Glasses... For Modern Lasses

Umm- who\u27s that girl? Quite a looker! exclaimed the boy, glancing at the attractive girl. What\u27s so unusual about that? Nothing- except the girl was one of nearly 60% of the modern women who wear glasses at least part of the time. She is one of the smart women who has given up snubbing her friends on the street because she doesn\u27t see them, for good sight and- best of all,- good looks. Yes, good looks; for glasses have at last caught up with fashion

Men: On Dating

What does he think of me? It\u27s a fascinating, age-old question, and who knows better than men themselves? To find what\u27s on the masculine mind when it comes to women, we\u27ve questioned men on the Iowa State campus, and here\u27s what they have to say

Plants for Your Room

Why wait for spring when you can bring it into your room now, with blooms and greenery grown by you? No cold campus winds will daunt a cheery pot of crocus or ivy, and what morale boosters they are during winter\u27s lagging days

From College to Internship to Job

The woman in demand is the woman with a degree in foods and nutrition, and her future is doubly bright if her major is dietetics

Family and Career - I Cater to Both

All I ever did as a child was stir the gravy and mash the potatoes.\u27\u27 Now Mrs. Barnett serves from seven to a thousand persons at once

Jack of all Trades

An exuberant girl in a blue-green 4-H uniform flung her arms around the neck of the young woman standing beside her. We won! Our demonstration won! And it\u27s all because of your help. Before I started my knees were like wet macaroni

Turntable Potters-Wheel

Editor\u27s note: This is the time for new inspirations, new thoughts; time for experimenting and trying out new ideas. Here\u27s one coed\u27s experiment: hand-made ceramics. Let\u27s see what she did

Development of a Reference Guide for Primary Care Providers Caring for Post Surgical Bariatric Patients

The primary care provider (PCP) plays a vital role in the post surgical follow-up care of the bariatric patient. Comprehensive care for these patients is essential for long term, successfuloutcomes. Primary care providers must have an understanding of the different clinical complexities these patients present. The purpose of this system change project was to develop a reference guide to improve the PCP’s ability to care for the post surgical bariatric patient. A survey was sent to 5,120 physicians and nurse practitioners in the state of Minnesota concerning the knowledge demands of post surgical bariatric care. The major elements of care included knowledge of the different bariatric procedures, their immediate post operative complications, and nutritional requirements and potential deficiencies. The survey results were analyzed and integrated into a reference guide