Chautauqua School of Nursing - Yearbook (Jamestown, NY)

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- -2.-:ti Seam. QF NURSING ' 'Are there any extra expengs in addfitfion to the tuition fee ?' ' . n There are none, the -sehool supplying all study material. This, of course, does not include uniform or nurses' supplies. The school pays the postage on the return of all examination papers after correction. Do need to bu an, books ?,' ' a y None, except that.we advise the student to purchase a medical dic- tionary, price 81. This is not required, as a glossary accompanies each lecture. Our course is the epitome of a library of hundreds of text-books. 'What is the 'interfval between the lectures ?' ' A - . T ,Lecturesare usually sent at regular intervals of one week, which may be modified from time to time at the request of the student. ' fDo I need to undertake 2 rep aratora study of text-books before I 'begrInn'in- the-bourse ? i ' n ' v l No text-books of any nature are required- before or during the course with our method.of instruction. Our printed lectures are complete in themselves, containing all necessary illustrations, charts, and diagrams. 'FI -am a busy nurse. How can I stud-y your course? r T The person who determines to systematically utilize her spare moments every day will End in a very short time that there are vast possibilities at her command if she will but use these brief intervals by s, eingready for them when they come. a t Miss. Sarah E. Sims, of Allegheny, Pa., who was a ' 'busy nurse' ' with three years? hospital experience, Writes: During my course the patient I had in charge required constant attention, but utilized the spare moments that will offer themselves to any one if- she will only grasp them. The lectures Were made so plain and clear that it was simply a -fpleas1u'e to study them. ' ' e ' 'Is it necessary for me to secure hosziital eccperiencep after ' raduatfin 9 'T ' s A Q I T Somefof our graduates often through our assistance, enter hospitals or sanitariums for brief periods of experience, especially in surgical cases. .But these are exce tions. At the beginning of their study, student- s P 'nurses often feel that such experience will be necessary, but as thelr Work T ' ' t luable of all advances under our dlrectlon and as they secure thatpmos va ' 1 practical training, .personal instruction by the physician in bedside prac- tice, this supposed need is forgotten in the equal value of bedside experi- pp ence in private practice. 'Q r 31 f J. . ' 4 -- .4a.s.,....a.-. .

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THE QHAUTAUQUA L: 99 What is the average earning cy' a Cnautauqua nurse ? - Reports made to the school by 4,000 practicing Chautauqua nurses show that 75 per cent. of our graduates earn 815, 318, 820, and'825 a week. The remaining Q5 per cent., the most of whom are beginners, earn S10 and S12 a week. The rate is determined by the Aprohciency- of the individual and the fee which prevails in her locality. ' H ow do your students get their first ca-ses ? ' Mrs. Ellen C. Gallup, a Chautauqua nurse of Colorado Springs, Colo., Writes, ' 'T here are always charity cases where a studenttnurse may practice under a physician 's supervision, and simple cases which do not demand the highest professional knowledge. There are also serious cases in need of a nurse where limited means prevent the em loyment of a 33 or S4 a day nurse. To such cases the earnest, faithfjul nurse is most gladly welcomed, and for the sake of experience, she can well afford to do service for smaller wages than the experienced graduate. pH ow do you aid your nurses to secure engagements ? When the student is suflicientl advanced we write such physicians as she wishes in her behalf, asking their interest in seeming suitable cases for beginning her work. The following is from a letter recently received: ' 'I am very busy, and am glad to tell you that I have the hearty support of the physicians to whom you wrote. ' ' . I s a woman in rniddle life too old to rnalce a success cy' the course ? The age of thirty-five per cent. of our graduates is between 35 and' 60 years. Of the total number of graduates at this Writing, 302 were more than 50 years old when they enrolled, while 21 had passed their 60th birthday. Of the enrollments received during the two months pgeceding the publication of this year book, fourteen were from students tween 50 and 60. t fp' What education is- needed to study-the course?' ' In so far, as their mastery is concerned, these lectures are within reach of the woman not accustomed to serious study. The experience of a large number of students Whose educational opportunities have been limlted enables us to say that an intelligent woman whocan read, write, and comprehend -the English language can successfully complete the course. It IS not a quesitlon. of a knowledge of arithmetic, or geography, or history, but ofodetermlnatlon and common sense. As the student who fears .her educatlonal quallfications insufficient has the opportunity of decldlng the ctlestlon without expense if she is unsuccessful at the end of two 1I10I1tlfS, t e question of education should not stand in the way of at ICEPSQ. 3 tflal- Speulllti and penmanship are not considered in deter- mining percentages a though mlsspelled words are corrected for the benefit o the student. I

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my ts THE GHAUTAUQUA Lg HILI begin the course and am not able to keep up to Q our standard, what will he wth-e result ? , I I I If We find that the student is not meeting our requirements in her examination papers, we give her special instruction. With such individ- ual help the student sel om falls to lmprove in her work. But if after such special aid we find her still deficient, we ask her to Withdraw and pay her back all the money she has paid m. i' What will occur if I am unable to make a monthly payment when due ?' ' , When so advised by the student we willingly hold the study material until she finds it convenient to remit the amount due. We also urge the student to complete the study of any lectures upon which she may not have completed the examinations. Such examination papers will be corrected and returned irrespective of the delay in remit- ting. No student ever loses her' scholarship in our school because of delay in her monthly payments. What must I do to Ieceirze-my money at the end of two 'months I wish to discontinue the course ? A We require the student merely to notify the Secretary of her decision within two months after enrollment, and to state the cause of her dissatisfaction. f' Can a woman with other clutiesistutly the-coursf without inter- fering with her present work ? y The reater part of our student body is composed of such busy women. gb meet their need for a training which can be gained While attending to their daily duties, whatever their nature, is the aim and purpose of our course. How this is accomplished has been told by these students in their own words. We shall be glad to send a booklet of their interesting experiences. ' Each lecture has been prepared for the deEnite use of even ten minute periods as told on page 10. ' , s , ' How TO ENRoLL I With this Year Book we send an a plication blank, which the student Ells in and sends with her enrollment fee to the Secretary of the School. With the receipt that the Secretary sends for this payment is forwarded the first lecture and all the material necessary to egin the comse.