Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21

a month after entering training before
she is allowed to give out medicines, three
months before she is allowed to do any
redressings. and a year before she is per-
nurse in training works from 1880
am. to 1880 pm, with two hours off at
some time during the day. Usually from
l to or from to 5. She is allowed a
One afternoon week she is off duty.
This afternoon begins at 1890 in some
hospitals and not until in others. Sum
day nurse has four hours off, either 10
to 2, II to or $3.50 for the rest of the
day. The usual time allowed in the even
ings is until 10 o'clock. with 'late permits
sion" until midnight once or twice
month. After her first year in the hos
pital q nurse Is allowed one or two weeks
vacation, and after her second year usu-
ally two weeks.
An average day in the life of a nurse
in training Is about as follows: Rise at
$3.50. breakfast at Z, on duty at $780, Din
ner from 1880 to i, and off from l to
8. On duty again at O'clock supper
from to $50. and off duty at 1880 From
1880 to $3.50 there may be class, and she
must be in the nurses home by 10 o'clock.
Lights are extinguished at 1870.
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The nurses duties on the wards. hard
as they are, are supplemented by other
tdSho. OiC 40 Gu " Keep her room
in order and to make her bed every day.
She must study her lessons, and some
hospitals, require the nurses to study dur
ing certain hours A nurse in training
goes through a complete course in theo-
retical instruction.
Besides the regular course, a series of
cooking lessons is given, and this usually
consists of ten lessons. At the first les
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water, lemonade. orangeade and other of
the simpler beverages for the sick. At
the second lesson they learn to prepare
coffee. tea, cocoa and eggnogg. At the
preparation of gruels and beef tea. For
their fourth lesson they study the cook
ing OF eggs and the toasting of bread.
The fifth lesson finds them on omelets
appetizing. dealing with oysters. CLAIMS
and mashed potatoes. At the seventh
lesson in cooking the preparation of
fish, sweetbreads and. potatoes is dis
cussed. The eighth lesson has to do with
broths, steaks. birds. chops and rice.
Puddings, blanc mango, jellies and ices
occupy the ninth lesson. The tenth les
son tops OF the course with ice cream and
sherbet.
When a nurse has passed her proba-
tionary period and becomes pupil nurse
she Is given a cap and is now liable to
two things, night duty and special duty.
Sn6 may De put on night duty Tor from
one to three months at time. Her hours
on duty are then 80 pm. to 1880 am.
She must be in bed not later than 10 in
the morning and is not allowed to rise
until in the afternoon. except by special
permission. In some hospitals q nurse
while on night duty is not granted any
evenings of, but in others they are al
lowed an evening week.
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When a private patient requests the
hospital for a special nurse. one OF the
pupil nurses is assigned to this duty. She
takes up her. quarters In the patients
room or In the one just adjoining and
her sole duty Is the care of that patient
She is allowed from four to six hours
OF In the afternoon. and the rest Of the
twenty-four hours she is on duty, al
though. Of course. she gets more or less
sleep during the night, this being de-
pendent upon the seriousness Of the case.
In this way, pupil nurses get taste
Of what private nursing will be after
graduation and many of them acquire
friends among patients they have "spe-
cialed" while In the hospital. who aid
them materially in after life.
For violating any Of the rules Of the