Claire - a romance of American nursehood (1905) (14598384598)

Identifier: claireromanceofa00hart (find matches)

Title: Claire : a romance of American nursehood

Year: 1905 (1900s)

Authors: Hart, Edwin Kirkman American Sunday-School Union

Subjects: Nurses Nursing

Publisher: Philadelphia : published by the author for sale by the American Sunday-School Union

Contributing Library: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

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e understood the situation and agreed with theanxious President that the best place possiblemust be given to Claire. And she is not only worthy of it, said MissLaine; we all know that she is fully capable. Ithink it extremely fortunate that she is comingat this time. The night work is very trying andI hope Miss Randolph will not find the straintoo great, as the successor of Miss Martin, whois anxious to retire, on account of her health. I am so glad to hear that bright young ladyis returning to us, was the earnest comment ofDr. Clarke, now chief resident physician, whenhe was so informed. When Claire appearedbefore him, the next day, in her new uniform, hisgreeting was so cordial she could scarcely reply. While no words of mine can be equal to thesorrow I feel at your irreparable loss, said theDoctor, holding her hand in both of his, I amdelighted beyond measure, personally as well asprofessionally and officially, to see you here, andhe held the hand of the new assistant a good deal -

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A ROMANCE) 0$ NURSSHOOD 65 longer than professional etiquette demanded,while there was a brightness in his big browneyes that made the cheeks of Claire Randolphlook like a pair of Jack roses. Within a week Claire was fully installed andpursuing her arduous duties. Her hours werefrom 7 P. M. to 7 A. M.—the day of ordinarytoil reversed—and for a time she found it almostimpossible to get refreshing sleep. But her physi-cal vigor was equal to the situation, Dr. Clarkeenthusiastically declaring to one of his associatesthat she was growing handsomer every day.Silently observing her performing some simpleoffice for a restless patient, he said: Now that poor fellow will go to sleep like ababy, forgetting all his pain, for he is sufferinggreatly. She seems to possess a sympatheticpower that is marvelous; and her smile is thereflection of her sweet spirit. See! as she pauseda moment at the foot of another cot, to say good-night to a sick lad. That boy will dream heis in Heaven! Come on! as

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