Duties of The Floor Nurse.....

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(circa 1887).....

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
oh my!

LoL! Looks like I need to be a little more grateful.

Quote from MekBlizzLoL! Looks like I need to be a little more grateful.

Quote from greenfiremajickYeah and spend less time in the dance halls!!

WOW, love it!HAHAI was talking to my great aunt who worked as charge nurse on a med surg floor a number of years ago, she said they would measure how high to raise the blinds as each widow had to have the same open space down to the mm.I wonder what nurses a 100 years from now will think about us?!

Quote from jme_daisyWOW, love it!HAHAI was talking to my great aunt who worked as charge nurse on a med surg floor a number of years ago, she said they would measure how high to raise the blinds as each widow had to have the same open space down to the mm.I wonder what nurses a 100 years from now will think about us?!

Quote from MekBlizzLMBO!! Better cancel that hair appt I have next week. LOLOLOL!

Quote from greenfiremajickAnd heaven forbid if you get your hair colored!!! That's a sign of a REAL hussy! LOLTrue story....Try to imagine the thickest most honey sweet Alabama southern accent and that's how my grandma, Ebby spoke...One day I was in my room, sitting on my bed. Ebby walked in and said "Traaayci....Don't sit on tha beyud. Only Whoahs (the word whore stretched out and sounding like hoewuh) sit on tha beyud durin' the daaay."

Oh wow.... hehe 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.BAD NURSE!

As crazy as it sounds, all that dusting probably did a lot to keep out the bugs and dust since they didn't have modern cleansers.

Quote from systolyHowever, frequent use of the word whoah is encouraged.

Quote from greenfiremajickAs long as you follow that with "bless her heart," it's all good! ROFLMAO