Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital School of Nursing - Aeneid Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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What Is A Student Nurse? On top of, running around or slithering past the patients’ bed - doctors yell at them - head nurses criticize them - residents overlook them - mothers worry about them - and patients love them. A Student Nurse is courage under a cap, a smile in snow white, strength in a starched skirt, energy that is endless, the best of young womenhood, a modern Florence Nightengale. Just when she is gaining poise and prestige she drops a glass, breaks a syringe or steps on a doctors foot. A Student Nurse is a composite - she eats like a team of hungry interns and works like a whole nursing staff put together. She has the speed of a gazelle, strength of an ox, quickness of a car, the abilities of Florence Nightengale, Linda Richards, and Clara Barton all rolled into one. To the head nurse she has the stability of mush, the fleetness of a snail, mentality of a mule and is held together with starch, adhesive tape and strained nerves. To an alumni she will never work so hard, carry more trays, make more beds or scrub on more cases than her predecessors. A Student Nurse likes days off, the O.R., affiliations, certain doctors, pretty clothes, her roommate, mom and dad, andyes, her School of Nursing. She ' s not much on working 3-11, days with classes, alarm clocks, getting up for duty or eating fried chicken every Sunday. No one else looks forward so much to a day off or so little to working 3-11. No one else gets so much pleasure from straightening a wrinkled sheet, or wetting a pair of parched lips. No one else can cram into one little head the course of a disease, the bones comprising the pelvis, what to do when a patient goes into shock, plus the ten top tunes on the hit parade and yes, that one certain address. A Student Nurse is a wonderful creature. You can criticize her but not discourage her, you can hurt her feelings but you cannot make her quit. Might as well admit it, whether you are head nurse, doctor, alumnae, boyfriend, or patient. She is your repre¬ sentative of a hospital, your loving symbol of faith and sympathetic care. She may not be an Elizabeth Taylor, but she is an example of the American way. She is judged not by her race, religion, or social standing. She is measured by her professional yardstick that measures her ability to make a bed, apply a bandage, or sacrifice her time to ease the pain of a patient, simply for the satisfaction of a job well done. She is a hard working, determined young girl doing her best for her school and hospital. Whenever she becomes discouraged or the load gets too heavy, she should remember that there is a reward waiting for her because surely some of God ' s angels wear whit( caps instead of halos and carry medicine trays instead of harps. Anonymous 6

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DEDICA TION Because of her wise guidance, friendly interest in each student, and because of her deep understanding and willingness to help us at all times, as a symbol of our gratitude and admiration we the class of 1963 proudly dedicate this, ’’The Aeneid , to Miss Emma Garland, R.N. 5

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