Chautauqua School of Nursing - Yearbook (Jamestown, NY)

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E , , SCHOOL OFNURSIgNG - The success We have had in training over 12,000 students - leads us to make this unique offer: . - -1 A 'student who for any reason is dissatisfied ' with the course Within two months of trial 1 study may receive back all the money she has .paid Without 'deduction and Without delay. - 4- ' No other School of Correspondence makes such an ofer, CERTIFICATE The certificate of graduation granted by this school upon completion of the course certifies that the student has honor- ably' completed the course of study prescribed by this institution, and upon examination has given satisfactory evidence of her ability in Anatomy, Physiology, Materia Medica E and the Principles of General, Obstetrical, Gynecological and Surgical Nursing. E i This certificate is handsomely engraved, 16 X 20, inches in size, and is awarded the graduate Without additional charge. A, Vi ' y CSee 'inside of back covenl i THE CHAUTAUQUA NURSE'S PIN 'The pin which the graduate of this institution is entitled to Wear is of heavy gold and dark blue enamel, bearing the mono- gram of the school, C. S. N.,,' the monogram and border.be1ng in chased gold, with the field of the cross in blue. The pm IS pro- vided With a safety device, by which it is secured to the garment. It is furnishedpthe graduate at a nominal cost of 352.25 to 34. 35

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Time Required a THE GHAUTAU'QUA 1 ig?--lj, p p Q A w gp , r--J middle life can bring to her study a fund of experience and a ripeness and maturity of judgment which are an invaluable asset in nursing. Our experience proves that the age of enroll- ment depends upon the individual. We shall be glad to corres- pond with any one in doubt upon this point, advising her to the best of our ability, for we do not aim to enroll anyone in this institution who is not htted to realize its full benefits. r Inasmuch as the student who is dissatisfied withythe course within two months, may, by the terms of her contract, 'receive back all the money she has paid, the student who has any doubt in'these matters may undertake the course without any risk. We occasionally correspond with earnest women who realize their need for this instruction, but who fear either that they have passed the period for effective study, or that their educa- tional ability is insufhcient to meet the requirements of the course. After ten years' experience with thousands of nurses we can say to these women that a good common school edu- cation, supplemented by earnest and faithful endeavor, will enable them to master our course. And here again the stu- dent 'is amply protected by the two months' withdrawal clause previously mentioned. a - y The student of average ability and with a reasonable amount of leisure completes the- entire course in eight to twelve months. In cases, however, where students have had nothing to interfere with the studies, and have devoted themselves ex- clusively to them, the course has been completed in from six to seven months. The experienced nurse can finish the course in a still briefer period. i , t Should the work of the student be interrupted or should she for any reason fall behind in -her schedule, and extension of time will always be granted. f To the woman who is seeking a vocation we would suggest that her acquaintance with the residents of the town in which she is living is oftentimes her most valuable asset, and nowhere can this asset be better utilized than in the profession of nursing. 34 'PVC 'za-v-.a...' ' wr.--.-.-.6- '.,

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I-,gp THE CHAUTAEQUA Ili: ru l e 'rom , We RY I- '15E?:iJiiE:s? 550-5' NUDAZE ll c My First Surgical Case The following is an account of an abdominal operation performed in a private house, or rather the story of my share in the operation, which consisted in the preparation of the room and the patient, and the performance of other duties of the nurse on a surgical case. ' The surgeon who asked me to take the case told me it was in the country and that he Wanted me to go at once to pre- pare the patient and get the room ready to do the operation at nine o'clock the next morning. He gave me 'bichlorid tablets for the antiseptic solution and also directions for the hypodermic he wished administered. He told me I would not find many things to Work with but to do the best I could, encouraging me by saying, I know you will get along all right, which seemed to mean to me a part of ourmotto- I will get along all right, I had little time for thinking about it, for the stage left in about an hour, so I hurriedly packed two uniforms and aprons. Then the thought came, What might I need that I could not get at once in the country. I had my nurse's instrument- case with 'hypodermic syringe and needles, and I also had strychnin, morphin, a razor, green SPECIMEN PAGE FROM A HBEDSIDE STORY KREDUCED ONE-HALF, 36 h--..Y-,,,,,....,q,-..---- -.- ---- -1,-uuq..,U.-Y.. I ,,L.,.-3-rg .,. I , 1 M . rviwi, va