Louisiana State University Alexandria - Sauce Piquante Yearbook (Alexandria, LA)

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After weighing dichlorobenzyne, Trula Croom investigates the contents to prepare them for a final analysis. A doctor instructs these future nurses on how to use defribulator paddles with maximum effects. This nurse admirusters a saline solution to a patient in the hospital as a part of her practi- KX Academics 33

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Hos ital Procedures Academics At Rapides General Hospital, nursing stu- dents learn the proper techniques of reading X-rays under the supervision of faculty. Hey. Nurse! l'm going to faint! Catch me! Not a bad line to try on one of the many attractive women in nursing. but you'd better look for that ring first! And now with the nursing department expanding and a new nursing complex being built, men have begun to move into this curriculum once dominated by women. After basic skills have been taught and certain courses taken, student nurses have the opportunity to learn practical procedures at some of the hospitals and convalescent homes in the Alexandria area. This allows for on-the-job trainingg the best educational experience can be sought in a modern soci- ety. They perform such duties as making beds. reading X-rays. and assisting other medical personnel. This gives the students valuable training needed for beginning their careers. With such a program. LSUA can be proud of its nursing department. Its overwhelming success is one of the many reasons for this university's becoming so popular in central Louisiana. ln a rather unorganized assembly, class mem- bers await the upcoming lecture with a less than enthusiastic attitude.

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In an entranced state, Paula Nugent and Betty Sue Smiley Harvey absorb the after- noon soap opera. Teamwork means another victory for Connie Gaspar and Cindy Rachal.