Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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1'- I , Q I-L Class History The great day had at last arrived when we were to begin our career as trained nurses. How many of us in our wildest moments ever dream-ed what was before us? But we had a faint idea of what It meant, an were eager to learn more. As soon as we arrived, we were told to get into uniform, then Miss Snyder assigned us to our various wards. Of that first day we have only vague recollections-blurred visions of doctors, nurses, dishes and trays, of one thing we were sure, there was no end to white beds and in each one was a patient. The sun- parlor seemed miles away, and the trays were heavy-would the day never end! But it did, and in the days that followed, things became clear, and each new duty thrilled us and filled us with a sense of responsibility. Then we were accepted on our two months' probation. Is there any other feeling quite the same as the half-frightened one which comes when you are told to report at my oflice, innocent or guilty? The proud moment finally arrived when we went in check and were no longer called probies. We plumed our feathers with satisfaction, and gazed with studied forbearance and an air of patronage upon those who were still at the arduous task of probation work. The first time we were told to take the UP. M. temperatures, we wondered how the others did it so calmly. We clutched the patient's ,wrist and counted and recounted the pulse until the patient was sure something was wrong, and we were worried sick because the count never came out the same. Then came our first experience in the dressing room. Bewildered we gazed with awe at the resident 7 but were suddenly .brought to earth by a crash, and all that was left 'of a fiask was the metal-rimmed tag which read N, S. S. for Intravenous only. Even the comforting, Don't worry, child, accidents will happen 7' did not reassure us, we could feel the anger and wrath of the dressi i ng-room nurse who had s ent all ' filtering the solution. ' P mmnmg 60

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At this time came our first term of night duty. Now we went to bed in the morning and arose just as the sun was setting. At Hrst it seemed strange and we could not sleep, but lived over again the events of the night before, thought of what we had done and more of what we had not done. But we get used to every- thing, it is said, and after the first few weeks, night duty had no terrors for us. , Qur Hrst emergency-a woman in convulsions-and we were told to watch her. Imagine our surprise when, standing at the foot of the bed, we saw the patient wink. At first we could not understand why the innocent question ls she conscious?l' brought forth laughter. VVe were covered with confusion when told that it was the sign of a recurring convulsion. Would we ever learn? The longer we stayed, the more and more diflicult our tasks often seemed to us. We were told to pour medicines for the first time in Wfard D. Men's Medical. iBefore us were rows upon rows of bottles, large and small, Hlled with every known medicine. How were we to know that .32 meant the 5 grs. written in the order book? Will we ever forget the feeling that we might perchance give someon-e the wrong medicine, and then would come a vision of the 'fincline hike with all its consequences. At the close of each day we whis- pered a little prayer of thanks that all was well. I The Hrst day in clinic is simply chaos in our minds. Let it suHice that there we learned the essentials of sterilization, we scrubbed and scrubbed until it seemed that the most persistent ,micro-organism must surely have been scrubbed away. How we prided ourselves in scrubbing up for a chief! Not for worlds would we be the means of breaking one of the connecting links in the chain of asepsis. T - Time flies quickly when one is busy, and before we knew it we were Hin blue 'l filling the responsible 7 position of staff, making rounds with chiefs, and answering the telephone by saying, 'cYes, this is the nurse in chargef' ' 61