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I I Psychiatric Experience Gives Students An Insight Into Meeting The N««ing Nee DtJRHAM - "It’S wonderful,” says attractive blonde nursing student Kitty Garriss, bubbling enthusiasm, “so like other nurs ing, yet so different.” Speaking of psychiatric nursing experience as one of seven stu dents in their third year of Chowan College’s Associate in Arts Degree in Nursing pro grams, she Is at Duke hospital completing {>art of her require ments. “Our fears of psychiatric nursing were unreal, coming from preconceived ideas and, when we saw this, we helped patients and thought only of their welfare. “You don’t give pills, shots or thermometers,” Kitty contin ued. “You give of yourself. It helps you think more about help ing patients as people.” Julia Hayes, flaming red-head known to friends as Judy, ex plained, “We were very anxious, maybe even scared, a little, knowing we would work with these patients on a personal basis for four months, but this experience helps us become better over-all nurses, with broader understand ing of how to meet patients’ needs.” Driving the college bus during her second year at Chowan, Julia transported class mates from Chowan’s campus to nearby Roa- noke-Chowan Hospital In Ahos- kle. “Working with patients whose needs vary in these hos pitals,” says she, “Is helping us become better nurses.” Four girls, including Kitty and Julia, are locked In wards with their patients and three work In unlocked wards, something un heard of until recently In treating psychiatric patients. More hu mane treatment of psychiatric patients, including unlocked wards, has been among programs pioneered by Duke hospital. Each girl lives In the coastal area and is preparing to spend her nursing career as an "angel of mercy” to people in Coastal Carolina. Chowan’s program arose to help meet Increasing demands for more skilled nurses in Coast al Carolina. Facilities at Roa- noke-Chowan and Duke hospitals are used, but the program Is com pletely under the control and supervision of Chowan College. Other colleges are planning to begin programs similar to Cho wan’s in the near future. Students In Chowan’s program who are now at Duke gaining four months of Intensive psychiatric nursing experience, in addition to Kitty and Julia, are Betty Jean Crawford and Marsha Purvis of Ahoskie, Judy Grimm of Spring field, Va., Sandra Hare of Eden- ton and Judy Shearin of Roanoke Rapids. Julia is from Rocky Mount and Kitty calls Jackson home. , . These girls gained supervised experience at Roanoke-Chowan during the second year of their enrollment in the program. Along with regular academic courses. to meet requirements for de grees, they attended lectures and conferences In medical-surgical nursing and maternal-child care, and cared for patients under the supervision of their Instruc tor In clinical nursing, Mrs. Sarah Bryant Tankard. Cho wan’s second class in the pro gram Is now gaining supervised experience at Roanoke-Chowan. Miss M aryl va Carpenter, pro fessor In Chowan’s Department of Nursing and coordinator ol the program at Duke, coordi nates conferences and clinics with direct care of patients. This combination is designed to help students gain better understand ing of how to meet patient needs in medical-surgical nursing, ma ternal-child care and in psychi atric nursing. Mrs. Almira Hoppe Hem- stead Ockerman, chairman of Chowan’s Department of Nurs ing. which is a member of the Department of Associate Degree Programs of the National League for Nursing, supervises the pro gram at various hospitals and on the Chowan College campus. not MRR AMBUUNCtS H PLWFOfiM EKEPT TO LOAD OR UNLOM) THIS {KtRGEITf fHTRWtE MUST CLEM WITH ONE OF THEIR PATIENTS are Judy and Kitty Garris, Chowan College nursing students Duke Hospitol gaining four months of intensive psychi- otric nursing experience. LUX I !$eritas from MURFREESBORO on WEDNESDAY ID^ m /84ft tilTY SERVIf' s'lTict 190* ^ from AHOSKIE on MONDAY and FRIDAY Community Institutions Serving THE ROANOKE-CHOINAN AREA , I* "Lux et Veritas** to its students. ..yOUR HOME KEWSFXP^S" ^ "l> ■ "* In our own field we try to give light and trurn and eirie oetiyities. You con follow the college and community activities, sports or social, .n The Herald and The News-Herald. It doesn't matter whether you are a student or 0 member of the faculty, you'll find what you want in "Your Home Newspaper" in Ahosicie for circulation service by calling 332-2123 or buy a copy at the local newstand.
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