Bishop Johnson College of Nursing - Stethoscope Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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uf X Ciirlfm flfliuuwv 1945 The '4O's may perhaps be symbolized by the picture above. The impact ot World War ll was con- siderable. The most obvious changes, the introduction ot Volunteers and Cadet Nurses, are described on the following page. The school expanded rapidly in size and then grew smaller again. Peak average enrollment was 162 in 1945. Entrance requirements were increased to two years college pre-nursing in 1942 only to be cut back, because ot the war, to high school graduation. ln '41 statt nurses first started work- ing straight eight hour shitts-students often worked split hours but these did not extend beyond 7 PM. The forty hour week was instituted in January ot 1947 tor both statt and students. One year ot college was required again, 1946-1948. Finally in '48 it was decided that qualified students would be admitted directly from high school. A program leading to a baccalaureate degree was also ottered in coniunction with Los Angeles City and State Colleges. Students entering on the latter program had a minimum of one year ot college pre-nursing. The tirst psychiatric attiliation ottered to all students was a three week period at Alameda County Hospital started in 1940. In 1944 this attiliation was changed to Compton Sanatorium, for a peViO0l ot eight weeks. This increased to 12 weeks in 1947. Later, Brentwood Hospital and Metropolitan State lNorwalk1 were used for this attiliation. Throughout the '4O's, this and other hospitals were taced with an acute shortage ot patient care facilities. Plans were made tor the addition ot a new wing, but construction had to be delayed be' cause of a shortage of materials.