Southeastern Technical Institute - Yearbook (South Easton, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1979 volume:

i PROLOGUE We enter through the door . . . eager to learn yet cautious of the things we do not know. Down new corridors, seeing strange rooms, faces, and Instructors. Placed In a reality, that as of yet Is not real. Meeting new people, wondering about their pasts and futures. We walk Into rooms heaped high with equipment but knowing not what It Is used for. Now Ilsl-en, if there ' s anything I can do, just let me know and I ' ll be glad to help. These are words often heard at Student Council meetings, yearbook meetings. Machine Design classes, and generally around the entire S.T.I. Mr. George Keith is that type of a man, gene- rous with his time, patience and ideas. A friend of all, he is there to understand, with a hand that reaches more than half-way. These are just a few of the reasons why we dedicate S.T. I. ' s first yearbook to him. His pre- sense is here now, and will be felt in the future. ADMINISTRATION I 5 DA. The basic aim of the Dental Assistant program includes learning the ways of pre- paring the instruments, mixes, and material that the dentist needs when working. Stress is placed on the speed of assisting a dentist at the chair. The D.A. learns to take and develope X-rays and to sterilize instruments. She learns lab procedures such as taking im- pressions. The Dental Assistant also learns about Head Anatomy, Nutrition, the cells and the blood, and other subjects closely related to her soon to be profession. The basic purpose of this course is to teach the Dental Assistant to save the dentist time and to run his office effic- iently., 17 LPN COURSE This Is a 64 week program consisting of nursing theory and nursing practice which prepares the student nurse to take the State Boards. A pre-clinical period is spent at at one of the hospitals affiliated with the program. An integral part of the program is the care of mothers and newborns as well as the care of the pediatric patient. The program is opened to both male and female students. This is a very rewarding field to enter as Is any medical field. 25 DATA PROCESSING - 14 MEDICAL ASSISTANTS The Medical Assistant program under the direction of Mrs. Jane Pearson R.N. has an enrollment of 17 girls this year. It is a 10 month course running from September to June. The course consists of many varied classroom subjects and has an 8 week period of externship, we affiliate with the Goddard Hospital, Blue Hills Convalescent Home, Stoughton, Cardinal Cushing Hospital and the West Acres Nursing Home in Brockton. Four weeks are spent at one of the hospitals and in the remaining four at one of the nursing homes. The purpose of the Medical Assistant course is to best assist the doctor in his office practice. Many skills and techniques must be learned and applied during our training. Taking temperature, pulse, and respiration, blood pressure and general office practice are among a few of the M.A. ' s duties„ When at the hospital we train in the Emergency Room, the Medical Records Room, the Diet Kitchen and in the EKG Department. In this way we obtain the basic informa- tion on all subjects related to a doctor ' s practiceo When at the nursing, we learn to make a bed properly, how to relate to a patient, and how to record a patient ' s TPR. Upon graduation, we will receive our certification as a Medical Assistant and our white caps. It will be a day we will be looking forward to. 44 STUDENT COUNCIL 48 I -J 15 Li Basketball Is a fast paced and thrilling sport. The team must control the bail constantly. Quickly working It down the court. Darting around- the formid- able opponent and shooting for two points. The other team starts down the court, the ball Is captured by our de- fenders, expertly manuvering It, we score to win the game and for the players, personal satisfaction. WAYNE SIMMONS Basketball Mr. DON WARD (coach) STEVE ALVAREZ ra 922 Oak Street Kansas City, Missouri 64106 Litho in U.S.A. by members of Lithographers and Photoengravers Union — Local 235