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THE NIGHTINGALE FUND. 113
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1 The Council.—C. H. Bracebridge, Esq.; ...
instruction , which , is so essential . The manner in which this object has been carried out will be best explained by reading * the
regulations which have been laid down by the committee . the 1 . Council The committee of StJohn of the ' H Ni ouse ghtingale under Fund whose have mana made gement arrangements the " [ Nursing with "
in of Kin women g ' s College in the . duties Hospita of l i Midwifery s placed , , for -Nurses trainin , w g ith annuall a view y a limited to their numb being er
under employed the direct in country ion of parishes the cl or and districts medical , ( for men the . benefit of the poor , ) 2 The instruction will ergy be gratuitous . In order to lish this
F object und . , the certa committee in number have of beds engaged for the to rece maintain tion , at f the accomp m expense arried women of the ppoor
during , their confinement , in wards set apart by the Committee of King ' s House College have Hosp agreed ital for to this undertake special the purpose conduct ; and of the the authorities requisite training of St . John under ' s
the Farre direction ) and the of Assistant the Physician Physician -Accoucheur s for the diseases of the of Hosp women ital and ( Dr . children Arthur . ided at the
cost The nurses of the will Fund be . instructed They will b , y wh an ile experienced under training midwife , attend , prov also certain
cases of women confined at their own homes . bationers 3 . The must period undertake of training to remain will be not at least less that than time six months , and the
pro-. whole 4 . The six month cost of s will board be , lod £ 10 ging paid , and in advance washing to each probationer for the
A 5 certificate . The age of considered healthwit desirable . h the , nam for e and the address probationers . of med is ical from atten 26 dant to 34 .
strict references as to , character , will be required . , tioner 6 . A record Those will who be have kept passed of the satisfactoril conduct and throug qualifications h the course of each of instruc proba - -
tionwill . be entered in a register as certificated y midwifery-nurses , and a copy , of such entry will be sent to those persons who may have recommended
the 7 . nurse The for probationers the required will training while under . training be under the authority of to the the Lady-Superintendent rules as the regular of St . John inmates ' s House of the , and institution in all respects They will subject be
same . their liable duties to immediate if she dismissal should consider by her them in case inefficient of misconduct notice , or in neg order ligence to re of
probationer moval , will be ; be sent entitled to the to probationer receive back ' s referees any part , and of , the in neither money , case paid will for her the
maintenance . 8 . . Probationers Alication will should be received be made on at Octob least er a 31 fortni st and ght A previousl pril 30 th y , in to each the
Lad year y-Superintendent pp of St . John , ' s House , King ' s College Hospital , London , W . C .
1 st October , 1861 . The number o £ beds to be maintained is tenand the number of
, been probationers in operation is limited since to Janu six ary to beg 1862 in with . A . very This capacious scheme has ward onl of y
, tion the new of the wing atients * of the and hosp has ital been has been iven appropriated the name of for the the Ni recep htin- - g
gale Ward . p The annual , expense will g be £ 400 . The agreement is to be in force for two years . A small fund has been provided ,
to be applied at the discretion o £ the lady-superintendent towards
The Nightingale Fund. 113
THE NIGHTINGALE FUND . 113
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), April 1, 1863, page 113, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01041863/page/41/
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