Jefferson Medical College School of Nursing - Nosokomos Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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The Tradition of the Nurse 0 attempt to clearly define the tradition of the nursing pro- fession, a profession as ancient in its fundamental basis as time itself and as vital to the helpless sufferer as the air he breathes, would be foolhardy. However, few among us when we have found it necessary to seek the services of the profession have failed to recognize the benign influence of its traditions. From time lmmemorlal many pens have inscribed words of rtise umon the pages of human history for the woman who p z . . labors in the service of the distressed and sick, the nurse. Voices also have been raised against her and her fralltles have been vigorously expounded by many who later found it neces- sary to seek her mlnistrations when assalled :nyithat Ugrlssly ' rea . troop, disease of which clvilizatlon ever stancs n t Since the dawn of time woman, the llnk among the days, with her maternal affection and flllal piety has stood as the bulwark of civilization and with the development of the race l it ' lt was only natural that she under the influence of Christ an 5 . should project this inherent ability to render aid to the weals t ent an and distressed into the organization of that mos anc divine of all professions, the profession of nursing. Therefore, although the medical profession aggressively demands more at- tention, you as nurses have the satisfaction of feeling that yours is the older and as the older the more honorable calling. It is interesting to note that the status of your profession was placed upon a modern basis by Florence Nightingale, one of history's Immortals, during a period when men's minds and energies were directed toward the destruction of their fellow- men. You may feel justly proud of the fact that when man with perverse enthusiasm was reverting to barbaric inhumanity your profession took deeper root and flowered. Down through the ages the nurse has come as one of that trinity of mercy composed of the priest, the nurse and the physlclan. The trained mind and skilled hands of the physician have ever been alert to allay human suffering. The tender heart of the clergyman, imbued with the doctrines of theology and love for his neighbor, has ever stood ready to speak to the suf- ferer ancl bring peace and contentment to his soul. The loving hands of the nurse have ever ministered to those who have come under her care and many times she has fou-nd herself not as one of the trinity, but the trlnlty itself. Those of you who elect to follow your profession find it necessary to project your training and personalities into two distinct spheres of your calllngg namely the hospital and the private home. In the hospital amid a panorama of orderly, sys- tematlzed routine, intelligent supervision and fixed rules de- signed prlmarlly for the well being and comfort of your patient, you may find lt relatively simple to meet and correctly dispose of the problems of your individual case: and should your prob- lem prove too confusing there are always those understanding colleagues present who with their greater experience ln your profession stand ready to assist you in your perplexltles. There are, however, many pitfalls lurking for the downfall of the un- wise and unalert nurse in even the best organized and most orderly institutions. An important phase of your tralnlng is that which teaches you to avoid these obstacles to your success. The early development of the lndisputable virtue of discreet silence or taclturnlty is an invaluable aid to your progress in your profession and many a young lass has owed her reputa- tion as an efiicient nurse to the fact that early in her profes- sional career she adopted among her maxims those two wise bits of advice from the Scripture: I will keep mv mouth as it were with a bridle, and If thou hast heard a 'word let it die with thee. ' The wise nurse never forgets also that to a great mans' patients the nurse and the lnterne are the hospital. The opinion which many patients form of the institution ls based solely upon the manner in which they are received and cared for by the attending nurse and lnterne. Several times have I as Chief Resident seen what to the patient would appear to be an error in hospital routine cmnpensated for by the tactful behaviour of the nurse attending the case. Many times also have I sin- cerely felt that the enthusiasm a well pleased patient has ex- pressed freely for our institution had its foundation ln the kind- ly, sympathetic treatment afforded the individual by a student misss or the tactful, experienced behaviour of a supervising 'H . The problem of caring satlsfacto'll ' f th private home is no doubt one that lofqenmchaltleggesertllensklifl of even 'the best of nurses. The sacrifice made by the family of placing in a stranger s hands the care of one greatly beloved by them is no small one, and it is your obligation to justify the ggiggbrggflotregpdnslqbllltyhthaey have placed in you, to honor the e r ouse o n - t th , . which they profess to you. a C rebpec e swred conndences u I shall not hazard an opinion as to h t t dlti l ' - ?flfUt6S the ultimate destiny of the trainvedanurrse. SJiraX2'lli:i?t?n ls er, the gxeat physician and most beloved teacher, ln an ad- cress delivered before the graduating class of the Johns-Hopkins Hosplrtal Nurses Training School in 1897 stated that marriage was t e natural end of the trained nurse and that she who ex- changes her professional career for the state of matrimony is not to be blamed and scoffed at for so doing but rather to be praised. To be praised also among you th E32 all-All Dyvgissllolnal career and amzbiifloiisoitievgooiguglmetglsl'wlitlli 0 . ter . ' - ' ubnnd bowdboys bufsghaflat they lefuse to vamsh before the These few brief statements tou h ' tmdmons Of YOU? great Profession? auglglrifeggilgnaw1l??gl10ti11Emlrteb than any other seems to exemplify the thought that must have been in the mind of him who said: To be as one among vour felloluvgiien is thuman: to serve your fellowmen is divine. ' e cons ruct ve years f 3 1' , , - , regardless of what destiny xn0aywl?e1g'ouY'Sq 31ee rely2:c1Jf0I'o2.1crusol1H2 2333 gggnygllginggagcgtgllngielvof your sympathies has been wid- ' . c 1 e v ' which you have been particlpztiitsgp moulded by the events m J, M. SURVER, M. D. Thirteen

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Twelve QU Resident Physicians JAMES M. SURVER - Chief Resident STANLEY BORDNER JOHN CHELEDON RAYMOND DAVIS FREDRICK DEARDORFF STILES DEAN EZELL GEORGE B. FERGUSON JULIAN V. FLAIG KENNETH E. FRY MAURICE GROSSMAN HARRY HAGER WARREN HAIGHT WILLIAM HINKSON W. ROYCE HODGES T. MORRIS HORWITZ HOWARD JOHNSON PETER JUSTIN OTHELLO S. KOUGH CHARLES LaCLAIR ROBERT LAYTON CARYL LYTLE LEWIS MANGES GEORGE RICCHIUTTI JOSEPH RICCHIUTTI NATHAN SCHLEZINGER ALEXANDER SHOUN DONALD SMITH SAUL STEINBERG JOHN ROBERT VASTINE THOMAS WILLIAMS WILLIAM WINDLEY

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if fu ry' u, ' W 'Tf'i.X 1' A.g...4. . AR . f xv. CLARA IVIELVILLE, R. N., FERN NUNEMAKER, R. N., Assistant Directress of Nurses and Instructor. CHARLOTTE D. MOORE, R. N., Assistant Dlrectress of Nurses. NORA E. SHOEMAKER, R. N., Faculty Adviser and Instructor. ANNA M. SHAFER, R. N., Night Supervisor. NIARGUERITE BARNETT, R. N., Curtis Clinic Supervisor. EMMA P. GILLESPIE, R. N., Supervisor of Annex Building. MARY C. CUSHEN, R. N., Supervisor Department of Diseases of the Chest. NORA E. SIVIITH, R. N., Chief Clinic Nurse. MARJORIE WORKINGER, R. N., Supervisor 14th Floor Operat- Ing Room. EDNA SCOTT, R. N., Supervisor 4th Floor Operating Room. JANE MANEWAL, R. N., Supervisor 3rd Floor Operating Room. WILLIE ALDER, R. N., Supervisor Sth Floor Operating Room. ADELE M. LEWIS, R. N., Supervisor 6th Floor Private. KATHERINE CAMPBELL, R. N., Supervisor 5th Floor Private. ELIZABETH YOCUM, R. N., Supervisor ChlIdren's Ward. MARY A. KIMBLE, R. N., Supervisor 4th Floor Surgical. MARION E. LEWIS, R. N., Supervisor Men's Surgical Ward. FLORENCE HAWKE, R. N., Supervisor 3rd Floor Surgical. BERTHA BELL, R. N., Supervisor Gyne Ward. ELLEN COLBOURNE, R. N., Supervisor Men's Special Ward. KATHRYN FRYE, R. N., Supervisor 2nd Floor Medical. MIRIAM KANOUR, R. N., Supervisor Men's Medlcal Ward. ALMA ANDREWS, R. N., Supervisor Women's Medical Ward. ROSE SELGRATH, R. N., Supervisor Receiving Ward. Fourteen Nurses' Staff Dlrectress of Nurses. MOLLIE BUCHER, R. N., Supervisor Receiving Ward-Night. MARION S. STYVER, Supervisor l Floor Annex. EMMA BAHNER, R. N., Supervisor 12th Floor Annex Building. MILDRED SPANGENBURG, R. N., Supervisor 11th Floor Annex Building. EMMA P. GILLESPIE, R. N., Supervisor 10th Floor Annex Bldg. FRANCES HESS, R. N., Supervisor 9th Floor Annex Building. NELLIE STAIR, R. N., Supervisor Bth Floor Annex Bulldlng. ELLEN PIATT, R. N., Supervisor 4th Floor Annex Building. MARGARET SPOTZ, R. N., Supervisor Maternity Ward. NELLIE HAINES, R. N.. Supervisor Maternity Ward. MARIE SHEARER, R. N., Supervisor Maternity Ward. MARY METZGAR, R. N., Night Supervisor Annex. EVELYN MILLER, R. N., Supervisor Night ChlIdren's Ward. EMMA PHOEBUS, R. N., Supervisor Night 5th and Gth Floors. ELIZABETH ENT, R. N., Hospital Nose and Throat. MINNIE SOUDER, R. N., Curtis Clinic Nose and Throat. LEONA CLOUSER, R. N., Curtis Cllnlc Nose and Throat. DOROTHY DUNDORE, R. N., Curtls Clinlc Genito Urinary. RUTH ULSH, R. N., Curtis Clinic Gynecological. GRACE WIEKEL, R. N., Curtis Clinic Obstetrlcal. THELMA SHOWERS, R. N., Curtis Clinic Pedlatrlcs. GLADYS ARNOLD, R. N., Curtis Clinic Surgical. CAROLYN JONES, R. N., Curtis Cllnic Orthopedics. HUGH C. SCHULTZ, Tenth Annex. CHARLES L. ROWE, Supervisor Genlto Urlnary Ward. '