The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-20

mat YOU are lull HSuScu NURSES anu
have reached the goal for which you
have been striving for the last three
years. You are happy in the know
ledge that from now on your time
can be spent in the nursing and study
Of individual cases rather than to
have to take care of many, with no
time for thought and study that each
individual case should have. You
are now. through SO far as this par
ticular training school is concerned /
and enter into the larger training
that is a part of the life Of a true
nurse.
Stand on Own Responsibility.
sYou will find it will bring sorrow
to you as you think Of the many plea
SAINT associations that will have to be
broken among yourselves and with
the sisters who have done SO much
to aid you In your work. From now
on you stand on your own RESPONSE
bility and your reputation as a train
ed nurse must be kept high and pure
by your own unaid'ed efforts In meet
ing the emergencies that will so often
come to you. Heretofore there has
always been some one that could
share the responsibility and help
you bear the burdens as they came
but from now on you must bear them
alone and many times will things
<p,,,, = -, 4, ra,,,. uro,,lx +hat will coll
for quick thinking and instant action
on your part If the life of some pa
tient is to be saved. You have all
shown your readiness to do and your
adaptability for the work Of your
profession and the surest Indication
of this fact Is we are all gathered
| here this evening to share with you
the JOY of this, we might say celebra-
ton, Of the starting Of your new life.
This event has been looked forward
to by you with much longing for some
time and is also one that can be
looked backward to with much plea
sure and satisfaction for all your
lives. 1t means that your work has
! been done well and that you have
been considered worthy to receive the
diploma Of this training school, by
men who have spent years of their
lives in the interests of humanity
and working for higher standards OF
medicine, higher standards in the
science of nursing. This means nc
small thing as only by the character
reputation and efficiency OF It's grad
yates can a training school be known
"You should always hold true
, spirit Of loyalty for your alma mate
for the fact can never be gainsai'
that no matter how great and won
derful a measure OF success ma:
come to you in after life, the foun
: dalton was laid during your traininl
time.
Importance of Calling.
"You enter life work second onl
: to the practice of medicine and SUI
gerry, of which the practice of nurs
l ing forms so intricate part. Yof
are the chief aids in the practice @
medicine and surgery for it will b
your high duty not only to give med
= cine and aid in surgical work but t
be the eyes Of the physician durin
his absence, to watch for the crisi
: which he expects and do what h
9 would do were he there himself; an
what means more to the weak an
ailing, you minister to the physics
u wants and weakness of the invalid
: manner which no physician coul,
:. Many times will your patience b
sorely tried by the whims and vag'
ries OF each individual case but q
hard as 1t may be these condition
must be met and only the one gref
| object kept in view, the return {
the individual to their normal healt
that they may take their place aga1
in life.
| "In all your trials you will find tn;
the physician will stand back OF yo
to aid you all he can and work *
your success even as you work X
his success and he pays you tt
highest compliment that can be give
to any one by physician when
places you in the entire charge
his case.
Your loyalty should be given u
reservedly to the doctor with who
you are working and though metho'
used MAY not always be ones wi
which you are familiar, they may
better in a given case than ones "
may have seen and 1t is necessa
often times that the confidence OF Il
patient shall not In the least
shaken in his physician If the be
results from the treatment is to
obtained.
Close to Patient.
Your lives come very close to t
patient in times of sickness and y
learn things about him and his tn
perhaps only they and their G
should know, and you bear a gre
responsibility in keeping these fa'
oil ofba,,c rooard;uo tho caea