The Sidney herald., 1959-11-11
What A Career
In Nursing Means

Many OF us have heard friend.
or casual acquaintance, after they
have left school or a job, say
What am / going to do next?'
This Is a very serious problem ir
the lives of many, many young
people.
II 1t were possible for them tc
approach this problem by adding
just one word to the above quota
ton, their plight would not be
so acute. If they would ask them
selves, What am l not going to
do next?" they could easily elimi-
nate many things which would not
appeal to them and concentrate on
learning all about those which do
have some appeal. This approach
to a suitable job, which can be
enjoyed by the person who is
performing it, is not new but is
certainly worthy of consideration.
Many young women will grad
uate this year from high school
and perhaps are asking themselves
what they are going to do after
graduation. Some have already
decided to go to college to further
prepare themselves for the jobs
they intend to follow. Others are
still undecided. But all are inter-
ested in finding their places in
their community and in society.
Practical nurse recruitment time
is again here and will be continued
during January. During this per-
iod OF recruitment many young
women will learn that nursing is
a profession in the highest sense
of the word and will decide upon
nursing as a career and they
will have decided wisely.
The nursing course offers an
abundance of knowledge which
will be useful to any young woman
whether or not she finally decides
on nursing as the career she
wishes to follow. The knowledge
that a nurse acquires during her
student days allows her to cope
with any emergency due to SER
ious illness or accident until a
doctor arrives.
Many universities now offer a
combined program in nursing and
liberal arts. Such a program
makes it possible for a girl to
receive a B. S. degree and certifi-
cation as a Registered Nurse at
the end of four to five years.
Nursing Schools, includ-
ing the n at st. Joseph's Hos
pital in Dickinson, North Dakota,
offer a course twelve to eighteen
months in length which leads to a
diploma and certification as a
Practical Nurse.
Upon graduation, a wealth of
opportunities greets both the pro-
fessional and the practical nurse.
She can literally have her pick of
the kind of organization in which
to put her knowledge to work.
Besides nursing in hospitals or
private homes she can enter the
industrial nursing field, work in
a clinic or a doctors office, aid in
conducting vital research, be en-
by a railroad or airline,
serve with the Red Cross, a fore
lgn relief agency, or the armed
Many other possibilities are
open to the nurse. With some post
graduate work the professional
nurse can qualify as a supervisor
charge of an operating room,
he obstetrical or pediatrics de-
,artment, or a medical or surgical
loor in a hospital. Or, she may
as an instructor in a school
If nursing. A regular teachers
is not required. For
hose who. have a B. S. degree
,r who obtain such a degree later,
lursing education offers many
Interesting positions, such as
of a school of nursing or
director in a school.
'ublic health agencies also offer
many attractive positions for both
professional and practical nurses.
Nursing is a well-paying pro-
acknowledging more than most
ffice jobs. Besides this, a know
edge of nursing is the best posi-
lie preparation for marriage. The
wife knows how to plan nouriSh-
1g, well-balanced meals, how to
are for children and many other
lings necessary to a well-adjusted [.
larried life. Nursing is also a
in which age does not
and to which a woman
lay return at any time she finds :
desirable to do so. Nursing is ,
'uly a worthwhile and satisfying ,
for any woman. :
A new class at the School of y
tactical Nursing at st. Joseph's 8
in Dickinson is forming
ow and will begin study in
ebruary.