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

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UftA A IS, 1960 It was the night before capping and all through the halls . . . In one more hour What do you mean, say cheese ? I ' ll have a cap! We ' ll light the way. Boy, does this cap feel great !

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CappMq I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care.

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Ptestauow YtoJu That long-awaited day had finally arrived. Remember how proud we were marching down the aisle of Klahr Auditorium to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance in our new white bibs and aprons? The importance of the nights of studying and the days of work was finally realized as our big sisters placed our caps upon our heads and we recited the Florence Night- ingale Pledge. Now we were Freshmen. Along with our whites and caps came new experiences and added respon- sibilities. We spent more time on the floors and were no longer called maid by the patients. Pharmacology was a new course we had to face. All those drugs with their actions and reactions! How would we ever pass? But with the dint of hard work and Mr. D ' Ambola we did. Then there was dietary experience with its principles, preparations, patients and problems. We did fairly well in getting the patients to adopt good food habits, but at 11 PM it was practically impossible to convince ourselves that we didn ' t need a pizza or a chocolate nut sundae. The operating room brought with it a new routine and a new vocabulary. What did he say? When we observed our first operation no one passed out, but we could feel the initial incision with the knife. In the recovery room we became clock watchers. B. P. ' s had to be taken every fifteen minutes and not a day went by without our ears ringing. Magee Rehabilitation Center made us realize the things we had to be thankful for, and how courageous the unfortunate are. We left with newly obtained knowledge and an affectionate name for the rehabilitation center — Magoo. Working weekends, studying even harder, and giving our first hypoder- mics to a real patient were still other accomplishments of this new life of which we were becoming a part. We experienced many joys and disappointments in Freshman Block, but they were important steps to the day when we could place a black band on our caps and be called Juniors.