Watts School of Nursing - White Cap Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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FUNDAMENTALS Remember all of those funny skits at the first of the year? Well... the freshmen have finally caught on. The really funny thing is that there was no exaggeration. Have you ever given an enema with a douche tip? Ask Mrs. Anderson if she knows the difference? What happens when you are tightening a draw sheet of an occupied bed and suddenly find it unoccupied? You turn around and listen to Mrs. Pierce say, “You're exposing the patient!” You think that’s bad, wait until Mrs. Rogers corners you in the conference room and tells you that the thermometer you just put in Mr. Jones’ mouth was a rectal thermometer. And on your first interview with a patient, you get one with laryngitis. “Gee Ms. Lipscomb, you never taught us sign language in communications!” Dear Ms. Reinhart —— was that aJew ar Catholic that | just served roast beef and coffee to for lunch? Be- lieve it or not, the poor freshmen came across all of this in Funda- mentais 110... But the best is yet to come! Mrs. Pierce demonstrates her dedication by assisting Sheila Salmon to secure equipment for a procedure. ORR ! didn’t know that testing urine for su acetone could be that much fun but Murray and Donna Pettus seem to be en, it. When giving her first medications Luanne Mahannah receives help from Mrs. Anderson. 18

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Caro! Norton demonstrates one of the many responsibilities of a student nurse —- passing out lunch trays. Medical-Surgical Nursing {I is: -— @ 22 week course consisting of classes, ward rotations, OR experiences, and tests. — the study of major body systems — the normal versus the abnormal. -— a combination of all nursing disciplines. — anever ending process of learning and relearning. — learning to say “ do not know,” but “7 will find out.” — asking yourself, “Will l ever know enough?” and answering with “No, you will not.” — most of all hard work, that in return gives you much needed knowledge for your professional growth, a worthwhile feeling and, hopefully, a smiling patient. 20