Chautauqua School of Nursing - Yearbook (Jamestown, NY)

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The Basic Principle n THE QHAUTAUQUA HOW WE TRAIN I. A General Outline of the Method THE CHAUTAUQUA SCHOOL OF NURSING carries on its work under a charter from the State of New York, which authorizes the institution to train persons in the art or profession of nursing, by mail or otherwise, and to grant certincates to persons thus educated, instructed, and trained. Our course of training and method of instruction are based upon the principle that the 'value of the nurse 's services, both to the physician and to the patient, depends as much upon her mastery cy' the theory as it does upon the practice of her profession. Practice is secured through the large number of exercises required of our students during their course and through experience at the bed- side .underl the physician's direction. Moreover, many, if not most, nursing procedures can be practiced better upon a person in health thanupon one in sickness. But, granted the value of practical ability, the actual knowledge upon which-the nurse must take her own initiative when necessity arises, can be ac- quired only through persistent study. Without this knowledge her practice will often be 'insufficient to meet the innumerable emergencies constantly arising in here work. With, then, a mastery of technique supplemented by a sound body of theory the graduate of The Chautauqua School of Nursing is prepared to take her place as an able assistant under the direction of the physician. l THE METHOD TINCLUDES ,First--A series of clearly printed Qnot mimeographed or type- writtenj lectures in which every possible aid is given by diagrams, charts, and illustrations. These lectures and other printed matter, together with all papers, reviews, examinations, etc., become the property of the student who thus possesses, in convenient formifor reference, an inval- uable library of technical knowledge and practical infor- mation, which is always available. Q 8 CZ Sec Th For Fifi is 4 ani ins ab: Wh fic: mo in the we to ex' a u su ou Co de

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- t I 'I I - sf 5.4 an , , I pg , I Iii SCHOGL OF NURSING I I I WHAT THE CHAUTAUQUA SCHOGL OF Q NURSING HAS DONE I I I VI. It has provided a great number of women, with I others dependent upon them, a means of i livelihood and a remuneration such as they could have obtained in no other way. I VII. It has given a 'field of greater usefulness and greater remuneration to a large number whose. best efforts could not otherwise bring more than a merely nominal return. VIII. It has given more congenial occupation even though the previous vocation had been quite as remunerative. . I IX. It has given hundreds of small communities an I ' expert, trained, reliable nurse. t I I I I I I I X. It has given matrons in educational institutions I I I and sisters of charity a knowledge not to be ' ' t because of I f estimated in dollars and cen s, its value to the large, number of pupils entrusted to their care. , XI. It has enabled many women in middle life I ' eminently fitted for this vocation, to realize . . . . ph I I their ambition, who otherwise would ave I I I 1 been debarred from the training by the age I I I limit of 35 ixed by the hospitals. I XII. It has not only prepared many women for the I I I demands to be made later upon them as wife I and mother, but has proved the support I Cin many cases the only oney of the entire family when accident or death deprived it of the support of the husband or father. ARE YoU ONE WE CAN HELP? I I I 7 I I I I I I I I I I I I

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scHooL or NURSING Second-Accompanying each lecture is a detailed ' 'study-help ' ' which directs the attention of the student to the point of special importance in every paragraph. These study-helps are in the nature of reviews, aiding the student to grasp and fix the gist of the lectures, and to ,prepare her for examination. I X Third-Bedside practice in the student's home. Fourth-Practical directions for use by the student in simpler cases of nursing Qfor charity or small remunerationj in .order to gain confidence and experience. Fifth -Certain features which are not possessed by any other correspondence school, i. e., we require only a small portion of the entire fee to be paid in adfvanceg and furthermore, any student who feels hersey' 'dissatisfied with the course after two months' study may withdraw and receive back all the money she has paid. Each lecture possesses a distinct value in what it omits. It is oftentimes based upon literally a whole library of text-books, and contains every vital and essential point that has any bear- ing on the subject treatedg but, everything is omitted not absolutely essential. Discussion of various theoriesg knowledge which only the doctor requiresg unnecessarily exhaustive classi- ficationsg needlessly minute details of anatomy and physiologyg --these have no place in our practical lectures. It is not for a moment to be inferred, however, that we encourage our students in superficiality. On the contrary, we believe the best nurse is the one who continues to be the student, and for this reason we urge further study of special topics, which study we are glad to direct, and for which service no tuition fee is required. Our experience has taught us that the medical practitioner Wants a competent assistant in charge of the patient and not a con- sulting physician. The nurse, therefore, is furnished, through our lectures, with sufficient medical knowledge to enable her to cooperate intelligently with the physician. And we have demonstrated, as hundreds of physicians have. certified, that our 9 . THE LECTURES Selection' A of Material