Belleville College - Dutchman Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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The ' proper method for tucking in a patient is a ntal factor in developing the bedside manner of student nurse Barb Neff. As part of their nurses training, Bonnie Davis, Jill Helens, and Donna Evans diligently attempt to learn how to fill needles. Instilling a breath of life into a dummy, Jean Orlet and Mary Ann Kozuszek visualize the marvel of resuscitation. 25

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NURSING lends helping hand in medical field The nursing profession today is moving ahead with a force never experienced before in its histor Its goals are worthy of attaining, its aims high. In step with this forward moti on is the Nursing School of Belleville Junior College. In two years and one summer, a qualified, hardwork- ing girl can become a RN. She can then begin serving her community immediately in one of the local hospitals or continue for a bachelor’s degree at a four-year univer¬ sity. Either way, she has the security and pride that goes with graduating from a nationally accredited two-year nursing program. During her first year of training, a student nurse re¬ ceives her cap. In her second year, a black stripe is added across one comer of the cap, and upon gxaduation, a narrow black band is placed across the entire front. In its own progressive way, JC’s nurse’s cap tells of the advance in knowledge its wearer is making. TTie student nurse begins her studies with general in¬ formation about nursing. She then progresses to the sub¬ jects of obstetrics, pediatrics, and care of the mentally ill. Many other topics are brought into the program, and as each section is studied, it is carefully correlated with the student’s on-the-job-training. On the second floor of “O” building in the nursing classrooms, classroom procedure is somewhat different from that on other parts of the campus. The student- teacher relationship is much more informal and relaxed. Instmctors sit at a table with less than a dozen students and give their lectures —the effect is tremendous. TTic student nurse learns more than nursing skills; she learns how to get along with people. Nursing at JC is an enterprise full of vitality and vigor. It is young, but has the experience of qualified instructors. Expanding, it received new facilities when JC changed campuses. Far-reaching, its students trained at four different hospitals. Sociable, it hosted a chapter of SNA, the student nurse’s own organization, which changed from SN AI second semester. And hopeful, it will keep pace with today’s and tomorrow’s nursing goals. An admirable part of the education program of the col¬ lege, it exceeds the hopes of those who wish it to be a good institution. More than good, it is one of the best. The answers are not always fotind in a classroom lecture hut often appear in one of Miss DooUngs informal sessions.

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION develops mind and body At the beginning of the training season, the PE stu¬ dent looked bedraggled and out of breath after a few laps around the track. This was a part of his building of a healthy body. Inside the classroom the student studied an outlined orientation to physical education. As a basis for exercise, the student covered areas of kinesiology, phy¬ siology, and anatomy. A major concentration in lecture was on motor fitness. His notes followed a study on flex¬ ibility, strength, agility, power, endurance, and balance. After touching on the importance of the cardiovascular fitness and skeletal and muscular systems, the student ventured outside the classroom. VV ith his tennis shoes squarely planted on the gym floor, he began a program of warm-ups. The student, knowing the theory of motor fitness, took on the training program that followed. He realized his improvements through the circuit training, interval training, light apparatus, and weight training. The straining of his leg and arm muscles proved to be his introduction to the mass work-out series. He learned the coordination of team effort in the intramural and field activities. As the course came near completion, the student was able to run a mile with ease and with energy left. A wrong move at this point could prove disastrous for the weights, the floor, and particularily the PE student. An athlete waits with apprehension for his turn while another exerts the fidl force of all his being—and the game goes on. Form and grace may he lacking, but the guys strive to become physically fit by exercise and Chuff, pufO exercise. 26