The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-16
CAST OF CHARACTERS
By Gilmore Cowon Stone

CAST OF CHARACTERS
TRAN DEARBORN-hcroine,
student nurse. She ran into love
and trouble when she met
DR.. BOB BENCHLEY-hero,
handsome young inferno. He had
trouble. too, keeping up with bril-
liant
DR.. STEPHEN SARGENT
head surgeon. DR.. Sargent's prob
lem was something else again.
Yesterday: DIR. Benchley is in
sisteut that Tran marry him but
she has her eye on another goal.
CHAPTER TX
Several evenings before. Tran
had spent hours writing up a
nursing care report THE
Nursing Care Report" her stud
cut text said. was significant "aS
showing the nurses ability to
recognize and to analyze intelli-
gently and SympathicaIly the
many nursing problems. phySolo-
gical as Well as physical. that are
presented by any one patient"
Miss Armstrong had charge Of
this work. But to give added ZcSt
to il. the students papers were
occasionally read and commented
upon ny some of the members of
the medical staff
This was particularly tickliSh
assignment because. this time. the
commentator was 10 be the ter
rihle Dr.. Stephen Sargent The
Thought Of those eyes Of hiS--at
once icy and angry passing
Judgment upon her work. made
Trans hands turn co,d as she
wrote. The anticipation of his
cauStic comments chilled her
hloud-cSpccially as the case of
which she wrote was one of his
own. to which she had been as
signed to help Miss Miller.
Miss Miller had been unusual
" helpful. Indeed Tran had late
" been surprised to find that Miss
Miller. once she was convinced
that YOU We're i'm earnest. could
be amazingly human and kind.
There were times when Tran
wondered. with understanding
beyond her years. if the whole
trouble about Miss Miller cnuld
not be that all her life she had
to fight 4 devastating ShyneSs.
When Tran had finished. she
was tired. So tired that she felt
she was entitled to a little inno-
cent relaxation.
A delightful idea WAS begin
ming to take shape in her too fer
tile brain. She tapped her nose
with her pen. giggled. drew pa
per towards her. and began tc
write fcveriShly:
Patient: Y.
Doctor She considered for
a monet; then wrote with a
flourish: BcnchlCy.
Head nurse: Tranquility Dear
horn.
Diagnosis: None.
Note: Although my patient was
admitted 70 this hospital ten
years ago and has been constant
ly under observation. no comprc-
henSivc diagnosis to cover all his
amazing symptoms has yet been
arrived at.
However. a< Or. Oslar has said.
1T is sometimes more important
to know what sort of patient has
the disease than what sort of di-
scasc the patient has
Color: White.
Sex: Male.
Age: Just right to be interest
ing.
Family: If married. he makes
no boast of it.
Religion: From certain fcrvent
expressions | have heard the pa
tent use in moments of excite
ment. the most charitable cOnclu-
sion is that he is deeply religious.
II is important that nurse
should state exactly what she oh
ServcS-ncither more nor less.
nursing Text. p. lSO.)
Profession: Surgeon.
Income: As 10 his income, can
only report that. in delirium. |
have heard him refer to his in
come tax as highway robbery"
A good nurse does not inject
personal interpretations into 4
bedside record. (N.T.. p. 1850
Intelligence: His intelligence
and professional skill are report
cd to be of high order. His oper-
ating technique is said to be so
cxacting that young nurses have
been known to faint when in
formed that they were to assist
him. and TO run temperatures
after helping at one Of his opera
tiOnS.
Emotional Reactions: His emo