Rules, bye-laws, and regulations, of the Training Institution for Nurses : for hospitals, families and the poor.

  • Training Institution for Nurses (St. John's)
Date:
1850
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Rules, bye-laws, and regulations, of the Training Institution for Nurses : for hospitals, families and the poor. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Offtcm of institution. THE OFFICERS OF THE INSTITUTION CONSIST OF A MASTER, LADY SUPERIN¬ TENDENT, AND TWO PHYSICIANS. THE MASTER. 1. The Master of the Institution must be a Clergyman of the United Church of England and Ireland, in Priest’s Orders, a married man or a widower. 2. He is to be provided with a residence in, or near to, the Institution, and is not at liberty to undertake any duties in addition to those of Master, without the consent of the Council. 3. It is a part of his duty to frame rules to be approved by the Council for the maintenance of discipline through¬ out the Institution, and to be responsible for the due observance of all regulations. » 4. He is to use daily Morning and Evening Service, according to the Book of Common Prayer, openly in the Establishment, for the benefit of the inmates, unless when there shall be opportunity for attending such services in some Parish or District Church or Chapel, to be approved by the President. 5. It is his duty to conduct or direct the religious in¬ struction of the inmates. 6. The Master, if non-resident, is to be at liberty either to take his meals at the common table of the Institution or not, as he may think proper, but it is expected that he dine with the inmates at least once in every week. 7. He is to conduct all correspondence in reference to