St Francis Hospital School of Nursing - Cross and Crown Yearbook (Trenton, NJ)

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52;. MW em The love of heaven makes one heavenly. 54. MM 6W Laughter and mischief lurk in her eyes. 55

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Her smile, her humor, all unfold a heart thafs A light heart lives long. lined with purest gold. MW saw WW A smile for every friend and a friend for every smile.

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Ode to a Student Nurse Student nurses are found everywhere; in the classroom, out on dates, watching TV, on cogee breaks, and oh yes, working on the floors. Doctors yell at them, Head Nurses criticize them, Interns tolerate them, Mothers worry about them, and Patients love them. A student nurse is courage under a cap, a smile in snowy white, strength in starched skirts, endless energy, the boast of young womanhood and a modern Florence Night- ingale. She has the speed of a gazelle, the strength of an ox, the quickness of a cat, and the ability of Florence Nightingale, Linda Rich- ards and Clara Barton all rolled into one. Just when she is gaining prestige and poise, she drops a glass, breaks a syringe, or steps on a Doctofs foot. A student nurse is a composite,- she eats like a team of hungry interns and works like the whole nursing staff put together. As a freshman, she has the fleetness of a snail and the mentality of a mule, and is held together with starch, adhesive tape and strained nerves. To an alumna, she will never work as hard, make more beds or scrub in on more cases than her predecessors. A student nurse likes weekends off, men, the 0.R., certain Doctors, the latest clothes, her roommate, Mom and Dad, and yes, her School of Nurs- ing. Sheis not much for working 3:30-12, cleaning her room, alarm clocks, inspection or eating in the school cafeteria. No one gets more pleasure from straightening a wrinkled sheet or wetting parched lips. No one else can cram into one head the bones comprising the pelvis, what to do when a patient is in shock, the toxic effects of all drugs, plus the ten top records of the week. A student nurse is a wonderful creature. You can criticize her but you canit discour- age her. You can hurt her feelings, but you canit make her quit. Might as well admit it, whether you,re a Head Nurse, Doctor, Alum- na or Patientewho is your hospitalis living symbol of faith and sympathetic care? She is an example of the American way. She is judged not by her race, religion or social standing, but by a professional yardstick. A yardstick that measures her ability to use good judgment, apply a bandage or sacrifice her time to ease the pain of a patient, simply for the satisfaction of a job well done. She is a hard working and determined young girl doing her best for her school and humanity. Whenever she becomes discouraged, and the lamp gets too heavy, she should remem- ber that there is a reward awaiting her, be- cause surely some of Godis angels wear white caps instead of halos and carry medicine trays instead of harps. Author Unknown