University of North Dakota - Dacotah Yearbook (Grand Forks, ND)

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Geddes Springgate Covert THE COURSE FOR THE TRAINING OF NURSES WING to the many demands made upon the nurse of today by both the physician 0 and the public, it is of eminent importance that she be well equipped tor the many fields of nursing in which we find her engaged. It demands a different type of training than that of ten or more years ago, when there were but two helds, private duty and institutional work. For that reason, the education of the nurse is placed in universities and colleges where the foundation of this training is laid. It consists of one year of academic work followed by two years and three months of further study, combined with practical work in the hospital. Since the University of North Dakota has no hospital in Which the student could complete her training, affiliation with institutions in various parts of the country has been arranged for. There is manifest advantage in this arrangement of this work, since it enables the student, through a year of extensive study to gain more complete knowledge of the tech- nical and cultural subjects than would be possible if a portion of her time were occupied with the mechanical work which enters so largely into the first year of an ordinary hos- pital training course. Moreover, this thorough technical preparation enables the candi- date to make more satisfactory use of the information gained when she enters upon her hospital service, than is possible with the fragmentary theoretical work offered in many hospitals. This academic course, preliminary to the hospital training of nurses, is one of only three of its character in the country, one at Columbia University in New York City, the other recently established at the University of Colorado. Upon the successful completion of the course of study specified in the curriculum, such students as show apitude for the work of nursing will be admitted to the hospitals aleiated with the University. At the end of two years and three months of thorough training in these hospitals, the successful student Will receive from the University of North Dakota, a diploma in nursing. This diploma will entitle the nurse to registration in all states, admit her to all nursing organizations, and serve as a guarantee of superior training wherever she may wish to engage in the work.

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