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Show The Groves L. D. S. Hospital . Stake Clerk 0. Sorenson, Jr., is in receipt of the annual of the Dr. Groves L. D. S. Hospital at Salt Lake City and the same proves to be a most artistic bit of work, explaining in great detail the grand work ithat institution is every year doing. Following are a few exceipt3 from the pamphlet explaining ex-plaining the rules for entrance and instruction in-struction at the institution: The Dr. W. H. Groves Latter-day Saints Hospital originated through a bequest of the late Dr. W. H. Groves of Salt Lake City, who bequeathed his property to establish a hospital to be under perpetual control of the Presiding Bishopric of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Most of the funds for its ersction and equipment were provided by the Trustee-in-Trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The hospital occupies a citv block between Eighth and Ninth avenues and "C" and "D" streets, and commands a magnificent view of Salt Lake valley. The buildings are all fire-proof and have all modern improvements. The equipment of each department represents repre-sents the highest development of medical medi-cal and surgical science. The training school was organized in the year 1905 and has continued in existence since that time. The school is planned on uie most modern lines of training schools. A thorough general training in all branches of nursing is given, and special attention paid to surgery, obstetrics, hydro-therapy and massage. The standard of the school is high, and the course of instruction is constantly con-stantly improving. Every effort is made to give the pupils the advantages which an up-to-date, well equipped hospital affords them. The Trustees of the Dr. W. H. Groves Latter-day Saints Haspital have arranged for a three years course of instruction to women desiring to become be-come professional nurses. Tne age of acceptance is between the years of 19 and 35. The applicant must have finished the 4 eighth grade in school. Those having high school training are preferred. pre-ferred. She.must.be a member of some church and be able to give a recommendation rec-ommendation of her character from her bisnop 0r Pastor. The application may be made either by letter or in person to the superintendent superin-tendent of nurses. The examinations required may be without charge, after the applicant has been admitted on probation by the members of the hospital hos-pital staff. The class work begins September 1st the first semester ending Dec. 23rd. The second semester begins tde second week in January, and extends to the ast week in May. Probationers should enter either early in the spring or late in the summer, so as to be present at all class work. If the applicant is approved, the superintendent of nurses will notify her of the time to enter and will furnish fur-nish the directions for probation uniform. uni-form. The pupils are received on three months probation, during which time it is her privilege to leave if she so desires; it is also the privilege of the superintendent of nurses to dismiss her at any time that she may see fit. In other words, these three months are given that each party may have an opportunity, op-portunity, the one of deciding whether she likes the work, the other whether the applicant is qualified for the work, mentally, physically and bv temperament. tempera-ment. During probation pupils are boarded and lodged at the expense of the hospital, hos-pital, but receive no other compensation. compensa-tion. Candidates should remember that they come on trial. Their acceptance accep-tance as pupils will depend entirely upon ehe development of that term. She should bring with her two large colored laundry bag, two pairs of comfortable com-fortable shoes with rubber .heels, one pair of rubber overshoes, and a watch with a second hand, a napkin ring, plenty of plain underclothing (no ruffles ruf-fles nor fancy clothing will be laundered launder-ed by the hospital). Also three blue gingham dresses, sample of which will be sent upon acceptance as a probationer, proba-tioner, and directions for making, also fourteen aprons, made of Indian Head, muslin according to the directions sent personally to the applicant. The expenses of - the nurse while in training are small. She will be provided pro-vided with board, lodging, laundry and $7.50 per month for the purchase of text books, uniforms and other expenses expen-ses incidental to her training. This is not intended as wages, it being considered con-sidered that the education given is full equivalent for her services. The cost of text books will be about $5.00 per year. In addition to this each nurse is required to provide herself with a pair of surgical scissors and a hypodermic hypo-dermic syringe at a cost of about $1.75. The superintend ent of nurses will instruct in-struct the pupil where to get these articles. A vacation of two weeks each year is granted, the time of which is determined deter-mined by the superintendent of nurses This is usually given during the summer sum-mer months. If a nurse becomes sick while in training she will be cared for in the hospital free of charge for one month. After that time a charge of one-half the regular rates will oe made. Any nurse losing three consecutive months of class work will be unable to graduate with her own class. If she returns she will rank as first senior in the following year's class. Any nurse absent from the hospital one consecutive month will lose her rank in her class. When she returns she will rank last in her own class, unless un-less during this time she has been able to keep up with her class work. |