Miami Valley Hospital School of Nursing - Lamp Yearbook (Dayton, OH)

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Physical Therapy HE PHYSICAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT of The Miami Valley Hospital was opened in Whitmore Building, February, 1926. The primary purpose of the department was the treatment of children in Whitmore Building. In 1934 an increase of Physical Therapy work made it necessary to open an additional unit in the Main Building. This unit is now located on E Station. The equipment of the department as a whole includes: 1. Mechanotherapy 2. Heliotherapy 3. Hydrotherapy Short Wave Machines faj Alpine Lamps Hubbard Tank fbi Elliott Treatment Regulators fbi Kromayer Lamp fbj Whirlpools fcj Sinusoidal Machine fcj Infra-Red Lamps I Qdj Pavaex Unit fdj Radiant Heat Lamps fej Articulator Massage and exercise is given in connection with other types of treatments. From 1928 to 1941, twelve technicians have taken training in the department, seven of these have been graduates of The Miami Valley Hospital School of Nursing. In 1928, The American Registry of Physical Therapy was organized, which in 1935 was approved by the American Medical Association and since that time all technicians in the department have been registered. A - 4 The work has increased steadily over a period of fifteen years. More modern equipment has been installed and the Medical Profession as a whole has accepted the value of Physical Therapy treatments as an aid to surgery and medicine. During the year of 1940, 14,148 treatments were given in the department, Almost 50fk of all treatments given were short wave treatments. This form of therapy has become very valuable in the past five years in the treatment of pneumonia, post-operative pains and numerous other conditions. Two-thirds of all treatments are bedside treatments. The other third consists of either out-patients or patients in the hospital who are ambulatory. No treatments are given by the department except those ordered by the Physician. Since 1931 student nurses have been taught massage by the Physical Therapy Department. In 1941 the schedule of the nurses was changed to allow massage to be taught in the last part of the third year in place of the first year. It was decided that the graduate on private duty would have more opportunity to'use massage than the student. The splendid co-operation of the Staff of Physicians attending The Miami Valley Hospital has been one of the reasons for the growth and success of this department. Occupational Therapy Employment is essential to human happiness. Galen 172 A.D. GCUPATIONAL TI-IERAPY is any activity, mental or physical, definitely prescribed and guided for the distinct purpose of hastening recovery from disease or injury. The occupational therapy department of The Miami Valley Hospital was established in 1930 by the Dayton Junior League. Three work rooms, an ofiice, and storeroom in the basement of the Whitmore Building were equipped by many individual gifts from the members of the Junior League. All operating expenses have been paid by the Junior League, The department is under the guidance of the Occupa- tional Therapy Advisory Board consisting of several staff doctors and a numberof interested laymen. Many young women of Dayton have given valuable hours of service in the department under the guid- ance of the director. There are now thirty active and trained volunteers serving in the department. The purpose is to expedite the recovery of any patient as ordered by his physician. Many times a patient whose mind has been diverted by a pleasant activity finds he nolonger counts the hours till his release from the hospital. As a result he may be released sooner than he expected. Often a patient is able to see possibilities of full recovery from limited motion of a knee, hip or elbow after he performs one of the varied occupations shown him in the work-shop. This curative aspect of the work is very closely allied to physical therapy and is most effective when it follows directly the treatment in that department.

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Eye Department YE NURSING as a special nursing service was first established in August, 1939, following the appointment of a full time eye supervisor, Miss Bernice Casey. With the increased specialization in ophthalmology, the specialists felt the need of anurse with post-graduate experience in eye nursing to organize and supervise a special program of nursing care for these patients. Eye nursing was first offered as an elective service to student nurses in April, 1940. Experience in post-operative care of eye cases, special treatments and procedures used in eye conditions has contributed much toward making the student nurse more aware of the importance of intelligent and thorough eye nursing. The growth of this field is indicated by an increase of one hundred and fifty percent in the number of cases treated in the past four years. Diabetic Department DIOPATHIC! To physicians this word seemed to cling to diabetes. As early as two years before Columbus discovered America, Paracelusus recorded certain urinary characteristics of this disease. By 1889 the pancreas was definitely known to control the sugar metabolism. Still people continued to starve, lose weight and finally die. It was not until 1921 when Banting and Best discovered Isletin that a treatment other than the starvation diet could be used to control diabetes. There followed many years of experimenting until today we have protamine zinc insulin, zinc insulin crystals and regular insulin. The diabetic education of a diabetic patient is essential. One of the medical staff members became interested in the treatment of this disease and in 1934 established the diabetic department. In July, 1935, Miss Martha Werner was appointed diabetic supervisor after she had post-graduate experience in diabetic nursing. The department now consists of two diabetic nurses with post-graduate experience and astudent nurse. Since diabetes is a metabolic disease, diet plays an important role in its control. The dietetic department, in cooperation with the diabetic supervisors, plans and serves all meals and teaches diet therapy to diabetic patients. Orthopedic Department IVE PERCENT of all patients admitted to The Miami Valley Hospital in 1940 were orthopedic cases. Due to the large number of orthopedic cases and the large amount of mechanical equipment involved in the treatment of such cases, an orthopedic supervisor became necessary. In July, 1940, an orthopedic supervisor was appointed to assist the orthopedic surgeons, to organize and supervise a program of nursing care for these patients, and to establish a central supply room for the mechanical equipment. One of the newest mechanical devices added to this department is the Albee-Comper table which is used in applying body casts. Orthopedics is not a special service to be practiced only on the orthopedic ward but its principles should be applied to general nursing. Students receive orthopedics as a service to gain a specialized knowledge and skill in the nursing care of such patients but they are expected to apply these principles to the prevention of crippling conditions on all patients. We are fortunate to have a separate building, Whitmore, for the care of state, public, and private crippled children. The bed capacity is twenty-eightg divided into three wards, one for boys, one for girls and one for cleft palate cases. 4- 57 +A