April 12, 1949 (vol. 59, iss. 131) • Page Image 8
… operating room. She takes a blood pressure reading to make sure everything is as it should be. As a freshman, she practiced on other student nurses to learn the proper techniques in the care of patients. Half…
…, Harriet and the other student nurses settle down for a lecture on communicable diseases given by Dr. Stewart. Each pen is poised so nothing will be missed. This course for juniors acquaints them with the…
… post operative patient who is just recovering from the effects of an anesthetic. AS A FRESHMAN, Harriet learned about the different types of nursing by practicing on her fellow students. Couzens Hall has…
… a fifty bed practice unit which student nurses use for this pur- pose. Although the nursing school is independent of the hospital, Harriet has many of her classes there. The hospital library is also a…
… favorite place to study. At 4:30 p.m. her day at the hos- pital is over and she strolls back to the dormitory to write a case history report. * * * A STUDENT nurse's day is not all work and no play. Harriet…
… ac- tually we have the same rules and privileges as other women students do." Harriet Vallette is one of 200 women living in Couzens Hall, who plan to make nursing their profession. "After gra duat ion…

