St Joseph Hospital School of Nursing - Retrospect Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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This year to familiarize the senior students on management of a fall out shelter, our instructor, Mrs. Campbell, suddenly turned the auditorium into a shelter. As we learned what problems could arise in a shelter, we really began to understand exactly how it would feel to be confined to a space the size of a shelter. Right: As in any shelter water and food available is divided equally be- tween the number of persons in the shelter and the length of time to be spent in the shelter. We were allotted one and one half peanut-butter sand- wiches, one whole cracker and one glass of tomato juice and one glass of dis- infected water for our en- tire eight hour stay. Lunch anyone? Above: In a true fall out shelter time periods are allotted for rest. Sleeping equipment is limited to blankets or possibly cots. Our fall out shelter had blankets so shifts were taken one after the other. At St. osephjs . . . Right: Sorting the casualties we found to be the most difficult part of shelter manage- ment. To decide which of the four classifications in which to place the casualties was'not easy as one's own feelings are not allowed to assist in the decision. At right is the immediate area in our shelter, including sucking wounds of the chest, am- putations and so forth. ,,,,a-

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Nursing In this course, the student ac- quires an understanding of the psychological and physiological needs of the patient undergoing surgery. The importance of the surgical procedure as part of total patient care and rehabilitation is our main objective in this course. ,psig f as sn. X - or N J ...uf Above: The layout of surgical instruments would make the bravest layman cringe. But students learn their names, uses and method of handling before the end of the six week course. Left: The surgical team in action! A doctor assists the surgeon, as the scrub nurse watches in anticipa- tion of the next move. The circulating nurse is available in case more supplies are needed or messages are to be delivered.