▁class , ▁C ly mer ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁gradu ates ▁of ▁H UP ' s ▁nur se ▁training ▁school , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁C ly mer ▁was ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Night ing ale ▁Award ▁for ▁her ▁exception al ▁patient ▁care ▁and ▁scholar ship . ▁F itting ly , ▁C ly mer ▁missed ▁her ▁gradu ation ▁ceremony ▁from ▁the ▁Training ▁School ▁because ▁she ▁was ▁providing ▁emer gency ▁care ▁to ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁Williams port ▁flo od ▁ ▁Some ▁art ▁histor ians ▁read ▁C ly mer ' s ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁painting ▁as ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁the ▁female ▁patient : ▁C ly mer ▁looks ▁down ▁at ▁the ▁object ified ▁female ▁figure ▁and ▁feels ▁connection ▁with ▁another ▁body ▁separate ▁from ▁the ▁male - domin ated ▁hospital ▁hierarchy . ▁O thers ▁argue ▁that ▁C ly mer ' s ▁presence ▁challeng es ▁this ▁dynamic : ▁C ly mer ' s ▁presence ▁demonstr ates ▁the ▁increasing ▁technical ▁adv anc ements ▁within ▁n urs ing ▁and ▁medicine , ▁her ▁pla cement ▁in ▁the ▁scene ▁is ▁a ▁nod ▁to ▁the ▁contributions ▁to ▁san itation ▁and ▁organization ▁that ▁n urs es ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁operating ▁room . ▁C ly mer ▁may ▁not ▁look ▁down ▁at ▁the ▁female ▁figure ▁in ▁sympathy ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁cool ▁attention ▁of ▁a ▁trained ▁operating ▁room ▁nur se , ▁one ▁who ▁closely ▁mon itors ▁her ▁patient ' s ▁status ▁and ▁anticip ates ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁surg ical ▁team . ▁ ▁F