Mercy School of Nursing - Mercilite Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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WHA TIS A STUDENT NURSE Between the innocence of an entrance exam and an Fi.N., comes a loveable creature called a Student Nurse. They come in assorted sizes, heights, and shapes, but they have the same creedg to enjoy every second of every day off duty. i Student nurses are found everywhere: underneath, jumping from, swimming to, and running through. Patients love them, Fi.N.'s boss them, orderlies ignore them, Doctors tolerate them, and Heaven protects them. A Student Nurse is: truth, with blood' on her uniform, beauty with gloves on her hands, wisdom with penicillin in her hair, and the future with a newborn in her arms. To Doctors, a Student nurse is an inconsiderate, questioning, and intruding bundle of noise. When you want her to make a good impression, she becomes. a giggling creature, bent on wasting as much time as possible and sleeping through class. ' . f 5 A student nurse has the appetite of a horse, the digestion of a disposal unit, the energy of a soapsuds enema, the lungs of a switchboard operator,.and the imagination of a Vanderbilt Graduate, the enthusiasm of Central Supply, the sharpness of a scapel, the audacity of a Nurse's Aide, and when she gives pills she has five thumbs on each hand. She likes food, vacation, and Christmas. You can put her on study hours, but you cannot make her study. She is your aide, your maid, your porter, your friend. She is a freckled face, pint-sized, fun- loving bundle of noise. But when she gets off duty with her tired feet and ach- ing back, she has a funny way of dropping off into bed and saying Good Night, but not without those famous last words, Check on me in the A.M. Anonymous