University of Michigan Medical and Nursing School - Aequanimitas Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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Apply that anatomy and physiology! Remember that Hrst one you gave? PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT Search for knowledge.

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1 Special attention from the very beginning. A good time for getting acquainted. MEETING PATIENTS? NEEDS , .5 Sure looks complicated, but only at first. Reassuring the patient is a part oftechnique

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We wear a narrow black band for only a year. We wear it with pride in the knowledge that we have earned it. To us, it is a symbol of greater re- sponsibility shared with other members of the health team. In medical-surgical nursing we gain an under- standing of the mechanisms of homeostasis, path- ology, and the interaction taking place between a patient and his environment. Obstetrics and gynecology equip us with an ap- preciation for the special needs of female patients and parenthood. Psychiatric nursing assists us by teaching us to look for the motivation in the behavior we ob- serve. lt brings us increased understanding of the complex human mind. As we gain in self- knowledge, we also begin to comprehend more fully the emotional needs of others. 0 E STEP Scrubbing UP ? MYSOPI-IOBIA! CLO ER . Each area of experience has led us . . . to our goal of professional nursing. Through continued development we will mature personally, our skills will become more proficient, and our ca- pabilities will increase. This past year has been a year of many chal- lenges. As we gained further insight into the health needs of our patients,we became more in- volved in attempts to meet these needs. Our per- spective has broadened and our judgment has improved. just as we anticipated the day we would wear our junior stripes on our previously unadorned caps, so now we look forward to wearing wide black bands on our caps. As the narrow stripe was symbolic of us as juniors, so our senior stripes represent our new role as senior nurses and another step toward our goal of professional nursing. 209