1. Daily sweep and mop the floors of your ward, dust the patient's furniture and window sills.
2. Maintain an even temperature in your ward by bringing in a scuttle of coal for the day's business.
3. Light is important to observe the patient's condition; therefore each day fill kerosene lamps, clean chimneys, and trim wicks. Wash the windows once a week.
4. The nurse's notes are important in aiding the physician's work. Make your pens carefully; you may whittle nibs to your individual taste.
5. Each nurse on day duty will report every day at 7 AM and will leave at 8 PM, except on the Sabbath on which day you will be off from 12 noon to 2 PM.
6. Graduate nurses in good standing with the Director of Nurses will be given an evening off each week if you go regularly to church.
7. Each nurse should lay aside from each pay day a good sum of her earnings for her benefits during her declining years, so that she will not become a burden. For example, if you earn $20 a month you should set aside $10.
8. Any nurse who smokes, uses liquor in any form, gets her hair done at a beauty shop, or frequents dance halls will have given the Director of Nurses good reason to suspect her worth, intentions, and integrity.
9. The nurse who performs her labors, serves her patients and doctors faithfully and without fault for a period of 5 years will be given an increase by the hospital administration 5 cents a day providing there are no hospital debts that are outstanding.
Nursing Today: Transitions and Trends. Zerwekh & Claborn
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OMG, you don't work with me by chance do you? LMBO We have an ongoing "bless her heart" funny around our unit!