Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-04
A PRACTICAL SCHOOL OF NURSING FOR
HAWAIIAN GIRLS
(By MISS ALICE MAH1KOA Of Kamchameha Schools

preserving, canning and the various
methods Of keeping foods.
Housekeeping, which is an impor-
tGut part of the instruction in girls
schools, would be very valuable to
lone about to enter the nursing pro-
fession
In addition to the above prepare
tory course the physicians in charge
icf the different schools might be ask
led to lecture occasionally. lnstruc.
ton could be given in taking temper.
Iatures and pulses giving baths, maxi
ing beds and otherwise caring for
the sick in the schools.
Should the above preparatory
course be practical in the girls
schools, a two years hospital course
would be sufficient During the ju-
lNior year at the hospital the work
would be general, working in the
Yards, with private patients, and
nursing in contagious wards, cooking
for invalids in diet kitchen, working
Jude" well-trained operating room
assistant, assisting at operations,
preparing and sterilizing dressings
and doing surgical dressings. Time
required each week for lectures and
classes. During the Senior year the
students could act as head nurses Of
the different departments and have
charge of special cases requiring SUI
Lerior skill.
District nursing could be an i'm
.portant part of their work, making
their headquarters at the hospital
they could be sent wherever their
services were required in the homes
.Of the poor. In district nursing their
opportunities would be many, for
they would not only have the care of
the sick. but would have to teach
people how to be clean and how to
live The spread of tuberculosis
could be checked, in Il measure, by
teaching the people the Importance
of disposing of sputum and otherwise
protecting the other members of the
family from contagion. Their knowl-
eGge of cooking and of the value of
foods would be invaluable in teach
lug the people how to buy and how
tC cook so as to get the greatest
amount of nourishment for the small
sum of money they could afford.
The benefits to the nurses them
selves would more than compensate
for the work done. They would learn
to adapt themselves to their surroun-
dings, to imprOvise when necessary,
land economize when supplies are
scarce. They would cultivate self
Ireliance,l tactfulness and sympathy,
land be better fitted in every way to
deal with the difficult problems that
confront the new graduate.
The hospital itself would depcld
upon the amount of money that
could be expended. The modern hos
pital with its corps of trained nurses
io an evolution of Pastor FEEDERS
little hospital room at Kaiserweth
with it's two beds and one nurse.
Our hospital should have a we'll
lighted, well-ventilated operating
room and steriliZing room with all
The modern conveniences, and ample
accommodations for children, both
medical and surgical cases; for the
children must be the first considera
ton.
There could be as many adult
rooms and wards as the amount of
money would permit, with additions,
as the funds increased, as no doubt
they would In connection with the
hospital there should be free dis
pensary and a milk laboratory. All
work of dispensary and laboratory
could be done by student nurses UNI
Ger competent instructors.
Let us hope that, in the near fu-
ture, our hospital will be an accom-
plished fact when Hawaiian girls
can prove that they are not wanting
in the qualities that make up sue
cessful trained nurse.