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

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Counselors 4 MIRIAM L. KELLER, M.S., R.N. A-ll Assistant Dean LOIS PETT, MA. Assistant to the Dean iw XS. HELEN W. BOWDITCH, M.Ed., B.S., R.N. VERNA D. BARTON, MA., R.N Assistant to the Dean Assistant tothe Dean

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ADMINISTRATION 'iv' in .LAL RHOIDA R. RUSSELL, AM., R.N. Dean School of Nursing

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Slightl s f Y I Being a nursing student at University of Michigan School of Nursing is truly a unique experience for each of its stu- dents. Secluded in a corner of the vast medical complex, it is often overlooked by many bypassets in lieu of the larger and more striking appearance of University Hospital and the Medical Science Building. To each of its students it is well known, however. We have classes within the building as sophomores and continue to have classes and meetings there as we continue through our rotations. Each person who has contact with the school views it from their own perspective and remembers it in a manner reflecting their experience with it. just as each students, view of the school differs, so their entire nursing experience while a student varies greatly around a general store of knowledge. Though each student completes fundamentals within their sophomore year, their knowledge and experience with patients varies as much as the clinical situations in which they were placed. For some students there is a semester at Ann Arbor Veterans Hospitalg others will never have this experi- ence. Each girl grows in skill and experience under the guid- ance of instructors, whose views of nursing practice often dif- fer slightly in various situations. 178 iffering e X 'M 3-iv C r i e n c S As we enter our rotations a variety of different experiences await us. Though in nursing the type of patient is sometimes different, the care practiced and experience with organization is essentially the same. Because we are taught individualized nursing care, it is obvious why no two individuals get the same experiences throughout their training. Each patient and student has a different personality, Though we begin with essentially the same store of knowl- edge, our methods and ability to apply it varies from indi- vidual to individual and situation to situation. From our experiences here we learn to adapt to a variety of situations, utilize our knowledge and past experience with patients, and formulate a plan of care in light of the situation that presents itself. Each of us has grown along a slightly different path as we completed our training, Some rotations and instructors influ- enced us more than others. As we prepare to leave the school and strike our individual pathways to successful nursing, we carry with us knowledge of a variety of nursing activities, and impressions welve drawn from situations encountered here. As each of you embarks on her new career may it be one filled with successful and skillful nursing.