Williamsport Hospital School of Nursing - Oak Yearbook (Williamsport, PA)

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Left: Watch where you put the cigarette, Rox! Below: Eating again? Above: Holly knows the right way to study! Left: A big bite for . . .

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Student , Life Is any of this sinking in, Tammy?? Life after hours? For student nurses? Does such a thing really ex- ist? Yes — well, I think so. The stu- dent body sponsors dances, picnics and other goodies to relieve tension and liven up the pace. Student orga- nization meetings, class meetings, NCF and many more activities pic- tured throughout this book take us away from the norm. We do manage some time for our families and loved ones so that our life here is not all studying and clinical notebooks, even though it may seem like it at times! PICNICI

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First Impression Moving in . . . fear, insecurity, nervousness mixed with feelings of independence, maturity and responsibility. What were we getting ourselves into? Official college students at Lycoming as well as student nurses. We were told that the workload was heavy, but we never realized . . . Still, we had free time to make new friends, rearrange our rooms and relieve stress in various ways. Occasional episodes of hostility due to high anxiety levels, depression and feelings of defeat occurred with everyone at least once, but interspersed with these downfalls were periods of hysteria when all forgot the problems at hand and let their hair down! High points were weekends, nightly phone calls from loved ones and feelings of success as we started moving through our classes. These first impressions will always be with us as we look back with feelings of relief tinged with regret.