Mercy Hospital School of Nursing - Magnificat Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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The Stryker frame makes for ease in turning severely injured p'1tients.' umgica grperience All eyes front as Miss Petricca leads us in conference. In Surgical Nursing we strive to acquire the knowledge, the skills and the atti- tudes essential for the care of our pa- tients. No one appreciates more than the surgeon how essential is a nurse well trained in nursing technique. We realize these accomplishments can be obtained only by continued practice at the bed- side. Comprehensive nursing care of every surgical case is our aim. The responsibili- ties of the surgical nurse are many, how- ever she is amply rewarded by her real- izations that she can play her role often in bringing health and solace to broken minds and bodies.

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QIJAOIOQ ic grperience Ropes, weights, gauze, pulleys-these are familiar equipment to the orthopedic nurse. During the weeks of her experience in this department, the student nurse becomes skilled in the care of musculo-skeletal dis- orders. A clear understanding of anatomy and physi- ology, the principles of physics and mechanical ability are her greatest assets. in this area. 3' A X 4,,f.a! Miss Cuff prepares the patient for one ofthe more complex forms of skeletal traction. ,ff X 'X

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n-a 3.4 -A--T-4-' 1, 'L' The long wait! A4 J- is pf mczferna, an Gare Maternity, an outstanding experience, includes care of the mother prior to de- livery, witnessing the miracle of birth and the follow up care of the new mother and her infant. Assisting the physician and providing reassurance to the expectant father are also important duties. In an environment such as this we seek and find our greatest teaching opportuni- S0 YU'-txe Miss R. Smith checks the isolette which is specially tempered for the premature. Rl 86 ties. A month spent in each phase of ma- ternity experience introduces us to the complicated simplicity of life.