Presbyterian St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing - Alpha Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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OPERATING ROOM

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A handmade afghan to help pass away the time. OUT PATIENT A day in the chnic with instructor, Mrs. Boswell -- another job possibility for the future. The out patient department, too, is an import- ant aspect of the total hospital picture. Patients are seen by doctors here and then may be admitted to the hospital or return to the hospital clinic for check-ups and evaluation. Here there are oppor- tunities for students to see the problems the patients face at home and to do practical structured patient teaching.

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An important element in total patient care is gaining understanding and acquiring know- ledge of the surgical technique. In order to develop this skill, a total of four weeks is spent in theory and its application. During this period we learn principles and rules for aseptic technique. We act as members of the surgical team, performing the skills we have learned both as circulating and scrub nurses. At this time we also learn the moral and legal responsi- bilities of our nursing care in the operating room. Scapel! Mosquito! Wait a minute, doctor. What did you say? Three layers of tender skin tor the sake of a few germs! Sylvia Weide, O.R. instructor, wotche as student thinks to her- self, Please, thumb, don ' t go through this pair!! A place tor everything and everything in it ' s place. 16