The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-20

WHen lou months OF pre-c1inieal
training have been completed, the
student dons a blue striped dress,
with white cuffs and apron; two
months later, the bio and plain
white cap Is added. identifying her
from a freshman; for their junior
year, a narrow black band is added
to the cap, and is widened during
the senior year.
Freshman training consists OF
regular floor duty in the hospital
and attending classes also. This
gives the student an eight-hour
day of studies and practical ex-
p%erience.
The progressing student is now
allowed to administer medicines
and indications, after being
supervised by an instructor in the
initial administration of each
particular type.
Patients in the medical or surgi-
cal category are now intrusted to
their are. Continuing, to serve
these until the junior year of train
ing, the student becomes familiar
with the patients and the major
operations from surgery.
Subjects studied by the fresh
man deal with advancement in
medicine, composed of phycology,
medical chemistry, dietetics, ana
tony, and eye, ear, nose and throat.
Twelve months go by, and the
student proudly adds a narrow
black band to the cap. Theentrance
into junior studies involve another
advancement into medicine, and
the student has subjects more
technical and sleeper in medical
lore.
This year of study finss the stu
gical nursing, medicine, opedia-
tries, obstectics, contagion, dero-
student delving into surgery. sur
tology, case study. professional
adjustment / gynecology, urolo-
gy, and pathology.
At this time, the student nurse,
is subjected to special training"
in the operating room for surgery;
the c%ontation ward, for experience
in diseases; operdiatriac cases, in
volving children up to twelve years
OF age; and obstretics, with indoc-
trination into delivery and post
partum.
These periods Of training are
interrupted with relief duty on the
floor, serving as general nurse to
the patients of the hospital, and
when completed, finds our stu
dent a senior, wearing the wide
blue band on her cap.
Seniors r assigned to the diet
kitchen, ~dispensary and emergen-
cy ward, and serving as senior
nurse in charge of a floor. Dis
pensing with records, officiating
in the absence of those more re-
sponsible, and keeping order on
their floor.
Also during this period, records,
are kept by the students, show
ing a daily tabulation of patients
and information concerning a n y
special training encountered dur
ing the month. This report is made
out every month until gradua-
ton, and must be kept complete
and accurate.
Aside from their practical
duties, the senior students are
obligated to indulge in a bit of
classroom study, and professional
adjustment, II, physicaritry, and
public health, are some of the
studies.
AS these remaining subjects are
completed and the training of the
nurse rounds out to completion,
graduation is looked forward to
with eager anticipation.
During the war, the student
nurses had their choice of becom-
ing a cadet nurse" or remain
ing in the category in which
peace-time ordinarily places them.
A Cadet Nurse has slightly higher
standards to meet during the train.
ing. and has her books supplied,
along with uniforms and other
essentials of training.
The student nurse at one time
was paid S. a month, but that
has been deleted at the current
date. The Cadet Nurse was paid
a little more, with the figures
increasing as the training pro-
crossed. In the last six months of
training, the Cadet had the choice
Of transferring to an Army or
Navy hospital, or remainding on
at the training school.
Upon graduation, the learned
student takes a State Board Ex-
animation, determining her elegi-
bility to enter the register of
nurses. Passing this exam, t h e
Registered Nurse is entered in the
register, and can practice her
profession where ever she chooses.
within the state.
This training schedule is typical
of the school, but is not necessar-
lily followed in this particular or
der. Minor changes here and there
cause the schooling to vary in some
phases Of training.
Post graduate courses are Of
fered to the graduates, giving
special training in a specific field,
as obstitics and anaesthesia.
The students received a one to
two weeks vacation every summer,
and have a 1000 p. M, deadline
during their training, except for
the occasional late leaves during