Charity Hospital School of Nursing - Caps and Capes Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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MATERNITY AND NEWBORN NURSING ABOVE: Nancy Doerle poses for picture after giving intensive care to newborn infant. LEFT: Jean Burton gently shampoos an infant ' s head. BELOW: Catherine Vautrot satisfying infant ' s needs by providing comfort and nutrition. 26

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NURSING I This course offers concurrent theory and nursing ex¬ perience in the care of the patient during the pre-opera ¬ tive, operative, and post-operative phases of the surgical cycle. The student is assisted in acquiring knowledge of fundamental, physical and psychological needs of the patient, and is provided with opportunities to plan and initiate nursing measures based on observation, scienti¬ fic principles, and priority needs of the surgical patient. The experience includes five weeks in the operating room, learning the skills of the scrub nurse and circula¬ ting nurse, two weeks in the recovery room, and three weeks on general surgery wards. RIGHT: Janis Joly gives recovery room care to patient. BELOW: Stephanie Powell and Mrs. Chapaton discuss plans to be implemented during nursing experience in the recovery room.

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ABOVE: Denise Tingle and Denise Hebert discuss with the mother plans for the newborn infant. The mother responds with joy and students show their emotions also. BELOW: Barbara Burckhart feeds infant. This course prepares the student nurse for care of the maternity patient and the newborn, normal and pre¬ mature. Some theory in the care of patients with gyne¬ cology pro blems is also in¬ cluded with emphasis on the relationship of these prob¬ lems to maternity nursing. Diane Tingle remembers the handwashing technique learned in Fundamental I course. Here handwashing plays an important part. 27