i. The day nurses shall commence their duties daily at 6.30 a.m. precisely and shall not go off duty until relieved at 6.30 p.m., or such earlier or later hour as may be specified by the Resident Surgeon or Matron in any particular case; they shall first attend to those patients who may be unable to leave their beds, and shall then clean up the wards thoroughly.
ii. They shall carry out all orders given to them by the Matron. They shall administer the medicines and stimulants prescribed by the Resident Surgeon and see that the nourishment ordered is regularly distributed and taken. They shall be kind and attentive in the discharge of their duties. They shall report immediately to the Resident Surgeon or to the Resident Medical Officer, or to the Matron, or in their absence to the Steward, on observing any change for the worse in the state of any patient.
iii. They shall see that the wards are kept clean and that silence and order are preserved in them, and they shall report to the Resident Surgeon or Resident Medical Officer, or Matron, any irregularities that may take place in their respective wards.
iv. They shall prepare every evening a list of patients who are to take medicine and extra nourishment during the night and shall deliver the list at 6.30 p.m. to the Night Nurses to whom they shall supply all information relative to those patients who may require especially strict attendance during the night. When about to deliver over charge to the Night Nurses, they shall see that the medicines and nourishment directed to be given during the night are prepared and are in the possession of such nurses.
v. When a patient has been admitted to Victoria Hospital, he or she shall be received by the nurse of the ward, whose duty it is to see that he or she be bathed in warm or cold water as may be ordered.
vi. They shall take charge of the clothing brought in by patients, secure the same in a safe place, and shall enter particulars thereof in a book to be provided for the purpose. They shall be held responsible for the loss of any patient's clothing which may have been delivered into their custody.
vii. They shall have charge of all books or papers provided for the patients. They shall not permit any books or papers to be taken into the wards unless permission be previously granted by the Resident Surgeon or the Resident Medical Officer.
viii. They shall report without delay to the Steward the name of any patient who may express a desire to see a minister of his or her denomination in order that such minister may be immediately sent for, as far as possible.
ix. They shall see that all plates, pans, forks, spoons, etc., are removed immediately after the patients have finished their meals, and that they are cleaned and duly returned to their proper places.
x. They shall be held responsible for the loss of any articles placed under their care.
xi. The night nurses shall commence their duties at 6.30 p.m., daily, and shall not go off duty until relieved at 6.30 a.m., or such earlier or later hour as the Resident Surgeon or Matron may in any particular case specify.
xii. They shall take care to receive a list from the day nurses of such patients as require particular attention and administer their medicines, nourishment and stimulants, according to the directions they receive. They shall take care that they receive from the Day Nurses all medicines, nourishment and stimulants so required, and shall pay attention to the patients generally but more particularly to those whose names are on the list of special cases handed to them.
xiii. They shall report in the morning to the Matron any changes they may have noticed in the patients during the night.
xiv. The temperature of any patient named in the Ward Book shall be taken at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (or any other hours that may be ordered) and shall continue to be so taken until the Resident Surgeon directs otherwise.
xv. The Nursing Staff shall be granted leave in accordance with General Orders and is liable to be recalled at any time deemed necessary by the Resident Surgeon.