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

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From the learning that “Nursing is an interpersonal process . . .’’to the mastering of reading an EKG, are many doors to be opened. The keys — some are in our instructor’s hands, others in our minds and hearts. But the doors must all be opened so that we may consider our endeavors complete. So, we start at the beginning. Our days seem long and the work never seems to end. First it ' s handwashing, then injections. From there we go to I.V. meds to drawing blood, assisting in O.R. to starting I.V.’s. But these are just our technical skills. And although they are important, the essence of nursing is caring for the human being, the person, in a complete individualized way. 7

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We are very caring people. We learn to see more than the external being. We learn to look inside through the mask of stoics and the tears of children. We support the whole being. A touch of a hand, a cheerful smile, a consoling word sometimes do more good than any technical procedure ever would. And if at the end of our day we can honestly say that we have helped a person to take another step forward or that we have given our very best effort to make the road of life a little easier for someone, then we have been successful. 9