moral qualifications com
%municating with those who have o
the applicant, as to temperament, phys
ical strength and endurance, genera
fitness, etc.
after the applicant has been admit
ted on probation she is given a trla
| of two months in order for her to asceT'
tain her fitness as we'll as for us X
Judge of her ability mental and o
| qualifications, physical ability, genera
ATTITUDE. etc. At the end of this proba
ton period she is given an examination
ION the branches usually taught in on
4 common schools. If both the proba
,ltioner and the management of the nos
pital are satisfied that she has N
, necessary capabilities she signs al
, agreement to complete the course o
training and conform to- the rules an
regulations of the school. II at an.
time the management finds that tn
confidence it has placed in the prospec
tive nurse is betrayed it reserves tn
, right 20 terminate her connection WIZ
, the school and thus uphold h mono
Of the school AMI profession it repre-
: sents.
J, "The nurse then puts on the uniform
of the school and SO to speak goes iron
the green squad to h training il
ranks. The discipline is as near tina
of military organizations as posslDle
The issues at stake are too important L
tolerate anything else. The pupil mrs
is given systematic instruction IN TN
!, nractice as we'll as in the theory OF car
ing for the sick as will be seen irou
!, the schedule of lectures, classes demon
STATIONS. etc. In connection with mos
of the better schools we nave lengIhen
ed the period of instruction from wv
:. to three years.
..Young Ladies of the Graduatir
Glass;
you are soon to go forth from ou
care and teaching. We have Worke
together by night and by day lhrouS
winters cold and summers heat some
: times when none Of us felt like 1t. In
[ past is as familiar to you as as TO l.
81 so we will not dwell upon it but WI
2 say that many things that nave al
/ reared small to you will appear yer
large in the near future and man
II things that have seemed Of creates
importance will soon be swallowed u
in the multitude Of cares and respol
sibilities. We have e~ndeavored I
{ Judge of actions in the light of under
living principles and legislate not &c
1 today but for the future in so far q
: we can foresee it. We have endeaVol
ed to be intollerant Of faults becaus
we wish to reduce them to a minimum
: The past is behind US, let US rememb1
it's lessons, be grateful for its success
e and forget its failures. The futdr
lies before us, let us meet it with a
the fortitude at u command. 10
will meet with conditions to discouras
: YOU bu never allow it TO show in yot
work. Your patients should see u