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According To Thoma* Nursing Profession Has Many Dramatic Changes “Nursing has made dramatic changes," says Willis Thomas. pres* byterian Hospital Nursing student. “Now it’s tech nical and very profes sional," states the 2S year old. “A nurfenow is expected to know technical details like recognizing the con dition of a patient without the presence of a doctor,” Thomas stated. “Nurses are expected to give accu rate reports to doctors, many times over the tele phone, when they’re sway from the hospital.” he added. IjZTiBeing a nurse isn’t some thing Thomas has always dreamed of doing. Intact, nursing is a profession men only recently began to ex* plore. Even as a maternity nurse, Willis Mated he has been well accepted. He believes most male nurses receive few problems in Thomas is a 1981 gradu ate of Johnson C. Smith University where he received a degree in bto- . logy. .The chemistry minor commented be knew by high school graduation be wanted to enter the health field. “The problem,” he re called, “was deciding on a specific career.” His mother an educator, had mentioned the oppor tunities in nursing, but Thomas still remained un certain. .After college graduation be remained in Charlotte and worked as a lab technician. “I enjoyed the work, but it became monotonous,” admitted Thomas. .’.)£! All along, he had been -talking with some male friends who were nurses, and most importantly, ex cited about their careers. I started looking into the programs at different col leges in the area,” Thomas stated. What he discovered was a number of excellent nursing programs avail able in Charlotte. The Anal decision was Presbyterian Hospital. 1 S6lACt6u rrpsbvtpnfln fulifilling career. WILLIE THOMAS Nursing student care, psychiatric manage; meat and advanced nurs ing. It’s the final session ' when Thomas will choose a specialty in the nursing program and give it full concentration. “I’m almost certain IV select critical care,” he projected. "I’ve always been fascinated by 'medical procedure in the operating room,” be added. Thomas explained Us extreme cur iosity in that area is the reason he volunteers to be the scrub nurse, whenever he can. *» "The scrub nurse pre pares the patient for oper ation, handles the instru ments and is right thaw to assist the doctor," eatpres-' sed the honor student who undoubtedly likes being where the action is. : When Thomas giadu at**, he plans to remain at Presbyterian Hospital as an anesthetist “That’s another good thing about the Presbyterian school of Nursing,” Thomas was re minded. “A student loan can be paid off in more than one way. If the student remains at Presby terian $900 is deducted from the account for each year of service. Even if the student doesn’t remain at Presbyterian, the charge is only $79 monthly A loan can be obtained at two percent interest” Paying for an education proved even eerier for Thomaa this year when to his surprise be received the Lsycua i«nent scholarship It'S given by (he Haw thorae Nursing Center to a student who demon strates excellence in the werh of nursing,... According to Deem Nail LydtoGtaftE 4m<£^J?SMK1 Nursing Center. "Mrs. Moore was fi> impressed with Willis’ wo* that she and her sisters established the scholarship specifically for him,” Ms. Nafl pre sented. A chemistry tutor and member at SECAS (min ing honor society), Thomas informed he’ll never regret becoming a nurse. “Thera are times when it seems mare than M percent of my time is devoted toward becoming a nurse. Long dassea, eight-hour work shifts, and exams some times make me wonder if I’m going to make it” “Then,” he continued, “I’D do weD and be assured that I’m doing the right thing.” So it gets rough and tough for Thomas, but i he’s pleased that there are weekends when he can en joy the hobby at the top of his list, swimming. When he’s not.doing that be gets a lick out of meeting and • talking to people. “Other students tease me and say I’m 'especially good at getting along with elderly women,’’ Thomas laughed. “I guess that’s because I see all of them as my grandmothers. You know, he added, “you can learn a lot by listening to older people. They're in teresting and ftm." &*£ Even if nursing did re main mostly changing bed pans and comforting pa dents, Thomas oould still make the job a challenge. That’s because he has one genuine qualification that can’t be taught in any schooL That is caring from the heart. I ROCK HILL-Dr. Betty Siegel, the first female pre sident in the 33-unit Univer sity System of r*or%ia, will -weak on the topic “Invi ting Success" at Winthrop College’s Tillman Auditori um at 7:30 p.m. Feb. fi. This talk, part of Winthrop’s freshman convocation ae ries, will be open te the public at no charge.' ET A popular speaker on U>pics ranging from early Jlildhood education to con cern* of the aged, Dr. Siegel’s area of specializa tion is life span develop mental psychology. She of ten speaks to groups or topics including "invita tional education," the eco nominally disadvantaged and women’s concerns, v In lid Dr. Siegel was named president of Kenne •aw College in Marietta, Ga., making her the first woman to be president of an institution in that state’s university system. .. She was also the first y.iftlpgp academic dean in the 90-year history of Wee tern Carolina University in CuHowtoee, N. C.t where she was dean of the School of Education and Psycholo gy and professor of psycho logy from 1978 to 1961 In 1972 she became the highest ranking woman ad ministrator in the Florida s State University System af^aeademic d the PhJ>. degree (Km Florida State University to Tails degree in education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , and the bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest Ujuver sity in Winston-Salem, N C. She also has completed study in-dinicaJchild psy chology at Indiana Univer ■tty. Post Classified Ads 376-0496
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