St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing - Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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Tscks wont by and wc struiwlod through Anatomy, Micro- biology, and Chomistry snccossiycly, tryin? moanwhilc to learn how to fake Ecds in thc cost accoptahlo-mannsn Our first wccks on thc floor worn hcctic for cvoryonc concofned. hiss Blake, out vofy capable and wcll-liked Iursinf Arts .instructrcss must have dospaircd many times of over making nurses of ns. 'Such colossal mis- takes havo probably nctcr hcfofo boon witnosscd, except porhhps by thc proccdiho classes of freshmen. Hhand Cnc his? A blithcly yiving a rcctal.thcrmomstor por youth. Hi: classmatc, hiss E, showed unusual sympathy and tact as indicatcd by thc following' convdrsatioh: Patient: Hhufso, I'v2 had an--ah sort of an accidsnt.H Liiss B: fall'hIi?fht and ready. to listcni Oh, you did! Than Sid it happen? During tho holidays?U y Hof facs was a noticeably dccpor shade of pink when tho nature of the accidcnt was more fully cxolainsd. l 1 '4 It fould soon this new class has two outstanding traits, enormous acpotitos and healthy lunfs. ,It has bson said of us that no uncouhtcdly can ontcat' and outycll iany crcvious Hroup.' 'c bout our titlo with duo amount 'of fodcsty until suddenly We found ourselves campuscd foi- Musss what? Tho third nnliconssd'dosocrt?' No! thosc wild scfca S'UHT could hs hoard cchoingin.ouf corridors when lights wsff snoposod to he out. Folloyinv this chastisoxcnt, self-appointed monitors could hc sccn--- darching vrinly up ani down the halls With fingers to lips Ushoshingn yiolontly. nftnr a Wcok wc wore onbdid That little coisods out the noisc doin '1. hy half. at last thi lonf awaited dats of cappinc, February 22 lC42, arrived. Thats tors 35 of us lined up in front of th? Hallctt Hoyc to hs photoffaphcd in ou? uniforms stout to hi qriccd with cuffs and our hcads with caps. lllncii, unfcrtun ,i'- taly, had boon tho chicf factor Mirc- jucint our class no bcrehip. No xero Ki iillod with pridc and a ocnsc of achicvcwcnt thc nicht we carried our candlsf and stooped up tc hrs. Propcr and Miss Wolf to have cdr caps pinned on for thc first time as Mrs. Ecniiog cfllod our nqmcs. Lost of ,ourgfcmilics and fricnds w,fc hsr. to yitnsssv this creat, syont in our lives, held in th: louncc of the NUTSfS,HOmQQ 'ly ICM vc dr: fl ci ht-hour duty,. and'it.is our foxprsss kbps that mf 134 shi? ,-,, to.ow3ry our share of thc fcspons ililitv ,ni duticcg Thntfrc lack in ,oicctidnccni and V , n, , M , 1, .. .,..f .- A .. ' i ,.- ,, .V 1 ., '-, .: . - - , ,Qc l,x ,, 'o ill, ,ide fin? to in,,e11o fci ,n1'villinn- 5 ' . -, . ' -- gf-.fa - 5-1 ,, .J O .v . I ,

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I'M IN THE NURSERY NOW! There comes e time in e nurse's life when she is trained--end howl It is the time when she must say, HI'm in the nursery, now.H That is the time when you must deal with Jews and Gentiles, toog And make the babies think you love them as their mothers do, There're babies there mho's noses rung they're crying all the time. You eouldn't hire them to keep still with dollars or e dime. You And You take their temps and change their pentsg und meter all when you finish with the last, the first one cries for the groupg soup. lug them out quite petientlyito Mother's fond embraoeg And ill the time you'ro Wondering how Meme could love that face. You plop a crying bundle on the bed with sighs quite deep The little imp will take n look end quieklyjgo to sleep. For ten whole minutes reigns and thengthe lights appear And meme says, UMy bnbe's1through1don't youfthink he's a deer? HDoes he behave himseli.endfdonft you think he's smart all right? Don't you think he is a durling?' Does he sleep almost all night?H Oh, yes, he is adorable, helniever ories' nt ell. And to yourself you murmur, NHorlthnt5little brat can squall.n This Mama says, Hhy bsby's met., Will he be changed o.k.?H You say, HWe ohenre these btbies pants mt least four times e dey.U This Mama says, Wwell nurse, you know I certainly em stumped, I oouldn't woke the bvby up, I guess I must be pumped.H oh1n2ed.1nd fed with fingers that are deftg ' 1 You get the babies, You start to chart- -Q visitor points, V The third one from tne left. --UlCk:Up the kidg the right one you have found. You drop the chart Proud pnps has a puzsledflook, Nl guess theyfre ohnnged eround.W UThet's not my baby--show me mine! That onekthet is so bright.H You have to stop and get the name or insult the min outright. So on it foes and we should give the nursery nurse e bow. I feel for every nurse who says, UI'm in the Nursery now.H fl