Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing - Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Admission to: MGH Scl.ool of N ursin$ Date: 1947 Hour: 3:00 Name: Prerlinical Occupation: Student Address: NIoslIy New England Age: 18 Sex: F. Color: lieallliy glow Religion: — — Nearest Relative: lot her Fri end: Classmates Family Doctor: Any Resident Referred hy: M iss Fraser Chief of SerN ' ice: Nliss Sleeper Date of Discharge: Se|)lemher. 1030 (W’e Unit No. 1950 Service: Nursing Room: I ,C.R. W ' ard: N urses Home Civil Status: Single • ddress : Same as jratien Address : MGH ■ ddress : MGH Address : MGH I nder Cl large o f: Miss Hicks hope) Hour: 12:00 Noon HISTORY 1 his is the first NICrf I admission of this well-developed, well-nourished. oung 18-year old female who enters the School of Nursing with: C.C. Desire to Become a Nurse. Informant: Since a sma II child. patient has had tendency to take care of anything or anyone who was ill. real or imaginary — dolls, animals, or reluctant subjects in the form o f fri ends and relatives. At present, illness is so acute that sh “ has entered this hospital for extensive study. F IT Mother and father, L.TW ' , 2 Brothers. 1 Sister. F.TW ' . No F.H. of Cancer, diabetes or The. M.fF Single (So far) S.H. WTrked summers; attended school in winter. Father — source ol steady income — enough for coffee and cokes at Minnie s. occasional trips to movies, an d addi tions to wardrobe. She swims, dances, skiis, plays tennis and golf, reads, knits, sews, plays bridge an d talks. I lahits : Tea and coffee— es. Cigarettes— Occasionally. No drugs or patent medicines. Frecpient dates. Occupation: Student. F.H. Born in New England. Lived there almost alwa s. except for short t ime in New ' l ork, other Southern and ’ estern States, H awaii. M exico. and NeNs ■found I and. Has had chicken po.x, measles, mumps and whooping cough. ' ac- cinated 1947. f’t. states th at sh( has always been strong, hea I thy. and an enthusi- astic worker. Previous Admissions: None. Injuries : None. Operations: T.TA., FMD. about 10 years ago. [ 13 ]

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1 lius buoyed, we cfuickly took advantage of our newly found sujjreniacy. W exjjeri- mented. W found out tliat doctors bad clay feet, that medical students knew less about liospital procedure than we did, tliat iiead nurses were really very nice people, that mixing medications in one syringe re- sulted only in preci])itation and pciyment for I be syringe, and finally and beartbreakingly, that we really weren’t so terrific after all; in fact, tbe only jieople wbo held us in remark- able esteem were ourselves. But we were adjusted. There was no doidit about it. And it was a very comfortable thought. So comfortable that we must have bad tendencies toward stagnation, for we were ordered out of our comt lacency and sent to concjuer new fields — affiliation was in progress. B.I..1. received us matter-of-factK . Appar- (Mitly we were not tbe first group of General students to study obstetrics. Xor tbe best. W’ e were oriented into all tbe details of parent-child care and education, and were sternly advised not to capitalize on tbe fact lliat tbe fire door at tbe end of our corridor was left open at all hours. It was at B.1..1. tliat we bad our first opportunity to wear our newlv issued checked uniforms and to dis- rard the flattering, but unofficial blues which we bad been using temporarily because of the material shortage. Orientation at McLean was different. T did not seem to be alone in our struggle to find adjustment; a comforting tbougbt at first, and then on second tbougbt. exlremeb- rliscomforting. T adjusted promptly, and soon a whole new and different nursing ex- perience was opened before us. Back at ISIGjH again, we were pleasant Iv aware of tbe fact that tbe grass is not alwavs greener on tbe other side and that it was good to be at borne once more. There were new faces, the necv stu- dent program was well under way. and lif(uid narcotics had put in their conlusing ajrearance. T soon joined tbe ranks of frustrated morphine estimators and got readjusted, f erhaps it was the best year of our training after all. Allegro But it was the long shot, our third year, that came in first after all. It was wi th def- initeb’ renewed vigor that we started on tbe last lap of tlie race. Peril aj s it was because we realized that time was slipping by rapid- ly, and that we still bad so many things to accomplish in this period that we exerted our- selves. b trying to perfect our procedures, to learn those things which we ought to bcive learned so long ago. and incidentally to assert ourselves in other ways. h‘ planned the bi-weekly orientation dances to raise year book funds, made dubious lasting victuals for fudge and brownie sales, and re- hearsed for another money-making venture, tbe minstrel show. W ' e thought with great foresight of our senior formal and made wild and then sensible post-graduate jalans. We realized, that in spite of having ac- (luired a good working know ledge of nursing arts, that we were critically in need of more study and (iraclice. In other words, tbe more we learned, tbe more we knew we bad to learn. T discovered much to our surprise, that we were not merely tolerating people, but were actually getting along with people, that e held dropped our earlier desj:)erately defen- sive attitude, and bad adojited. somewhat unconsciously, a more open minded view- point. Indeed if this attitude were tbe single di idend to be acquired from training, 1 think three years would be an adequate investment. 1 liese jiast semesters have been some- times turbulent, sometimes calm, sometimes hilarious, and sometimes heartbreaking, but never dull. And we can say with those others, that we are proud to have tbe priv- ilege of being an MGH graduate. Barbara K. [ 14 ]

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System Review: I lead: Negative. hyes : Gl asses (Sometimes). Ears, Nose, Tliroat, Lungs, Abdomen, E.xtremities — Negative. W’ eiglit: 120 lbs. — Tendency to gain while on vacation. Informant; Patient is a friendl y person, somewliat excited by new situation, but seems to be intelligent, cooperative and re liable. Summary: Health y-appearing, young female who enters for study cuid tests. History and P.E. essentially negative and non-contributory. Stiidips: Anatomy, Physiology, Cbemistr ' , Microbiology, PI larrnacology. Nursing , rts. Nutrit ion, NIedicine. Surgery, Oermatology. Eye, Ear, Nose , and 1 broat, l svcbologv. Sociologv. Pediatrics. Obstetrics, f svcbiatrv. Professional Adjustments, OrtI topedics. Public f fealtb. Sanitation. Socicil Hygiene, Home Nursing, Gyne- cology. I rology. and Neurolog . Tests: Dick Test, Sbick Test, 1 be test, relief, night duty, student assistant, OPD assistant. E. k lloat and Miss f erkins tests. PI an of Care: A(U EVEAtiMC ' 3 «TUOV Probation Medical, surgical and specialty experience Affiliations Senior Assignments Graduation State Boards Progress Xol es: September J. 1047, 12:00 Noon. Patient admitted and assigned to room. Ap- p( ' ars enthusiastic and e.xcited. r; P.M. Eirst test. Taken to tea where she became acejuainted with other patiemts and the people who woidd be caring for her during her hospital stay. Seemed socialrle, friendly, and poised. September 4. 1047: I jj at 6:00 A.M. Slight shock as evidenced by quickened pidse. restlessness, and heightened anxiety. L’nable to ascertain whether shock was due to new situation or to early arising. Improved as the day wore on. St artling dei ression a|)parent i)y jjatient’s donning grey uniform. Kept busy in various de- partments of hospital— returned to room exhausted, loaded down with books, blush- ing memories of the physical , and advice concerning studies. Condition — fair. Se|)tember 5. 1947. Somewhat improved today. Seems to be accepting tlie radical changes brought on by her admission. September 0 , 1047. Eirst day on the wards. Raw hands, sore feet, and head- ache. Treated with liomework. o ctober r. 1047. Examinations in various studies. Patient somewhat upset and worried. Condition is good except for sore feet, dark shadows beneath eyes, and slight pallor. October 10, 1047. Attended dance held for patients. Returned to room late, with sparkling eyes and incessant laughter about evening. Talked with otlier pa- tients far into tlie night. October 51, 1947. Hallowe’en. Eor some reason patient became unduly ex- cited. to extent of running up and down fire escapes, tying doors with ropes, puttino [ 16 ]