Regina Grey Nuns Hospital School of Nursing - Memorare Yearbook (Regina, Saskatchewan Canada)

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Kcwwtracui Have you ever seen a woman in a smart navy blue uniform and black bag? This is a Victorian Order Nurse. These are fully qaulified nurses - doing home nursing at any hour of day or night. The V.O.N. is a voluntary organization sponsored by Government grants, patient fees, United Appeals, and private donations. Every R.G.N.H. senior student has the privilege of spending one day with the V.O.N. It gives us a picture of a patient other than in a hospital. It also gives us an idea as to how large a field there is in public health nursing. To the Regina Branch of the V.O.N., the 1960 graduation class ex¬ presses a heart-felt “thank you” for a memorable day of exciting and interesting experience with you. D. Schneider 1 • J 11 ■ ' mCl .1 | Mj

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Munroe Wing I’m truly grateful that I was one of the fortunate student nurses to have the opportunity to affiliate at Munroe Wing, the Regina General Hospital, in order to receive special training in psychiatry. Psychiatry at Monroe can not, in three months time, give the student affiliate an entire scope of the subject but it does show us that there is only a fine dividing line between somatic and mental illness. We began a series of lectures lastingthreeto four hours a day, for six weeks, and the rest of the time we were on wards putting the knowledge gained from our helpful classes into practice. Of most importance is the need “to listen” to the patients talk out” their problems. Treatment for the patient includes modified electric and insulin therapy and a recreational program including teaching arts, crafts and group participation. The experience of dealing with another’s problems and helping them to work out their emotional difficulties has helped me develop sensitivity to, and feeling for people in trouble. Therefore, I’m sure I speak for all Munroe affiliates when stating that we returned to our respective hospitals appreciating medicine more fully, and it was with more understanding that we looked aftet those placed under our care. Miss Claudette Verbeke. On a cold frosty morning on December 28, 1959, seven R.G.N.H. nurses full of excitement and wondering, boarded the eastbound train. Whathad the four weeks of affiliation at Fort San in store for them? We found that the sanatorium and nurses residence lies in the midst of the scenic beauty of the Qu’Appelle Valley, surrounded by rolling hills, overlookingtheexpansiveEchoLake. We realized how this scenic beauty must add to the enjoyment of working and attending classes and also, how it gives the patients a chance to enjoy nature at its best. The San consists of infirmaries for patients who are on complete bed rest and pavilions for those who have had nearly all their treatment and will soon be going home. Each ward is equipped with facilities to insure necessary treatments including rest, drugs, sunshine, and the proper diet. For recreational therapy we found a great majority of patients spending their free time tooling leather, painting, and doing various other crafts. At the San a student nurse learns about the history and control of tuberculosis: the importance of mass x-ray to detect tuberculosis in its earliest stages and how this is made possible by “Christmas seals,” Amateur Pro¬ grams and other methods. Before we knew it our four week affiliation had come to a close and we were bidding good bye to many friends we had made among the other affiliating students. We returned to our respective hospitals with our newly acquired knowledge and H Miss J. Wilson, many happy memories. Fort San

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This year again was another successful one for the Glee Club under the capable direction of Mr. Bill Duignan. During the Christmas season the Glee Club sang at two festivals—The Rotary Carol Festival at Knox Metropolitan Church on December ninth, and the Knights of Columbus Festival at Campion College on December twentieth. Two carols were sung, one being sung in French. On December twenty-first, the Glee Club again sang carols around the hospital. Done by candle light, this was very impressive. The employees’ Christmas party, held in the cafeteria on December seventeenth, also gave the Glee Club a chance to demonstrate their vocal powers, which they did to the satisfaction of all. Our most sincere thanks and appreciation are extended to Mr. Duignan for his time, patience and efforts spent with us and we hope he will direct many more successful years of singing with our Glee Club.