Chautauqua School of Nursing - Yearbook (Jamestown, NY)

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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.

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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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FL, ssc1:1ooL,oF NURSING TUITION ANDT ENROLLMENT Terms, Qualifications, Time Required, Certificate of Graduation THE COMPLETE COURSE. The tuition for the entire course of training is 375, payable upon enrollment. If the student Wishes to pay the tuition in monthly payments, I S15 may be paid upon enrollment, and the remainder in fifteen monthly payments of S5 each, total 390. . If the student wishes to enroll for General Medical Nursing only, the scholarship Will include the series of twenty-six lectures on General Nursing given on pages 441-417. The ' tuition for this course is 350, payable upon enrollment. Or EB15 may be paid upon enrollment, and the remainder in nine monthly payments of 1335 each, total 3360. If the student Wishes to enroll for Obstetrical and Surgical Nursing only, the scholarship will include eight lectures on Scientific Sick-room .Methods CLectures Nos. 1, 2, 3, 41, 6, 16, 19 and 21 on pages 41-475, followed by twenty lec- tures on Obstetrical and Surgical Nursing fpages 47-515. The tuition for this course is 350, payable upon enrollment. Or 815 may be sent upon enrollment, the remainder of the tuition to be paid in nine monthly payments of 35 each, total EB60. ' M- QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENROLLMENT y Enrollment in these courses is not limited by arbitrary age and educational requirements. Many young Women at nine- teen are intellectually and physically more fully developed than others who are several years older, while the active Woman in ' 33