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

nurses, states that she has at present
thirty-seven pupil nurses and q waiting
list OF fifteen. Every year about thirty
nve apply to this school and successful
cand dates are appointed according to the
needs Of the school. The course is three
years. with three-month probationary
period. The nurses have a separate home
on the hospital grounds and an addition
is now being built to this
Miss Alice w. Marsh. r. N. superin-
tendent Of the National Homeopathic
Hospital Training School for Nurses.
thinks twenty-three years the ideal age
twenty-five appl cations year and ac-
cepts about fifteen Of these. The course
Is three years. with a s:x-week probation
airy period. During the first year nurses
year Sc and during the third So. From
these wages the cost of text books and
uniforms is subtracted. A nurse GRADUATE
ing from the Homeopathic Hospital re.
ceives present of $72 from the school
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The training school for nurses at Provi-
dence Hospital is non-sectarian, contrary
to a somewhat general belief Its heads
are Sister Mary Berchmans. directress,
and Sister Camilla. r. N, superintendent
of nurses. About 300 applications are re-
ceived annually and between nifty and
SiAty diC 0SCCpIcu. vi IulS NUMBER the
school graduated. In 1905. seven: in 1906.
nineteen; In 1907. seventeen: in 1908, If
teen; in 1909. seven: in 1910. fourteen, and
In 1911. thirteen. This is an. average OF
thirteen year, in other words, about 70
per cent OF the accepted candidates drop
out or are dismissed before graduation.
The course at Garfield Hospital is three
years. with q two-month probationary
period. The hours on duty are only eight
q day. less than in any other Washington
hospital. Seven dollars q month is paid
pupil nurses after the probationary pc
Rod. but text books and uniforms must
be paid for by them. The nurses quar-
tiers are situated In the main building. and
they also have a reception room there.
After being graduated from a training
school nurse Is permitted to wear q
white uniform. which is the distinctive
mark OF the graduate nurse. With this
she wears the cap of her school each
school having its own particular cap,
which In many cases varies so little from
that OF some other school that only the
discerning feminine eye can detect the
1t is customary for a graduate nurse
to place her name upon some registry and
when q doctor desires a nurse he calls
up registry and is given tho name and
phone number of the nurse next in line.
When nurse goes out on q case her
name is marked or the list and when
she returns 1t Is placed at the bottom OF
the list, but 30 great Is the demand for
good nurses and SO limited the supply q
nurse IL seldom on Of a case more than
twenty-four hours without having one or
more calls.
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A graduate nurse receives $25 . week
for the average medical case and more
for obstetrical. surgical or contagious
ones. She Is on duty about twenty-one
hours day. being or usually from about
to 5 In the afternoon. Some times In
q serious case she gets absolutely no time
or and must get what sleep she can In
cat maps through the night. Some cities
have laws limiting the length OF time .
nurse may remain on duty. Chicago. for
instance, fixes this time at twelve hours.
Some graduate nurses take up institution
work. becoming operating room nurses or
assistant superintendents and eventually
supertntendents In hospitals and training
schools The usual rate Of pay these
positions carry IL from $50 to SO
month, board. lodging and laundry being
furnishsd.