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

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CART AND SMIT S b o GREISHEIMER ?u » Edition FTi.771 HP ■HIMM

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Pre-Clinical Period The beginning of our new life began September 16. 1957 as we walked up the step? of the nurses ' home. Remember registration day — how scared we were — all 27 of us. That evening we were guests of honor at a party given bv our big sisters at which time we were delusioned by the skit Life of A Probie. ' ' What did you find when you returned to your room that night — greasy door knobs, empty drawers, short sheeted beds or rearranged furniture? After our orientation to Hahnemann, we began classes including anatomy, physiology, chemistry, microbiology, pharmacology and nursing arts. Remember the smelly cats. probie blues, study hours from 7:30 to 9 each night and the mad rush every Friday after classes to get a bus or a train home. After many weeks of theoretical preparation we put our knowledge into practical use. Our first morning on the wards was spent in getting acquainted with the patients. Each day we learned more and were better able to meet the patients needs. Remember how the patients looked at us with untrusting eyes thinking we were maids, but how great we felt when a patient said thank you, nurse. How anxious we were to do post mortem care for the first time and, oh my, how well we slept that night. How our hands trembled when we were supervised in giving our first enema, irrigating our first colostomy, and aspirating tracheotomies. Among our other duties we had to straighten the casters, keep the shades even and clean the utility room. After many weeks of clinical and formal instruction the day arrived when we walked down the aisle to be capped by our big sisters.

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Mens Medical ) Turn on the oxygen. Nurse! ! Women s Medical Can ' t I have just one cigarette??? 10