Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Sister Mary Kevin, R.S.M., R.N.A., M.A. Director In the Classroom Saint Catherine ' s Hospital JLounded thirty -one years ago by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Catherine ' s hospital this year conferred Graduate Nurse diplomas on twenty-one seniors of the school of nursing. Most of the students ' nursing training is obtained in the hospital itself, which was originally instituted for the exclusive treatment of women and children. Lack of demand for this specialized treatment, however, necessitated a change to general treatment. The school offers a Graduate Nurse degree after a three years ' course, or the student interested in advanced nurse ' s training may secure a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree after two years added study in the university. Work in the hospital gives the student practical training as well as text book knowl- edge. St. Catherine ' s was first established in a home donated by the late Mrs. Catherine Nash, and two additional wings were added to the initial building in 1915 and 1919, bringing the total capacity of the institution to 175 beds. It became affiliated with Creighton in 1929. The hospital belongs to the select group of hospitals standardized in accordance with the rates and regulations of the American College of Surgeons and the American Medical association. This rating is based on the efficient service of the hospital to the community in which it is located. New members of the faculty this year were Sara Shanley as full-time clinical instructor and Lillian Rezac as anesthetist. Each of the departments of the hospital is under the supervision of one of the Mercy nuns especially trained to handle the work of her de- partment. St. Catherine ' s Hospital 24

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Saint Joseph ' s Hospital With the opening of a new modernly equipped clinical division for treatment of medical and surgical cases, Creighton Memorial St. Joseph ' s hospital added twenty- five beds this year to its total of four hundred and fifty. The hospital, which is affiliated with the university and constitutes an integral part of its educational system, is stand- ardized in accordance with the rates and regulations of the American College of Surgeons and the American Medical asso- ciation. St. Joseph ' s is one of the largest and one of the earliest founded private hospitals west of the Mississippi. The school of nursing offers both a Graduate Nurse degree for three years of hospital and classroom training and a Bache- lor of Science in Nursing degree for a five-year course, including two addi- tional years of college work. The actual experience of a St. Joseph ' s nursing student is gained in the hospital proper. Student nurses live in a modern nurses home built in 1923 which con- tains lecture rooms, parlors, a gymnasium, and accomodations for 150 nurses. Proper understanding of the body, whether healthy or diseased, is the aim of the science department which teaches the students chemistry, bacteriology, pathology, physiology, and other related subjects. The hospital was named the Creighton Memorial St. Joseph ' s hospital in honor of John and Sarah Emily Creighton who contributed funds in 1892 for the enlargement of the institution. Dorothy R. Quigley, instructor in nursing arts and allied subjects, was this year ' s only new faculty member. Student nurses are registered in the university and their diplomas are signed by officers of both institutions. St. Joseph ' s was established by the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. Sister M. Livina, R.N., A.M. Director At the Bulletin Board St. Joseph ' s Hospital 23

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