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Thomas Jefferson UniversityJefferson Digital CommonsCaps & Capes Jefferson Nursing2-1970Caps & Capes - February 1970Jane LeaseLet us know how access to this document benefits youFollow this and additional works at: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/caps_and_capesThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Jefferson Digital Commons. The Jefferson Digital Commons is a service of ThomasJefferson University's Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). The Commons is a showcase for Jefferson books and journals, peer-reviewed scholarlypublications, unique historical collections from the University archives, and teaching tools. The Jefferson Digital Commons allows researchers andinterested readers anywhere in the world to learn about and keep up to date with Jefferson scholarship. This article has been accepted for inclusion inCaps & Capes by an authorized administrator of the Jefferson Digital Commons. For more information, please contact:JeffersonDigitalCommons@jefferson.edu.Recommended CitationLease, Jane, "Caps & Capes - February 1970" (1970). Caps & Capes. Paper 3.https://jdc.jefferson.edu/caps_and_capes/3' , "-. " i ·-··" ~'- ·~. l~ .. ,,.,-.,<,~ . . .•} t ' ' • f""" -.. \, ' -c,"~' 'I' ,. ''! ' ' ...... ,. ~·· ~. "/ / I J f I I ' I r () I ' \ ) +· J BE MY VALENTllill! As the month of Februury rounds the corner, the card and candy shops are alive with decorative red hearts. Every girl seems to enJOY the fac t that: here is the chance to give that certain someone a subtle hint. Young men are wondering • • hoping • •• will she? •• the girl that sits in front of roe •• send a valentine . Little girls and boys in elementary school are busy decorating shoe boxes with their own personal designs to be put on display. Gradually, it is filled with little notes and ditties from their classmates to be given out at their party. Businessmen make a scheduled stop in the candy store to pu:r:chase a box of dark semi-sweets for the lady at home . Yes , it seems everyone joins in the spirit one way or another. How about the student nurse? The young woman who studles til 1 dawn, and sleeps til l daybreak. and works until dinnero Does she have time for the Valentine spirit? You bet! If there is only r~om enough for one mere thing on her schedule it is~ you guessed it, LOVE,, She takes time out to find that perfect card for that special someone at home, in the service, or for all of those Valent ines at the fraternity parties. Believe me> student nurses enjoy their Valentines wherever they are - just around the corner or still waiting to be found . Yes, everyone enjoys the Cupi d Spirit especially us "pinkieB" because we gi,re two hoots. ~~<- ... ~"' !'\/'/"" (; '~ " • ..-·~~ HOOT HOOT -- BE MY VALENTINE! if ~r· ~~- o 5 \' ';, j,.1\11 • ' '~wfV~ 'I. I}' ~' -.:• iii' 1/Y "r.). ~~-r· i **********"loW..'1cU1to'k****** f, 1-~~) I J"' 1 .. ,...,.1 ~ ,_ ~ I HEMOSTATS I am a lonely pair of hemostats, And many various jobs I do . They range from clamping foleys To squeezing silly drainage tubes. And when I'm no longer needed In someone's pocket I sit With pens and pencils and a lonely paper clip, Mussed by various fingerprints No longer do I shine Well used and old mn I And over tired before my time. That's the story of my life, But I would not trade it. For mine has been a rewarding life And concerning someone else ' s Perhaps I've even saved it! Jeannette Steinhagen *******~~*************** IRONICALLY YOURS In three years of nursing school, you are exposed to words massive in length, defying all efforts at spelling or pronouncing . However, within a few days, you find yourself rattling them off with ease, thus impressing your friends and acquaintances. Many of these words are synonyms of familiar words in everyday experience, only four or five syllables l onger. Examples of these are endless - ts your pa tient dizzy? (it's vertigo) Bleeding? (call it exsanguinat i ng) Have a bruise? (it's purpura). If you simply took your patient for a walk, you ambulated him. If he was $bort of breath afterwards, it's dyspnea on exertion. See what I mean? Soon your nurse's notes are filled with ''medicalese"-incompr ehensible to the layman. There now, don't you feel more superior? These terms inevitably creep into your conversat ions with friends . As you write care plans and att end evaluat ions, you find yourself mouthing polite phrases, whose true meanings are (mercifully) hidden to your Instructor . Below are a few examplesg Meaningful rapport between patient and nursing personnel was often hindered. Patient made initial efforts MEANING I don ' t know a word of Italian . She bathed herself for a change . at re-establishing self-dependency. Patient found it difficult to adjust to institutionalized regime . I found this rotation an interesting challenge. Re needs a great deal of psychological support. He eaeily expresses his needs to the nursing staff . It was a learning experience . --She signed herself out this morning , Doctor. I worked myself t o death --and hated i t. He needs a round the clock private du ty to hold his hand . He sits on the call bell all day. It was the worst day of my life . ----rc1r ~i-  7-F D JV{ 0 \ _..., _ __ _ ~ ~,, t l 0 v E u II Th\'! be•;i· part of vou ls "U" Knowlrig lJ, l oving lJ Kno~,· .. ng l l"lve U an<l U li:>ve me Latghing with CJ Clowning with U Kissing U U holding me close as t tt·y to tell u now l feel U brushing th~ hai1 out of my eyes and sayiing ''Rel lo~ Darling11 U the per~o'l U the frienl U the man w10 tore me clown "I don 8 t wa1'l.t to be hut't agat.n" vaU U whio reach·:?d through and :-thatteTed i.t U who plcked up the pieces behind it, foldeil them into your arms &•ld ~a id, 11No, vou won-' t be butt c1gain " U who made lhe hurt go aw~y U who made ne laugh again lJ who made ne love Qg,a tn 11 m<1.de me love, U want my love U whose lov1 1 vant U who.<e>e l ovi I iee<l U whO->t' lov£ t love 1..oret ta <..ar lson A ,ii.r 1;**1 ;'#- ~~··;h'<~:ll- 4" "How do I love thee II • 0 • _/-, ) __ } For every wave in every sea For every grain of sand on every beach I love you a hundredfold. Loretta Carlson Sex and the Jefferson Girl Do you find yourself liking boys more these days and seeing them less? Did you come here looking for a marriage partner and instead you find yourself night after n ight buried under books? If so, the following information has been compiled for your benefit from fellow student nurses by your Jefferson "girl on the street". Especially since this is the month for romance, we feel some girls need aid in finding their right some one (and fast). 1. Wear a padded bra (after all it's what's up front that counts). 2. Ask him to help you with your anatomy "study guide". 3. Wear short skirts and be sure to do a little bending. (exercise is always good for muscle tone). 4. Good personal hygiene is a must. 5. Use Phisohex (compliments of Jefferson) for acne problems. 6. Don't kiss him on the first date . (let him kiss you). 7. Maintain good body mechanics at all times! 8. If he seems to be lacking in the romance dept . slip him some L-Dopa. 9o Let the boy you like see more of you -- "Out of sight, out of mind" . 10. The most important thing t o remember when you' re with a boy, trite as the saying may be is to "Be Yourse l f" . l. ~~ THROUGH THE STETHOSCOPE Ellen z. has a new pin thanks to Luke. Shelley K. found out there is poison ivy on East River Drive. Has Carole M. heard squeaky noises during the night? Deidre M. was among the first to brave a maxi. Congratulations on Lynn B. new rock. Who bites her toenails in the Freshmen class? Cathy W. really "fell" hard over John's call . Will Nancy Kelly remember to knock on bathroom doors? Who is the mystery writer on the 6th floor? Is it true we are losing the "Fundamentals Three" to Paramount? What Freshman hangs peanut butter lids on her ceiling? 4- What lab instructor is just "too ~"· ~ ************** FEBRUARY HORSCOPE Aquarius (January 21 - February 19) Your s is the zodiac sign plastered far and wide over album covers and posters instigated mainly by the Fifth Dimensions golden hit. This coincides perfectly with your entire personality, and concept of life. Yours is the door decorated with little hearts and flowers immediately upon the turn of the month. Guard carefully though, since not all of your friends appreciate red heart-shaped confetti thrown about at six o'clock in the morning. Highest expectations will prevail upon the arrival of a floral bouquet from that special someone . Benadryl will aid those wi t h allergic tendencies toward this side of nature. Warning --- A crisis awaits those on a 1800 calc ADA diet, when a five pound box of Whitman's suddenly appears on your lap . For those whose true love is still undecided - never fear -Cupid's bow is getting taut. **'************~****~****** NOVEMBER 15 The bus left LaSalle at 7 A.M. Every seat was taken. I t was quiet on the way down, it was early, maybe we were still half asleep, maybe we were thinking of what we would find in Washington and the day ahead. The group was varied - not all long haired with beards and love beads, as some might expect. We passed other people in cars and buses going to Washington also. They waved and smiled, setting the mood of lhe day. It seemed like a long trip down, I guess we were impatient to get there. When we did arrive at the outskirts of Washington, we were met by a motorcycle policeman who escorted us to the parking area. He and the sight of the other MP's stationed along t he streets shook us up a littleo We came for peace, remember? We got off the bus and no one really knew where to go. The march was to start from the Capitol , so that's where we headed o As I looked around , I saw people from all directions converging into one group and moving toward the Capitol. Some carried banners telling where they were fran --- California, Michigan, Ohio. Someone had a bugleo He climbed onto something and started playing the "Star Spangled Banner". The crowd grew silento Mos t of us just stood there with one arm raised for peace until he finished and for a few minutes afterwards. . ' Still a few blocks from the Capitol, we were told the first groups of marchers had already r~ached the Washington Monument - our destination and the site of the rally - and that our best bet would be to turn around and head straight for the Wash~ngton Monument instead of marching past :he White House on Pennnylvania Avenue. We were infonned we would not have enough time to march down Pennsylvania Avenue because the march permit ran out at 12g30. It was then 12gl5. The c::y 't-lent up, "End the WA£' at 12~30", and many of us marched on Pennsylvania A'7enue. When we r eached the Washington Monument, I lo~ked around and I never sav so many people gathered together at one dme, so many who cared enough about a single cause to come out _,n that bi.tter cold November day in the hopes of accomplishing pe:ice. I got there too late to hear Senator McGovern; Godfrey Cambrid~e was speaking when I arrived. WI'~ sat on the ground, which was ~ard and co~d. Two people next to me had a blanket which they shared with a couple of us. That'3 how it was the whole day - the peopl(~ were so kind. I was offered Oreos and half a roast beaf sandwich and someone passed do\n~ a thermos of hot coffee. I thought how would it be if everyone was like this, if this spirit pervaded the whole worl d. A gt'ea"': idea, but a little hard to imagine as reahty. There t1ere speakers and performers - Leonard Bernstein, people like Arlo Guthrie - leading the crowd in song - "Last night I had the strangest dream.,," I dreamed that all the world agreed to put an end to war", ·1This land is your land ••• ", and "All we are saying, is give ~ace a chance". After a while we got up and walked around, meeting people -there were so many, all so warm and friendly. Around 5 P.M., it started to get dark and grew colder so we headed back for the bus . While we were waiting on the bus for everyone to return, peopl~ from other buses came on to ask directions, some to get warm before moving on in search of their own buses, a girl from Chicago, a boy from Harvard, a college professor and his wife from New York, people from Penn - all part of the unsllent and, hopefully, majority of this nation, uho are looki ng for peace. Editor Staff J ane Lease Pat Powers Eileen Kubiak Carole Malek Cindy Goss Cindy Raub Linda Stni th Cathr Coleman Donna Wunch H A P P Y V A L E N T I N E ' S DAY I; "\ .. \ 

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