So You Want To Become A Nurse?

4 No, not a modern nurse, but one of those white dress wearing cap on her head "Mr. Jones I'm here to take your temperature" types.

Grab a mug of coffee or tea and sit down for a good read about nursing 1960's style. You also might want to keep a box of tissues or roll of paper towels handy. The first is for those whom remember fondly the "old days", the later is for youngsters who just cannot imagine. Either way a tear or two might come to your eye.

DGTG

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How To Be A Perfect Patient - circa 1954
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Wearing my nursing cap, sipping my cup of tea and loving the articles..thanks for the post!

"And try to avoid asking the nurse to arrange the flowers that come." I like the $5000 annual salary, too.Thanks, that was fun to read

$1.56 HR My mom was an lpn and she talked about making this kind of money, always tough she was pulling my leg . how did people live back then ?

These are great!

You youngsters just don't know what time it is! *LOL*Average wages 1963: http://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/AWI.htmlAverage cost of some goods and services in 1963: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1963.htmlFor instance one could purchase a home in 1963 for about $12,000 (give or take depending upon where one lived), and while it seems highly unlikely today many families lived well enough or at least got by. This was with stay at home mothers and two, three, four or more kids as well.People tended to live within their means. The words "we can't afford it" wasn't seen as some mark of not doing well or social shame.Just for the record adjusted for inflation a wage of $5,000 per year equals about $22,000 today.

Quote from Orange Tree"And try to avoid asking the nurse to arrange the flowers that come." I like the $5000 annual salary, too.Thanks, that was fun to read

How I would love to give that "How to be a good patient" to every person that puts on a hospital gown.

Quote from DoGoodThenGoYou youngsters just don't know what time it is! *LOL*Average wages 1963: http://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/AWI.htmlAverage cost of some goods and services in 1963: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1963.htmlFor instance one could purchase a home in 1963 for about $12,000 (give or take depending upon where one lived), and while it seems highly unlikely today many families lived well enough or at least got by. This was with stay at home mothers and two, three, four or more kids as well.People tended to live within their means. The words "we can't afford it" wasn't seen as some mark of not doing well or social shame.Just for the record adjusted for inflation a wage of $5,000 per year equals about $22,000 today.

A few more:Having Babies - circa 1979Page 36http://books.google.com/books?id=9AM...=Nurses&f=trueBetter Hospital Care - circa 1959Page 31http://books.google.com/books?id=_gA...=Nurses&f=trueHospital Bills Keep Going Up - Circa 1950Page 7http://books.google.com/books?id=DQE...=Nurses&f=true

Don't kill me for asking this but did they have Plastic back in 1960 or just rubber ? All old tv shows show glass and rubber . What where foley catheter bags made out of ? What if Somone could not use latex back then ? Was there silocone ?

Quote from TrekfanI love the .29 bread and .22 gas I can not even get a soda for that .

Quote from TrekfanDon't kill me for asking this but did they have Plastic back in 1960 or just rubber ? All old tv shows show glass and rubber . What where foley catheter bags made out of ? What if Somone could not use latex back then ? Was there silocone ?