Queen of Angels College of Nursing - Liber Reginae Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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OPMOIQQ ic elacu-fmenf Orthopedics is defined as that branch of surgical science which deals with the cor- rection of deformities. This includes all broken bones, sprains, pulled tendons, and burns where difficulty in locomotion may result. Our Orthopedic department is super- vised by Sister M. Hedwig-Sister Hedwig who is small in stature but tremendous in her understanding and energy. A student nu1'se starting her Orthopedic service should be prepared to meet actual Cases that she had heretofore believed only existed in the funny paper. Some of our patients are really in tractions, casts and bandages that would put a cartoonist to shame. Nursing Orthopedic patients is no small task. The nurse must help the patient to adjust himself to hospital life in his Ortho- pedic appliance. This is sometimes quite difficult and requires a bit of ingenuity Clearning to lift a patient in a cast with- out injuring your own back.j Our classes in Orthopedic Nursing are conducted by Dr. A. H. Galvin. From him we gain the fundamentals of Orthopedic problems and the theory of caring for them. DR. A. H. CALVIN Patient in Traction Conferences are held at least twice a week on third Hoor to explain the pro- cedures used in correcting deformities. Thus the student is able to correlate theory with practice. Application of Cast 1 1. . vjrwgigl 3,-,.?Q Thirty-seven

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DR. SAMUEL MARTINS Dk. EUGENE HOFFMAN I'lQCO Ogg' l 0 Ogg Gynecology is that branch of medical science that deals with the physiology and diseases of Womeng While Genito-Urinary is that which has to do with the male or- gans of excretion and reproduction. The department that specializes in these cases gives the student several Weeks serv- ice under the able supervision of Sr. NI. Roberta, R.N.,B.S. During this period the student has an excellent chance to observe symptoms and pathology of many cases, both operative and non-operative. The stu- dent is able to see the patients make prog- ress by careful daily observation. The service is divided between bedside nursing and taking charge of the treatments and medications. In bedside nursing, the student has charge of the morning care and her duties continue throughout the day. VVhen the nurse has charge of the treat- ments and medications, she helps the doc- tors with dressings, transfusions, and does many treatments herself. This is good train- ing, as the student learns the fundamentals of charge nursing. There is ample equipment for the treat- ment and care of the patients and every- thing to speed their recovery has been pro- Thirty-six av. 4 . Gag -a ,M M - fee? A-wi g ,2?gif:4M3 ff '. ,f .,,.,, 5 X A ,gp JT 1 Wi M.. Aw , i E 7 3 , si V vided. The service is supplemented by classes in Gynecology and Urology by Doctors Samuel Martizis and Eugene Hoffman re- spectively. Cystoscopy

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Odd fefrica DR. A. M. TVTCCARTHY The Obstetrieal Department is one of the biggest and busiest departments of the hospital. In addition to her supervising the third iloor, Sister Hedwig also heads this department. The department offers 60 beds for mothers who stay four or five days after delivery. There are seven labor rooms and one Hprepu room where the mother takes a shower and undergoes the necessary preparations for the delivery room. It is here that the student nurse starts her' service in the Obstetrical Department. After one week in the prep room the student nurse spends three weeks in the delivery room which also includes watching the mothers during their labor. It is here the young student nurse meets the most overwhelming impression of her whole training- the birth of a child. Delivery Room T11i1'Iy-v1'gl1I