Hahnemann Hospital School of Nursing - Hahnoscope Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Alberta ALBERTA PATTERSON ADAMS Kings Mountain North Carolina Do you want me to do everything? She ' s good in sports and a good sport, too. 27

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4 Then came Gyn with its abortions, PID ' s, and DUB ' s. Each one took special care- surgically, medically, or mentally. On Chest Surgery, we came in contact with a newer tield of medicine and surgery. The surgery was complicated and often hard to understand. The results were rewarding as we realized the intense progress made in our own hospital. Now you find it necessary to become familiar with float. Whatever shift you worked; the department was ever changing, and usually it was a private floor which brought contact with private doctors and their routines. You gain more self-confidence and a wide- variety of experience. Now you add a second thin black stripe to your cap -you are a senior! It ' s finally time for you to pack your belongings and move to Friends Hospital for three months. Talk about being scared! Your have no idea what to expect. When you were handed a set of keys for your own use on the patients ' rooms, you felt quite sure you were in the wrong place. Somehow it all works out fine. You meet girls from other schools, the campus was beautiful, and the patients different. Not only do you learn about the mentally ill patient but also normal behavior patterns. After another month of floor duty, you met the challenge of the Operating Room. Those first days were terrifying — so many new things to learn! You ' ve heard so much about the way some doctors yell. But somehow you do the right thing at the right time and everything goes fine. It ' s a good feeling to know what the surgeon needs, wants, and the time he needs the instruments. Here in O.R., we found unlimited Opportunity for learning and excitement. In our last year, we were able to become acquainted with Recovery Room. Here we were given the chance to do immediate post op care for all kinds of patients. Senior Class Block took us through the last of our studies. Communicable Diseases, Professional Adjustments II, Human Relations, and Advanced Nursing were the courses. Now again we retook our Nation Leage Exams and reviewed our previous courses. You almost forgot how to study! Then to a month of duty in Accident Ward. Your first thoughts were of knife wounds, accidents, and coronaries. Emergency treatment becomes such an important part of your daily routine. Here you learned much that will be of value in any field of nursing, the meaning of DOA, and the importance of the police force. May 23 brings graduation and whites. This is one of the biggest nights of your life! A speaker, introductions, and we were all together as a class; probably the last time. Now you began to wonder what it will be like in the future. Happiness, as well as sadness, accompanies graduation. For the last three months, you may find yourself having enjoyed a vacation, on a specialty, or on V.N.S. The few who were fortunate enough to have V.N.S., found this experience rewarding in many ways. Here we learned to work with the patient in his home, his family, and the equipment available. Whatever the weather, you will find the V.N. walking the streets of Philadelphia. Shortly training ends and you are entitled to write G.N. after your name. Later in September, you take state boards for your R.N. With all the time spent working, it only added up to a forty-hour-week. OutsicTe of this we had much time for recreation. Many of us spent our off days at home or visiting relatives. Remember the nights we went to the Y swimming; the walks to the park, the fountain, and the Art Museum; shopping tours through the large stores; and spending our $12 checks? Student Council and class functions took much time with bake sales, dances, and selling stockings. Remember the Prom? There are so many things we ' ve accomplished in our last three years — too numerous to mention. We give our many thanks to our parents, big sisters, administration, supervisors, instructors, housemothers, and the doctors which have all helped to make these past three years what they were. We have many memories of experiences and personalities which will make Hahnemann a name Special to us and a name we will be proud to mention as our S hool of Nursing. Written by, AW CRAY 26

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■ ■ Janie JANE CATHERINE ALLEN 1614 Yagle Avenue Prospect Park, Pennsylvania Want to buy a box of cards? A merry heart maketh a cheerful coun- tenance. 28 J