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Duke Hospital
Honors LP.N/s
To All Concerned,
We, the LPN's, were very much
pleased with LPN Appreciation Day. It
warmed our hearts to be honorees for
such an occasion.
The certificates will be cherished for a
long, long time. We shall continue to let
our performance be that of a nurse who
recognizes the fact that the patient's well
being is her first concern.
Dorothy McNeil
Duke LPN Organization
MORE THAN 300 LPN's HONORED—Ihe Hospital's licensed practical nurses were
feted at a reception September 29 in the first-floor cafeteria. Each LPN received a
certificate of appreciation from Hospital Director Stuart M. Sessoms and a red rose
from Miss Wilma Minniear, director of nursing services. In the left picture. Miss Amelia
Harper, a nurse on Meyer, and Mrs. Ernestine Turner, who works on Third East, talk
about their certificates. At right. Miss Minniear pins a rose on Mrs. Kathryn Fields of
Williams ward, (staff photos)
Nursing School Revises Curriculum
The Duke School of Nursing has re
vised its undergraduate curriculum to give
students flexibility in pursuing their per
sonal goals in nursing.
The revisions were announced recently
by Dr. Kathryn M. Crossland, director of
undergraduate studies at the school.
The program has been revised to give
students broader educational experiences,
avoid repetition and provide better trans
ition from student to practitioner.
Courses in the freshman and sopho
more years concentrate on academic sub
jects. During the junior and senior years,
an area of concentration in nursing and
free electives are studied.
Nursing courses were previously taught
in the sophomore year of studies.
"The new curriculum enables the stu
dent to have a choice in terms of her long
range goals," Dr. Crossland said. "Since
all students are not alike, we try to offer
a variety of approaches."
The new curriculum has several dis
tinctive features. In addition to a base in
natural and social sciences, every student
can develop a science or one of the
humanities as a secondary area of con
centration through his choice of electives.
Basic nursing skills are taught in the
junior year. 'The student learns to nurse
in a situation where she has time to
deliberate her decisions about nursing
care for her patients," Dr. Crossland said.
'The level of expected performance
becomes one of increased responsibility
in the senior year," she added.
Specific courses in each of the major
clinical areas are taught during the senior
year.
"A student will be in each clinical area
where she studies content of the specialty
plus learning to function in a crisis
situation where she has to set priorities
and make decisions," Dr. Crossland
explained.
Experience in independent study is of
fered in the final semester. Students can
use this opportunity to develop a special
area of study in nursing or to explore
several different areas.
Implementation of a faculty advisor
system for students is another
improvement in the program. Freshmen
are assigned to advisors who counsel them
/\ir. Rodio Joins
Administration
C. J. (Cy) Rodio, a 1954 Duke busi
ness administration graduate, has joined
the hospital staff as unit administrator of
the general medical unit.
Mr. Rodio, a native of New Jersey, was
formerly Baxter Laboratories' territory
manager for -eastern North Carolina. He
has resided in Durham for the past two
years.
He is married to the former Christine
Skene of Atlanta, Ga., and they are the
parents of three daughters and two sons.
The unit administration system at
Duke is aimed at decentralizing the res
ponsibility for the work that goes to sup
port a patient's medical and nursing care.
Mr. Rodio's unit includes Osier, Long,
Hanes, and Minot wards.
He replaces Lin Bentel who now is em
ployed in Allen Building.
all four years. This helps the students
plan individualized curricula.
"We consider each freshman English
course as important as the last senior
course in nursing," Dr. Crossland said in
emphasizing that a student's total
experiences constitute the curriculum.
North Carolina students who have en
tered the Duke nursing class of 1974 in
clude Clementine L. Bullock, Janet S.
Kinney, and Margaret A. Rhoads, all of
Durham, Beverly A. Bradley of Andrews,
Joan K. Lehman of Camp Lejeune, and
Barbara E. McAlpine of Fayetteville.
Other freshmen include the following:
Connecticut - Betsy A. Behnke and
Judith A. Jones of New Canaan, Verona
L. Brunson of New Haven, Deborah J.
Nearing of West Hartford, and Sherry L.
Pogmore of Middlefield.
Florida -- Jane G. Ashton and Judy C.
Terriberry of Gainsville, Linda S.
Christman of Daytona Beach, Qeil-dre I.
Lukoski of Gulfport, and Sally M. Pekora
of Satellite Beach.
Illinois " Rebecca S. Schmidt of Glen
view, and Harriet D. Watts of Peoria.
Iowa ” Mary M. Carstens of Ackley.
Maryland -Phoebe E. Bacon of Sparks,
Laurie K. Bing of Baltimore, Mary A.
dayman of Columbia, Jacqueline A.
Decola of Salisbury, Beth L. Feidler of
Ashton, Deborah A. Foard of Man
chester, and Carol L. Foster of Hyatts-,
ville.
Massachusetts - Lynn A. Stevenson of
Wayland.
Michigan - Susan L. Dute of Ann
Arbor.
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