NURSING.

The vocational course in nursing covers four years. See introduction to course in nursing in prevocational division.

I. The nurse:

Qualifications of the nurse.

Responsibilities of the nurse.
Duties of the nurse.

Hospital etiquette.

Etiquette of private nursing.

Dress and personal habits of the nurse.

Equipment of the nurse's bag.

Keeping records.

II. The sick room:

Selection and preparation of the sick room.
Preparation of the bed.

Changing the bed clothing.

Bed making for the different cases.

Appliances for the relief of bed patients.

Care of the sick room.

Hygiene of the sick room.

Use of simple domestic remedies.

III. The patient:

Nursing in medical cases

1. General observations.
2. Pulse.

3. Temperature of body.
4. Respiration.

5. Observation of symptoms.
Bodily care of the patient-
1. Changing the clothing.
2. Toilet of the patient.
3. Baths.

4. Feeding.

5. Moving the patient.

Relief of functional disturbances

1. Enema.

2. Rectal feeding.

3. Douches.

4. Catheterization.

5. Washing out the bladder.

6. Washing out the stomach (Lavage).

7. Feeding by the stomach tube (Gavage).
8. Nasal feeding.

9. Test meals.

III. The patient-Continued.
Administration of medicines-

1. Rapidity of absorption of medicines.
2. Action of medicines.

3. Precautions as to

Handling medicines.
Administering medicines.

4. Medicines given by the mouth.
5. Medicines given by the rectum.
6. Hypodermic medication.

7. Inunctions.

8. Inhalations.

Local external application

1. Signs, positive and presumptive.
2. Symptoms.

3. "Quickening" fetal movements.

4. Duration of pregnancy.

5. Conception and estimation of probable date of confinement;

possible error.

6. The fetus and its nourishment.

7. Disorders of pregnancy; preparation of breasts.

8. Termination of pregnancy.

Nurse's preparation for labor

1. The nurse herself.

2. The patient.

3. The room and bed.

4. Accessory preparation; list all materials and procedures necessary and available in the hospital and in the ordinary home.

Labor

1. "Pains"; true and false.

2. Presentation of child.

3. Stages of normal labor and characterization of each-
First stage; condition and indications.

Second stage; conditions and indications.
Third stage; conditions and indications.

IV. Nursing in obstetric cases-Continued.
Labor-Continued.

4. Duration of labor.

5. Conduct of normal labor.

6. Methods of artificial respiration.

7. Importance of putting child to mother's breast as soon as possible.

8. The afterbirth; cautions and care. Management of the lying-in period

1. Period of confinement to bed; reasons.

2. The catheter; needs for; uses.

3. Lochia and napkins.

4. Douches: Must not be given except under direct orders from physician.

5. Diet.

6. Condition of the bowels.

7. Temperature and pulse.

8. After pains.

9. Lactation; colostrum; care of breasts; milk fever; importance of having the mother nurse her own child. Breast-fed children possess more vitality than bottle-fed babies.

Dangers of the lying-in period

1. Hemorrhage.

2. Blood poisoning.

3. Insanity.

4. Convulsions.

5. "Milk leg"; clots; thrombus; embolus.

6. Extra-uterine pregnancy.

7. Cæsarean section.

V. The nursing of sick children:
Care of the newborn-

1. Dressing of the cord.

2. Dressing the infant.
3. Bathing the baby.

4. Defecation and urination.

5. Nursing the infant.

6. Artificial feeding.

7. Infant foods and rules for feeding.

8. Sterilization of milk.
9. Infant development.

Care of premature infants.
Diseases of infancy-

V. The nursing of sick children-Continued.

Diseases of childhood

1. Typhoid fever.
2. Meningitis.

3. Incontinence of urine.

4. Chorea or St. Vitus'
dance.

Surgical diseases of childhood.
Hip-joint disease, etc.
Management of children.

VI. Nursing in gynecologic cases:

5. Mumps.

6. Measles.

7. Chickenpox.

8. Scarlet fever.

9. Diphtheria.

Preparation and positions for gynecologic examinations.
Preparation for operation.

After care of patient.

VII. Duties of the nurse in general surgical cases:
Preparation of the operating room.
Preparation for the operation.
Preparation of the patient.

Duties of the nurse in emergency cases.
Duties of the nurse in the operating room.
Arranging the patient for the operation.
After care of the patient.

Sequels of the operation.

After treatment of patient.

Surgical disinfection and materials.

Surgical dressing, materials, and solutions.

VIII. Nursing in special medical cases:

Infections and contagious diseases

1. Typhoid fever.
2. Scarlet fever.
3. Typhus fever.
4. Smallpox.
5. Chickenpox.
6. Measles.

7. German measles.

8. Malaria.

9. Diphtheria.

10. Gonorrhea.
11. Syphilis.

12. Phthisis or pulmonary
tuberculosis.

13. Simple croup.
14. Membranous croup.
15. Whooping cough.
16. Influenza.
17. Tonsillitis.
18. Pneumonia.
19. Bronchitis.

20. Asthma.

21. Pleurisy.
22. Gastritis.
23. Peritonitis.

24. Appendicitis.

25. Dysentery.
26. Cholera morbus.
27. Acute diarrhea.
28. Cerebrospinal menin-
gitis.

29. Cerebral apoplexy.
30. Paralysis.
31. Epilepsy.
32. Hysteria.
33. Trachoma.
34. Dropsy.
35. Rheumatism.
36. Acne.

37. Eczema.

38. Scabies or itch.

39. Ringworm.
40. "Shingles."
41. "Hives." 99
42. Lupus.

43. Fumigation after con-
tagious diseases.

44. Caring for the dead.

IX. Physiology and descriptive anatomy:
Physiology-

1. Circulation of the blood.

2. Respiration.

3. Digestion.

4. Secretions.

5. Excretions.

6. Urinary organs. Descriptive anatomy1. The skin.

2. The bones.
3. The muscles.

4. Heart, blood, and lymphatics.
5. Brain, spinal cord, nerves.
6. Organs of the senses.
7. Respiratory organs.
8. Digestive organs.

9. Urinary organs.

10. Female organs of generation.

X. General suggestions

1. Diet in illness and in convalescence.

2. Serving the food.

3. Diet kitchen outfit.