Walter Reed Army Institute of Nursing - Pledge Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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ttCommunitytt is focused on the aspects of nursing care that are espe- cially relevant outside of the hospital setting and includes clinical work with people in their own homes. Other learning areas which are empha- sized during the semester are the use of an interdisciplinary approach to patient care, the development and implementation of screening programs in the community, and the use of teaching projects to increase consumer awareness about basic health care. For students, community health work 03ers a number of special thighlights. During the semester there is the opportunity to discover firsthand about the intricacies of the ttlittle black bag they must carry on home visits. There is also the time to practice writing SOAP notes, as well as learning the fine points of making a post-partum visit to a new mother. Above all, there is the beloved community project and the log to attend to after agency hours are over. In spite of these aspects, com- munity health nursing allows students to function independently in the patient's home environment and teaches them to seek out resources available to improve patient care. , w Inn: 0 T H 0 IN II I2 Iii H l : U: 171:: I0 21! '

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Students find themselves learning from a multitude of sources e from their clini- cal instructors, other hospital personnel, their fellow students, their patients, and even machines. With this information and their own clinical knowledge and practice to guide them, seniors are equipped to pro- vide comprehensive care to their patients. Such III A learning experiences are espe- cially meaningful to seniors since they become part of the background from which these students will draw after graduation and throughout their profes- sional nursing careers. - skk

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FOUR YEARS OF WRAIN By Chuck Perkins I eve been sitting here thinking Just what is nursing? Yes, it has been e a pain All the work at WRAIN The nights alone As I thought of home . . . SENIOR REFLECTIONS, WE REMEMBER . . .