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Page 12
... and what useful purpose they could have served in hospitals , except as scrub
- women , is incomprehensible to the trained nurse of to - day , who realizes the
responsibility which her position involves , and the daily exercise of gentleness ...
... and what useful purpose they could have served in hospitals , except as scrub
- women , is incomprehensible to the trained nurse of to - day , who realizes the
responsibility which her position involves , and the daily exercise of gentleness ...
Page 13
befitting their position . The existence of the schools has been amply justified ; it
remains for each individual nurse to prove the thoroughness of her training , by
showing how completely and exclusively she can mind her own business .
befitting their position . The existence of the schools has been amply justified ; it
remains for each individual nurse to prove the thoroughness of her training , by
showing how completely and exclusively she can mind her own business .
Page 14
To fitly fill such a position requires certain physical and mental attributes , which
all women - even all good women - do not possess , as well as some special
training . A natural aptitude for nursing is a valuable basis for instruction , but will
not ...
To fitly fill such a position requires certain physical and mental attributes , which
all women - even all good women - do not possess , as well as some special
training . A natural aptitude for nursing is a valuable basis for instruction , but will
not ...
Page 16
You owe it to yourself also , and to the whole nursing sisterhood , to enforce a
suitable regard for your reputation , and for the dignity of your position . The
maintenance of strict propriety and decorum on your own part will rarely fail to
command ...
You owe it to yourself also , and to the whole nursing sisterhood , to enforce a
suitable regard for your reputation , and for the dignity of your position . The
maintenance of strict propriety and decorum on your own part will rarely fail to
command ...
Page 22
In speaking of the relations between nurse and patient , it should not be
necessary to more than refer to the fact that a nurse occupies a position of trust ,
and is perforce admitted to a knowledge of many private affairs . No one with any
sense of ...
In speaking of the relations between nurse and patient , it should not be
necessary to more than refer to the fact that a nurse occupies a position of trust ,
and is perforce admitted to a knowledge of many private affairs . No one with any
sense of ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A Text-book of nursing |
| Author | Mrs. Clara S. Shaw |
| Publisher | Appleton, 1885 |
| Length | 396 pages |
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