Utah Nurse

Utah Nurse: The Official Publication of the Utah Nurses Association. Utah Nurse has been published quarterly since 1946 for the Utah Nurses Association, a constituent member of the American Nurses Association. Sent to RNs and LPNs throughout Utah, Utah Nurse provides a forum for members to express their opinions and become aware of healthcare issues in the state of Utah.

·1:.0I' OE.C 2 t l UTAH NURSE flCIAL 1 PUBLICATION In This Issue L.D.S. Hospital • Convention Reports • Outstanding Student Nurse • Personality Sketch •••• News •••• District Reports •• OF UTAH STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION ~ subje on the fr of the UTA Johnson, B.S her educatio record will C is a nurse's n and a patient of the best kn in Utah Nur also won m nition. Miss John Dr. W. H. G School of Nm her Certifica Nursing in B College at In 1926 she elor of Scien same honora has also com] courses in N Administra( her wealth perience, M special com Teaching a1 chools for in the sumn Before e11i fession, M teacher in ystem for eluded in I are such upervisor Field Repn can Red Cr Area, and the large panies. A activities material for she h for the N the Jorda1 Assistant Cros N· Pacific B After£ tendent o the Scho Hospital, in Sprinj 1946. B came fro T The L. D. S. Hospital T Dr. W. H. Groves LatterDay Saints Hospital was incorporated in June of the year 1903, and actual construction was commenced soon thereafter. The first building was completed almost a year and a half later. Dedication took place on January 4, 1905. The west wing was added almost a quarter of a century later, in 1929. Although the L.D.S. Hospital had a capacity of seventy beds in the first unit, it was soon increased to accommodate one hundred beds. Comparing this to the pre ent capacity of nearly three hundred and seventy beds, one can readily appreciate how this institution grew to answer an ever increasing demand for its services. In addition to the three hundred and HE JOSTEN'S-AUTREY BROS. Nurses Pins - Class Pins Diplomas Class Rings Commencement Announcements Nurses's Capes PHONE [phone] So uth 1 2t h Ea st Sa lt La ke City Page 2 seventy beds there are accommodations for one hundred and ten cribs. There are more than one hundred and sixty doctors on the staff of the L.D.S. Hospital, including many with national reputations as specialists. The L.D.S. Hospital has an A-1 rating with the American College of Surgeons, and the American Medical Association. The School of ursing is accredited by the National League of Nursing Education, and is affiliated with the University of Utah. At the present time there are seventy four student nurses in training, one hundred and twelve graduate nurses and one hundred and thirty nurses aides employed. There are over four hundred individuals employed m other capacities. Season's Greetings! ---0--- Physician's Supply Co. 48 Wesr 2nd South --SALT LAKE CITY- The L.D.S. Hospital is the larg· est privately owned hospital west of the Mississippi river. It has complete facilities for handling all necessities for laundry, electricity and heat. It even has its own well from which it draws crystal clear water for all hospital uses. Dr. Groves L.D.S. Hospital wa so named in memory of a well known medic of early days, whose wife donated a huge portion of the cost of this institution which ~ dedicated to the same purpose as the life of the man whose name it bears. Season's Greetings! @ BUSINESS ENGINEERS, INC. PHONE [phone] East 1st South SALT LAKE CITY HE N O VEM BE UTA H NURSE subject of the photograph on the front cover of this issue of the UTAH NURSE is Maria Johnson, B.S., R. N. A glance over her educational and professional record will convince you that she 1s a nurse's nurse, a doctor's nurse and a patient's nurse. Perhaps one of the best known of her profession m Utah Nursing circles, she has also won much national recognition. Miss Johnson is a graduate of Dr. W. H. Groves L.D.S. Hospital School of Nursing (1919); earned her Certificate of Public Health Xursing in 1924 from the Teachers College at Columbia University . . In 1926 she was awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree from that same honorable institution. She has also completed several selected courses in ursing Education and Administration. Always adding to her wealth of knowledge and experience, Maria Johnson completed special courses in Methods of Teaching and Administration in chools for Practical Nurses-this in the summer of 1950. Before entering the nursing profe sion, Miss Johnson was a teacher in the Utah Public Schools system for some eight years. Included in her professional record are such assignments as Surgical upervisor in the L.D.S. Hospital, Field Representative for the American Red Cross in the Pacific Branch Area, and visiting nurse for one of the largest life insurance companies. A complete list of her past activities would provide sufficient material for a full feature story, for she has served as School Nurse for the Nebo School District, and the Jordan School District, and as Assistant to the Director of Red Cro s ursing Service in the Pacific Branch Area. After fourteen years as Superintendent of Nurses and Director of the School of Nursing at the L.D.S. Hospital, she retired to her home in Springville, Utah-this was in 1946. But, soon after, a request came from the Central Utah V oca- UTAH NURSE T HE largwest has 1g all ·icity well clear was well ·hose f the h is e as ae it - JRSE NOVEMBER-DECEMBER , 1 950 OFFICIAL P UBLICATION OF UTAH STATE N URSES ASSOCIATION Room 210, 158 East Second South Salt L ake City 1, Utah VOLUME 1 NOVEMBER-DECEMBER, 1950 Editor, L uella H yatt 134 W. 17th South Salt Lake City 4, Utah NUMBER 4 Co-Editor, Ione Broadhurst 424 E. 3060 So. Salt Lake City, Utah Contents for November - December L. D. S. Hospital Maria Johnson - Professional Personality U.S.N.A. 1950 Convention Student Nurses at the Convention Professional Liability Insurance The Reader Writes Outstanding Student Nurse, 1950 District Reports Alumnae Reports 2 3 5 7 8 10 13 14 15 All communications should be addressed to the Utah Nurse, P. 0. Box 614, Salt Lake City 10, Utali. The Utah Nurse is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts and photographs. tional School to organize and develop a new program for practical nurses. Since this was a nationwide movement and presented a new challenge, Maria Johnson left her life of retirement and is once more devoting her life to her fellow man. As she says, the project upon which she is now working "gives promise of meeting the health and nursing needs of the public more adequately than ever before ..... It is a program worthy of the support of every graduate nurse." You may see the name of Maria Johnson on almost any roster of those actively interested in the nursing profession. In the past she has been president, board member or chairman of nearly every Utah State Nurses organization or committee. At the present time she is a member of the Representative Committee for the Practice of ursing in Utah, and a member of the Joint Committee of the National Nursing Organizations on Practical Nursing and Auxiliary Workers in the Nursing Service. You will also find the name, Maria Johnson, listed as most active in such organizations as the American urses Association ( ational and State), the League of Nursing Education, the National Organization for Public Health Nursing, the National Association for Practical Nurse Education, and many others. Look again at the front cover picture . . . you'll see the face of Maria Johnson, loved and respected as a personality of the nursing profession. The next number of the UTAH NURSE will feature the picture and biographical sketch of another of Utah' outstanding nurses. Pa ge 3 / u Food GEM Market "Our Goods Excell" Our Drew & A. Clifton Jacobsen Dial 3-1908 702 3rd Ave. Salt Lake City Season's Greetings! Colgate Palmolive Peet Co. 1014 Boston Bldg . -SALT LAKE CITY- LINFORD BROS. UTAH GLASS CO. "If it can be done with glass WE DO IT" Phone [phone] South State St . -SALT LAKE CITY, .. , , , , , . .. ,,, PRESCRIPTION PHARMACY Boston Building 347 South Main Street Phone 5-3461 OPEN ALL NIGHT MEDICAL ARTS PHARMACY Prescription Pharmacists 50 East South Temple St. Phone 4-7815 Salt Lake City Pag e 4 '*8' program of studies of nursing functions under the sponsorship of the ANA was accepted by the House of Delegates in San Francisco. The proposal was endorsed with understanding that state nurses association would make financial contributions to the limits of its own ability, such contributions to be voluntary. T HE The purpose of the study of nursing functions is to determine what should be the functions and relationships of nursing personn~l of all types-professional nurses, practical nurses, and auxiliary workers-in order to improve nursing care and to utilize nursing personnel most economically and effectively. As a result of these studies, a definition of nursing may be achieved, new functions may be added, and present functions may be reallocated. The necessary number of nursing hours per patient per day will be determined, making possible the establishment of a pattern for staffing requirements. The reaction of the patient to any change in nursing functions would need to be considered of paramount importance. This means that quality as well as quantity of nursing care would need to be considered. For the time being studies would be limited to institutional nursing; studies could be extended to other fields as technics were developed. If these studies are to have overall, national significance, enough of them will need to be done in a sufficient number of different kinds and sizes of hospitals, in various parts of the country, and under enough variations as to type of illness and degree of illness to allow for differences in nursing functions . They would have to be done in general and special hospitals, in proprietary, voluntary and government hospitals. They would need to be done in hospitals of varying size and location. The1 would need to be done at variou' times of the year. The role of the ANA is to coordinate, initiate, report, interpret and implement findings . Stall and local groups are asked to drn up proposals for studies in the1. areas. A national technical ad· visory committee would evaluate these proposals on the basis of th national objectives. If the proposals met these objectives, fund, would be allocated to the state o local groups for carrying on thi study. The studies wouldnot be conducted by A A staff. By late fall the ANA will sen to state and local groups proce< ures for submitting proposals an standards. The state nurses association have an essential -and immedi ate-role to play. Informatior a bout the program must reach th membership. The program a studies might be discussed at stat meetings; workshops might be con. ducted for small groups of mem bers who would in turn carry tln information to the membership n general. Delegates to the biennia. convention who had learned abou• tne proposed program could speal at meetings. The proposal pr~ sented to the ANA House of Del~ gates might be distributed to th membership. EDITOR'S NOTE: The infor. mation above is from a relea following discussion at the ANA Conference held in Chicago ii July. Veronica Johannessen of Tooele is Utah State Chairman for Studr of Nursing Functions in Utah. · \\; Dyna Good nent, share Movi and fun c wit stud the and den p01s inte IS ea a tre· ele th po th T yo £e fo cal ID' In Th to1 ta UTA H NURSI N ~ U.S. N. A. 1950 CONVENTION solos and a reading all given by Nurses were presented with students. many gifts. Pocket size New TestRoxana F. Hase, presiding over aments in white leather (a special By ELAINE WILSON the afternoon general session, in- edition for nurses with the Flortroduced to the convention mem- ence Nightengale pledge included ), HAT do you look for when bers Mr. Wallace F. Bennett and books, pencils, tiny cans of milk you attend a convention? Dynamic, informative speakers? Miss Elnora Thomson. Mr. Ben- suitable for mounting on charm Good forum discussions? Perti- nett's address was channeled to the bracelets were typical. Each day nent, detailed exhibits? Good food theme of the convention which a pair of shoes was given to the was Security and Peace. person holding a lucky number. ·hared with old and new friends? Also, prizes of electric toaster, over Miss Thomson's address was an \lovies of new ways in diagnosis and treatment? Free gifts? The appeal to the nurses for help with night bag, steam iron, sandwich fun of winning prizes like electric the rebuilding and refurnishing of grill, and an electric blanket were raffled off. toasters, sandwich grills, fancy the Bordeaux School of Nursing in France. This school was built Friday morning business meet'hoes? If your answer is "yes" to all of these questions then the with the financial aid of American ings included reports from the annual Utah State Nurses Conven- Nurses and was started about the State Association officers and ;ion on'Thursday, October 5th, at time of the first World War. Dur- Chairmen of the Standing and ing the second world war German Special Committees, Districts, and Hotel Utah was just your dish. Occupation Forces rendered it use- Sections. Revisions in the U.S. .A. The first day program opened less and the need now is for By-Laws were read by Mrs. E. G. with a round ta hie discussion by enough money to supply food, Richards. student nurses-"Our Activities of clothing, and shelter for the A motion was made during this the Past Year" was their subject nurses, supplies and equipment for meeting that a definite "convenand led by Edith Anderson, presi- the Bordeaux surgeries and hos- tion rate, possibly $10.00" be set dent of the S.N.A., the eight well pital wards. About $8,000 is need- for next year's convention so that poised, attractive students gave an ed to complete the job of rejuvena- nurses could plan on paying a set interpretive picture of what their tion; to date about $45,000 has fee to cover the cost of convention, association had done and what it been sent to the school by the registration, banquet and lunch1s striving for. Their goals are nurses of America. eon tickets and other incidentals. aimed at better student governMiss Thomson, a petite, blue This motion was discussed at ment, improved nursmg home eyed, 80 year old bundle of en- length by the various members. rule , and more aid to the student thusiasm and energy made the ap- It was finally agreed that it would recruitment program. Member- peal very realistic and personal so be voted upon in the section meetship of the S.N.A.U. includes all it was not surprising that at the ings, then this result taken to the students in the accredited schools end of her talk voluntary contri- board members where a definite of Utah and the student nurses butions from the convention mem- amount for the fee would be set. of the University of Utah. On bers amounted to $88.00 which A "convention fee" was apparenttheir council board there is one sum will be sent directly to the ly favored by most of the nurses senior and one junior student from Bordeaux Fund. present during this meeting. each school, each of whom serves Many of Miss Thom on's former Mental Health for the Nurse a two year term. Secretary and students are working in Utah. She and Her Patient was the subject of treasurer of the organization is calls them her "children" and at the afternoon address given by elected each year. Evidence of luncheon met with many of them Miss Elnora Thomson. (Miss their activity and enthusiasm was to chat and review old times and Thomson, by the way, is lecturer pointed up with their review of experiences. She is throughly de- on Public Health and Mental Hythe year's parties and meetings. lightful and was one of the big giene at the U. of California). The To the listening group this form of reasons why the convention was basis of good mental health comes young potential R.N.'s gave a good such a success. from security of the individual feeling of security and optimism A film on the Treatment of which means emotional and for if they are ;ndicative of the Cancer and one on Self Examina- financial, flavored with happiness. calibre of the re t of their class- tion for Cancer of the Breast fol- Emotional and financial security mates then the future of nursing lowed the two afternoon addresses. comes from the individual's organin Utah looks Vf y bright indeed. Both films were spon ored by the ization of his own work units and The round tab_ discussion was Utah Cancer Society and were in- potential needs, his mental orientatopped off with u display o~ fine formative and useful to those who tion to reality. An acceptance of talent includ;ng piano and vocal saw them. (Continued on next page ) Our Convention Was Fun They rrious to corpret, State draw their l adluate f the pronds e or the t be end cedand ons edi1on the of fate 1onm- his e- lehe rse A n le y W NOVEMBER-DECE.~~ER, 1950 Page 5 (Continued from page 5) Season's Greetings! ' WESTERN Dental Supply Co. Phone 4-3593 JUDGE BUILDING Salt lake City EASTMAN Kodak Stores Inc. - Kodok Cameras - Cine Kodak Cameras - - Graflex Cameras - Color Print Service Kodak Finishing Phone [phone] South Main Street SALT LAKE CITY MULTIGRAPH SALES AGENCY "Simplified Business Methods'' PHONE [phone] East 2nd South SALT LAKE CITY Page 6 ' reality, the proper action to it means the resolving of problems and a resolving of problems is the pivot on which an individual swings to good mental adjustment, Miss Thomson said. The goal to strive for is happiness-happiness can come only through personal effort, thence from aid of family, friends, medical personnel, and a common faith. The importance of individual recognition was stressed, as was self reliance, decisiveness, certain aggressiveness and the receipt of attention in the form of love and attention. Legal aspects of nursing in the State of Utah was the subject of the address given by Clarence C. Neslen. Mr. Neslen, in an instructive, lucid speech gave the general applications of Utah Laws to Nursmg. Permissive and mandatory acts were discussed, as was licensing, distinction of the profession, a nurse's rights, her civil liabilities both contractual and tort. Mr. Neslen cited several very interesting cases which gave a good interpretation of the doctor and nurse as independent contractors. Also, the new social security act and its effect was touched upon. Questions were taken from the floor at the end of Mr. Neslen's speech. Hi-light of the Friday night banquet was a skit presented by the Public Health Nurses of Salt Lake City. Sally Smith, Ruth Ann Purhonen as scrub women, and Shirley Collins as Public Health Nurse treated the crowd to twenty minutes of hilarity. A bow goes to Miss Alice Hubbard for her supervision and coaching of the skit actresses. (Sally Smith changed from her banquet clothes to scrub woman costume in the powder room on the second floor of the Hotel. The powder room boasts only pay toilets and as Sally was on her way out to take part in the skit a woman hotel guest stopped her at the door. "It's stupid that one has to pay a nickel every time they come to the powder room,'' the irate woman said to Sally. "Why don't you do something about it, talk to your manager or something?" Sally straightened her frayeJ dust cap and took a tighter hold on the mop she was holding. ··r really don't think I can do much about it," she said. "I don't work here, I'm a nurse." The woman stared at her in dumfounded silence then her practiced eye roved up and down Sally's sad costume. "Well, well:' she murmured at last, " I've hean; about the low wages nurses gf but, you know, I never believe1 it until now." It took Sally several minutes t explain. ) Saturday morning sessions wer devoted to section meetings i which new officers were electee for the various sections. Problem peculiar to each section were di' cussed in general then there fol lowed in each meeting addresse; by guests. Section meetings wen followed by a luncheon at whic new U.S.N.A. officers were an nounced. Miss Delores DeWulf student nurse from St. Benedict" Hospital was named student nurs of the year. She was given a mem bership to the Utah State Nurse; Association. Her award wa financed by the Student Nurse; Association. Names of the newly electe< officers and board members an nounced at the Saturday luncheor are: Lena Besendorfer, 1st vicepresident; Miriam Marvin, Secretary; Dorothy Lowman, Isa be Barclay and Wilhelmina Hold away, board members of th USNA. As State Section Chair man, Hattie Solomon, Publi Health Nursing; Grace Webh Private Duty Nursing; and Rox ana F. Hase, General Duty Nlll' mg. Charlene Foley of Ogden President of the Student Nurse; Organization. The State Leagu of Nursing Education electeu Kathrine Brim president; Luell Hyatt, Treasurer; Edla Johnsor, June Howarth and Ruth F. Ka~ board members. Sl By ven r beg goo an Thi int~ sch an all n p n th ha th St w fo Ill The convention was truly one 11 the best in Utah's Nursing histor; and to all the committee member and their colleagues a great bi. thanks. It was fun sharing the r sults of your hard work with yo UTAH NURSi N frayed er hold ng. "I much 't work her in •n her B down , well." e heard ses get elieved utes to s were ngs in elected oblems re disere foldresses urses elected .rs anncheon t viceSecreIsabel Hold£ the ChairPublic ebb, [ RoxNursi)gden, Nurses ueague •lected Luella hnson, Kahl one of istory Fbers at big re reyou. NURSE ~TUDENT NURSES AT THE Thrifty Foods, Inc. U. S. N. A. CONVENTION BEANS NUTMEATS Br EvELYN HALEY, Student Con.ention Chairman annual convention of the T Utah State Nurses Association began with much enthusiasm and HE good spirit among the Graduate and student nurses alike. On Thursday morning, October 5, mterested students from each srhool of Nursing in Utah made an entrance at the Hotel Utah with all kinds of equipment of miniature size to represent the particular field of nursing chosen by her school. With the help of cleverly painted posters, everything from nursing in the psychiatric ward to nursing in the heart of India was displayed. It was obvious that much time and effort had been put forth by these students. The final portion of the business meeting of the convention was utilized by the students. With nurses from various cities in Utah a an audience, the eager student nurses exposed their activities of the year to the organization that had been instrumental in giving them a start. The history of the tudent Nurse Association of Utah was related briefly during the forum discussion. On Saturday, October 7, beginning at 8:00 o'clock in the mornmg, more than one hundred and fifty enthusiastic student nurses gathered on the mezzanine floor of the Hotel Utah. Any spectator might have thought that they were roung women going to the polls to ;.ote for the first time, but it was nothing of the sort. They were giving loyal support to the Student ::iurse Association of Utah by attending and registering at the conYention. They assembled in the President's Suite and the business meeting was called to order with competent Edith Anderson from the L.D.S. Hospital in Salt Lake City presiding. Our efficient secretary, Betty Hoke, from St. BeneNOVEM BER-DECE M BER, 19 5 0 diet's Hospital in Ogden, was in her place with pencil and paper to record the minutes of the current meeting. Officers for the coming year were elected. Charlene Foley from the Thomas D. Dee Memorial Hospital in Ogden was welcomed as Chairman. Joyce Culver from St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City was accorded the honor of chairman-elect. Evelyn Haley from Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City was elected secretary and treasurer. The association has a treasury and our thanks go to the faithful members who so willingly pay their dues. Following the business meeting, the attentive group of students listened to an excellent portrayal of the characteristics of an ideal nurse by Dr. Adam S. Bennion. Every student who partook of the fine me sage did so, I am sure, with sincere appreciation and satisfaction of being a student in the profession of nursing. The final event of the day took place in the Empire Room at the luncheon attended by students as well as graduate nurses. With delicious food placed before them CANDIES , ·- - Phone [phone] West Broadway SALT LAKE CITY SMITH-FAUS DRUG CO. Independent Service Wholesalers Since 1893 -o29 West 8th South SALT LAKE CITY (Continued on page 20) Season's Greetings! For .. • Accurate Nurse's WATCHES See Leyson-Pearsall Co. i Phone 4-5533 ~ South State St. Auto Wreckage " We Buy and Sell Used Parts, Trucks and Automobiles " Main Yard 1623 So . State St. Yard No. 2-3890 S. W. Temple 236 South Main St. D•AL 7-2661 SALT LAKE CITY Salt Lake City, Utah Page 7 u u u ,,,,,,,,,,,, should insure p ervice in all the program. ANA' s plan ability Insuran to ANA memb Pioneer Provision Corp. INSTITUTIONAL FOOD DISTRIBUTORS 49 East 3rd So . Dial 9-2392 SALT LAKE, ,CITY ,,,,,,, ,,,, ,, ~ Frank A. Ca ff all TILE WORK "Satisfactory Se rvice Si nce 1911 " Dia l 6 -0 4 24 97 7 Wil son Ave -SALT LAKE CITY - Shown at the contractsigning occasion are (seated, left to right ) Thomas E. McDonnell, casualty manager, eastern department, Saint Paul-Mercury Indem- Restaurant &Store Equipment Co. 136 South Temple Salt Lake City 1 Utah For all your food service equipment and supply needs . ROSEDALE PHARMACY "The Pharmacy Loyal to Ethical Tradition" L~ ·~ DAY PHONE 9-8511 NITE PHONE [phone] West 4th North SALT LAKE CITY Page 8 nity Co., Mrs. Porter, Miss Agne· Ohlson, ANA Secretary, (stand ing ) Miss Ella Best, AN A Execu tive Secretary, and Wesley l\I Cotterell, Insurance broker whc negotiated the arrangements. Utah State Board of D irec bers to study a surance and choice. Howe mind the nm members aske provide for th fessional Liab The Ameri tion group l insurance pr the 1950 Bien officially put 1, 1950, wh Porter, A contract wit Mercury Im this new pla ber can get against possi for alleged gence. PROFESSIONAL LBABILITY INSURANCE of the Utah State Nurses' Association are now eligible to enroll under the American Nurses ' Association Group Professional Liability Insurance P lan which has recently been put into effect. M EMBERS This insurance program provides protection to members of the Association in the event of claims or lawsuits for alleged carelessness or negligence on the part of professional registered nurses. Each nurse who enrolls in the plan is insured up to $5,000 for any one claim and up to $15,000 for each annual period. Cost for this insurance is $10 per year or $25 for a t hree-year period. Enrollment forms have been sent to all active members of ANA togeth er with full descriptions of th e benefits and provision s offered under this insurance program. In view of the annually increasing n u mber of claims it is expected that the vast majority of nurse) will take advantage of this very favorable plan in order to safe· guard their reputations and earn ings against sudden and unex· pected claims. The program was auth orized by unanimous vote of the House of Delegates at the 1950 Biennial Convention in San Francisco. The St. Paul Mercury Indemnity Com· pany was selected to underwrite the p lan after careful study of many possible insurance carriers. T h e Company h as h ad long ex· perience in h andling su ch plans for other professional associations in fields allied to n u rsing. It has 10,000 represen tatives scattered throu gh ou t the cou ntry which UTAH NURSE NOVEMBER· 'hould insure prompt and efficient ,ervice in all matters relating to the program. ANA's plan for Professional Liability Insurance is available only toANA members. Utah State Nurses Association Board of Directors advise its members to study available liability in'urance and make their own choice. However, they wish to remind the nurses that the ANA members asked the association to provide for them a plan for Professional Liability Insurance. gnes andecuM. who The American Nurses ' Association group professional liability msurance program, approved at the 1950 Biennial Convention, was officially put into effect on October l. 1950, when Mrs. Elizabeth K. Porter, ANA President, inked the ontract with the Saint Paul\Iercury Indemnity Co. Under thi new plan, every A A member can get low-cost protection against possible claims or lawsuits for alleged carelessness or negligence. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AT SALT LAKE GENERAL HOSPITAL w ho have worked closely with Occupational T herapy know that it is a prescribed treatment utilizing a wide variety of activities, which are 'carried out under the direction of a trained therapist, and which require special equipment and adequate space. At the Salt Lake General Hospital, the Psychiatric and Pediatric Wards now have a complete Occupational Therapy program, the high spot of which is the Childrens Playroom. It is a gay, new room decorated in oft pastel tints and colorful curtains. There are many shelves for storing toys and games-furniture is scaled to different age groups, and there is a piano and record player. This pleasant room was sponsored by the Salt Lake Round Table, in conjunction with the Deseret Lumber Company, which firm furnished all materials and labor which went into the project. 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State Headquarters 1001 E. Nevada Street El Paso, Texas October 24, 1950 Miss Luella Hyatt, 134 W. 17th Street, South, Salt Lake City 4, Utah My Dear Miss Hyatt: Congratulations on your new State Bulletin. I was especially interested in the story of St. Mark's Hospital. I knew a number of nurses who had worked there in the early days. Bishop Tuttle, who as you stated in y our story as one of the founders , I knew well when he was Bishop of Missouri. He loved to talk about St. Mark's and was always certain it would become one of the leading hospitals of the nation. Miss Elizabeth Shellabarger, now 3630 E. Hadley Street, Phoenix, Arizona, worked there and was interested in the School of Nursing. I will send this copy to her and I am sure she will enjoy it. Best wishes for its success. Sincerely yours, A. Lours DIETRICH, R.N., General Secretary Dear Miss Hyatt; The Sept.-Oct. number of " Utah Nurse" has come to me from Miss Dietrich of El Paso, Texas. I am delighted with this publication by the U.S.N.A. with credit to our dear Beatrice Smith . ..... If possible I would like a copy of the two first numbers of your State Bulletin and would like to subscribe if available except for your membership. Thanking you. Sincerly Mrss ELIZABETH SHELLABARGER 3630 E. H adley Phoenix, Arizonia Dear Miss Hyatt: You are doing a wonderful work on the magazine. I enjoy it very much. Good luck always. VERONICA JOHANNESSEN Congratulations on the "Utah N u rse," I am proud of it. It is just like a section of home. LAuRA G. MILLER NURSE TO ASSIST IN POLIO FIGHT MANNING, American M ARIE Red Cross nurse at Dee hos· pital, is now in Portlai:id, ~re. , to assist in work on a poho ep1denuc in that city. Mrs. 0. C. Hammond, nursing chairman of Weber county Red Cross chapter, said that Miss Manning had received a two· month leave of absence from her post as educational director at the Ogden hospital in order to make the trip. (Owner ' s Sig nature) "INVENTORY AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSES:" 45 statistical tables embodying the report of the psychiatric nursing project of the NLNE and NOPHN under a grant from ational Institute of Mental Health. Federal Security Agency, Public Health Service. Data include age groups, sex, location by state. and types of institution, educational background and experience, and number of psychiatric nurses interested in enrollment in an advanced psychiatric nursing program. Available now. National League of Nursing Ed· ucation, 1790 Broadway, New York 19, N . Y. Nursi A pr tech nical of individ on scienc and work fe sion p commun1 profession comman a level h professim a profess interest obligatio professio nursing. Season's Greetings! DUTCH BOY PAINT STORE Phone [phone] South Main Street -SALT LAKE CITY- UT AH NURSE NOYE Nursing As A Profession ncan hos·e., to emic ~ rsing Red Miss twoher t the make ymg URSE A profession is based on intellectual as well as technical operations, and that involves a large degree of individual responsibility . . .. A profession is based on science, and this is refreshed through seminars and work in the laboratory. This requires that a profession police itself and keep open the channels of communications and new kno~ledge, both social and professional . . . . A profession is, furthermore, in command of a technic capable of being passed on at a level higher than a simple apprenticeship .... A profession is also a self-governing body .... Finally, a profession is a group which is responsible to public mterest and welfare and has an abiding sense of its obligation to society. On this score I challenge any profession to match the devotion of the profession of nursmg. 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Hoffman, R .N., Assistant Professor of Nursmg, and Educational Director, Harborview Division, University of Washington. Mr. Launor Carter, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Rochester. Mr. Everett Hughes, Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago. Mr. Victor S. Karabasz, Professor of Industry, University of Miami. This committee acts in an executive capacity for planning and guiding the studies of nursmg functions. The committee will first deal with research and administrative problems connected with the program. When criteria are developed for submitting proposals for studies, the state nurses' associations will be notified. As the program develops the committee will review proposals for studies presented by state groups and make recommendations to the Board. The Committee held its first meeting September 26 and 27. The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for early December. NOT LESS THAN 99 .5 °/o Pure Therapy Equipment Ren ted and Serviced by Experts W ho Make t he Oxygen ACETYLENE CO. OF UTAH Phone 4-3777 5th North & 3rd West SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Page 12 WANTED Old issues of the American Journal of Nursing-prior to 1936. The College of Nursing will have these issues bound and make them available for use at the College Library. If you have a donation to make write or call Ada L. Burt 4-1951, Ext, 202 College of Nursing, University of Utah. JUST OFF THE PRESS "Nursing Aides and Other Auxiliary Workers in Nursing Services' Much of the text in this pamph· let deals with the nursing aide, and there is detailed discussion of selection of nursing aides, personnel policies, duties and supervision Order through American urses Association, 1790 Broadway, e11 York 19, New York: Attention Join Committee on Practica. Nurses' and Auxiliary Workers in ursing Services. 30c per copy. 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"Always Buy American" 444 South 2nd West SALT LAKE CITY ALL PHASES OF INTERIOR DECORATING - :- COLONIAL INTERIORS DRAPERIES and FURNITURE Phone [phone] East Broadway -SALT LAKE CITY- UTAH NURSE th tion of seven , by an< into a well < achiev Hospi Ogden. to Dol dyna ' Spring Fu top ra school the cl conv Nurs luncH were sente desigi stude nurs Dee R om City: HosJl NOVE l- " d 24 20 Washington Blvd. - Do ' o res DeWulf Cicers Po:ie n: cA E OGDEN - I or or 0- . ~ OGDEN IS PROUD OF UTAH'S OUTSTANDING ~TUDENT NURSE OF 1950 in the summer of 1950, the Student Nurse's Association of Utah asked that each of the 'eren Schools of ursing in the tale choose its outstanding student ''Yan appointed committee, taking mto account personal qualities as well as academic and clinical achievements. At St. Benedict's Hospital School of Nursing in Ogden, this happy title was granted ·o Dolores DeWulf, a blithe but drnamic little enior from Rock prings, Wyoming. E ARLY L.D.S. Hospital; Gerda Pratt, St. Marks Hospital; Mei Mikami, Salt Lake General Hospital; Dolores DeWulf, St. Benedicts Hospital. To Dolore DeWulf of St. Benedicts came the title of Utah's Outstanding Student Nurse of 1950, together with the award of year's membership in the Utah State Nurses' Association, effective upon passing successfully the State Board examinations. Miss DeWulf plans to continue her work at St. Benedict's and is currently assigned to pediatrics, which is the service she finds most challenging and most attractive. Further honor came to the seven top ranking representatives of the 1chools. As a feature highlighting - - -· - - the closing activities of the annual convention of the Utah State DID YOU KNOW? '\urses' Association at the noon . luncheon, the following candidates Room rates in the general hoswere formally introduced and pre- pital average about 50 cents an 1ented with an inscribed scroll hour, one-half the cost of a "baby designating her as the outstanding sitter?" student of her respective school of It takes seven thousand pounds nursing: Joyce Quayle, Thomas of Foxglove leaves to make one Dee Memorial Hospital; Carol gram of Digitalis? Romish, L.D.S. Hospital, Salt Lake It requires the pancreas glands City; Valerie Johnston, Holy Cross of seventeen cows to make one Hospital; Barbara Robinson, Logan ounce of insulin? NOVEMBER ·DECEMBER , 1950 DRUGS and PRESCRIPTIONS Phone 2-6856 HOSPITAL DRUG 2421 Harrison Blvd. -OGDEN - ELLIS PLANING MILL "Anything In Wood" Phone [phone] Wall Ave. - OGDEN - Page 13 DISTRICT REPORTS FEMININE APPAREL 2446 Washington Blvd. OGDEN, UTAH WHEELWRIGHT LUMBER CO BUILDING MATERIALS 2451 Quincy Ave. -OGDEN- CHARLESWORTH Plumbing and Heating Co. Industrial and Commercial OUR SPECIALTY Phone [phone] - 36th Street -OGDEN- Page 14 District No. 1 ISTRICT No. 1 was well repre- sented at the Annual ConD vention of the Utah State Nurses Association on October 5, 6 and 7th. All reported it was a fine convention. Hats off to all who devoted so much time and energy to make it so worthwhile. Early in September a committee was organized to arrange for a benefit concert held on October 7, 1950, at the South High School Auditorium. Frederic Dixon, American Pianist, presented a program of fainiliar classics. The purpose in sponsoring the concert was to raise funds in order that we Inight contribute a share toward the budget of the Community Nursing Service. Although the District earned some money, it was not as successful financially as we had hoped. The committee worked diligently and we are grateful to all who supported the endeavor. Total results are not available at this time. The annual meeting of District 1 was held on September 19th, at 112 South State Street. A fine program was arranged by Ione Broadhurst, Program Chairman. Mr. Arthur E. Peterson, Superintendent of the Jordan School District and Mr. William H. Bartlett, Art Supervisor of the Jordan School District, presented a very beautiful and entertaining program featuring colored slides with appropriate music accompaniment. The following officers were elected: President, Beatrice A. McHarg; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Vera Lile; Treasurer, Mrs. Miriam Marvin; Board Members, Mrs. Mary Oakes, Miss Mayme Garrison and Mrs. Grace Prince. A Board meeting was held on October 3rd with almost one-hundred percent attendance. The time for regular board meetings has been set for 4: 15 p.m. on the first Monday of every month. In these critical times it is evident there will be much to be considered and it is most encouraging that the group is so willing to put its shoulder to the wh eel. We regret to announce that one member, Frances Shelton, ha~ found it necessary to resign from the board. We thank her for the work she has done in the past. Something new has been addeo to District 1 of which we are justi· fiably proud. We have an Indus· trial Nursing Section! The writer can't give you much information at this time except that they han offered to conduct a District meet· ing m the near future! More about this up-and-coining group next time. Watch for it. I saw Amelia Miller while I was on vacation. She inquirec about many Utah nurses and sent greetings. Births-Verna Doe Carver, Holy Cross graduate, has a new bah) girl, called Deborah. Announcement is made by Mr and Mrs. C. Ozroe Anderson of the marriage of their daughter, Mis< Maxine Anderson, to S. R. Thomas. son of Mrs. Ann Thomas, Salt Lake City. The marriage took place October 13 in California. The bride is a graduate o L.D.S. Hospital nursing school in Salt Lake; she also attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. To honor the newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. C. Ozroe Anderson enter. tained at a family dinner Oct. 28. The couple plans to make a home in Salt Lake City. Sincerely, BEATRICE A. McHARG, Presidem Gibbs. ' recently 100 % a1 section , Special c meetingE one in ( ports on being us The I happy t< to thei Thompsc Mrs. Vii Lola No ) fl F lndust Distric The temp tin Since nurses s a few o meeting and to interest We 1 Ruth Kj alt La! for din very f this mi Mahan Mahan nursing San B she has sonnel pany. ' the Ca Nurse's dustrial District No. 2 good to see our friends at State Nurses' Convention. ITheTtheWASmeetings were well planned and much enjoyed. We are look ing forward to next year. District No. 2 has been busy lately; we have held one District meeting, subject discussed wa~. Disaster Nursing. The Alumnae held their meeting following the State Convention, and a report ol the convention was given by Anne UTAH NURS! nurse Comp Vice R Nurses NOVEMB s to put at one has from or the st. added justi[nduswriter nation · have meetMore group ·1e I LUired rl sent Holy baby Mr. of the Miss omas, Salt took na. te of 'ol in the Ann a busy trict was, Fae the [rt of nne ~URSE Gibbs. The general duty section recently held a meeting and had 100% attendance. Who said that ,ection wasn't functioning? The Special duty section has had two meetings, one in September and me in October. Nurses gave reports on the newer drugs that are being used. The Public Health Nurses are happy to welcome four new nurses to their staff. Miss Thelma Thompson, Miss Wanda Milano, ~!rs. Virginia MacNeur, and Mrs. Lola orns. Yours truly, ANNE GIBBS, President, District No. 2 Industrial Nursing District No. 2 The Industrial nurses are attempting to meet occasionally. Since we do not have an industrial nurses ection in the State of Utah, a few of us have felt the need of meeting together to get acquainted and to discuss various topics of mterest to all of us. We met at the home of Miss Ruth Kahl at 1678 Laird Avenue, Salt Lake City, on October 2, 1950, for dinner and meeting. We were mr fortunate to have present at thi; meeting Mrs. Roberta Mc~lahan from California. Mrs. Mc~lahan has been the director of nursing at Eitel, McCullough, Inc., an Bruno, California. However, she has now been promoted to Personnel Director in the same company. She has been very active in the California Industrial Nurse's .ection, The National Industrial \urse's Associations and the Industrial Nursing Section of the \ational Safety Council. On October 21st we met again at the home of Miss Kahl for luncheon at 1: 00 p.m., and a free discussion meeting. We had a rery enjoyable time and tentatiYely planned another meeting to be held about the last week in ~ovember. Arrangements for this meeting will be made by Mrs. Veronica Johannessen, ·the head nurse at the Deseret Chemical Company, Toole, Utah, and 2nd \'ice President of the Utah State \ur es Association. NOVEMBER-DECEMBER , 1950 The Utah Industrial Nurses are very privileged in having Miss F. Ruth Kahl with us and I feel she can capably assist us in our problems. Miss Kahl is the Senior Nurse Officer at the Industrial Hygiene Field Station, U. S. Public Health Service, Fort Douglas Station in Salt Lake City. Miss Kahl has only been in the State since Febr-uary, 1950, and prior to that was in Washington, D.C. She is well acquainted with the problems of Industrial Nursing and has been very active in the National Industrial Nursing Association, Safety Council and the A.N.A. I feel that we should take every advantage of whatever assistance she can give us. We wish to invite any nurse working m industry or anyone interested in meeting with us to attend our next meeting. Sincerely yours, FAYE L. BALL R.N. American Can Co. 230 Lincoln Ave. Ogden, Utah District No. 3 of District No. III met at the board meeting October, 20, 1950, held at Utah Valley Nurses Home. Our new president, Olga (Jerry ) Smith presided. Var10us committee chairmen were appointed and plans outlined for an interesting year ahead. The state nurses convention was discussed and members attending reported a very interesting and informative convention. Congratulations to the girls in charge for sponsoring such a successful affair. District III nurses met for a dinner and program on November 14th. Carol Raile really did herself proud a few weeks ago. She is chairman of the health committee of the Womdn's Legislative Council of Utah county, and arranged a most successful program for this group in regards to the formation of a Utah County Health Council. Among the speakers was Dr. Weston L. Oakes, who told of the needs and functions of a health council. We are proud Carol is one of our members. O FFICERS (Continued on page 17) Season's Greetings! PRESCRIPTION CENTE~ Phone [phone] - 24th Street -OGDEN- STEVE'S OFFICE SUPPLY * * Office Supply Headquarters * * Phone [phone] - 24th Street - OGDEN - OGDEN Dressed Meat Co. • WILSON PRODUCTS • Phone 55 17 W il son Lane -OGDEN- OGDEN LITHOGRAPHING co. • Complete Printing Service • PHONE [phone] Grant Ave . - OGDEN- PACIFIC Fruit &Produce Co. SNOWBOY "Picked for Flavor" STANDBY St. Benedict's Hospital Alumnae Association St. Benedicts Hospital School of Nursing gives evidence of having reached the age of maturity by founding its alumnae association early this fall. ucleus of the new organization is composed of St. Benedict's first 22 graduates who are currently completing their basic work in the school's three year program. The drafting and adoption of the constitution and by-laws, and the formulation of the association's objectives proved an interesting project for these enthusiastic young graduates. Programs for the year's activities are well outlined in venturei;;, large and small, and should result in a fine record of achievement for the members and their association, as well as for their School and the related professional organizations. SISTER M. BERNO, O.S.B., R.N. Director of Nurses CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES S:ilt Lake General Hospital Alumnae 2443 Lincoln Ave. - OGDEN - SLGH Alumnae held its first m eeting of the season in September. Thirty members were present to hear Mrs. Frank McLatchy review "White Witch Doctor." Refreshments were served by the officers; pumpkin pie and hot chocolate. The second meeting was held November 16, at 8:00 P.M. in the Nurses' Home with the graduating class of 1947 acting as hostesses to greet you. Dr. Vincent Kelly spoke on "The RH Factor of Childbirth." Our Alumnae is also sponsoring the sale of Christmas cards this year as they have done in previous years . Samples are available through Miss Osborne at the Obstetrical Division in the General Hospital or through contacting one of the officers. Orders are being placed through Luella Hyatt, 134 W. 17th So., Salt Lake City. Season's Greetings/ ANDERSON LUMBER CO. first Security Bank Bldg. -OGDEN- Pag e 16 ALUMNI REPORTS Individual News Items Virginia Nelson has left SLGH where she has been employed a• House Supervisior, to report for duty in the Army Air Force at Fairfield, California. Good Luck. Virginia . Madeline Buckley Wells has lei: Veteran's Hospital, where she ha• been employed as Educational Director, to join her husband at Camp Hood, Texas. Jane Brown has been working at American Fork Hospital, she i• now Mrs. Earl L . Smith, Marrie11 October 25, 1950. Margaret McCracken has been working as Supervisor of Medical Division at SLGH since August. Births: Lucille W ollaston Brown--o boy-October 26, 1950. Betty Webb Hammond-a boy,-William Rex-October 16. 1950. Florence Torkelson Dans-bo)· We ~ould like to encourag1 anyone who has any newsy item< about alumnae members to contact Elaine Mellor, 68 So. 6th E. in Salt Lake City. Phone 9-0458 or Roselyn Woodward at the General Hospital. ELAINE MELLOR Alumnae President Genera l Hospital The new atric Wad the Knigh held open 1950. CAMI Private The P District State Con best ever. tended tn meeting three nun and M. Lake for B. Webb man, Mr Chairma D. Stetz this be a girls out DES DISTRICT (Co We column Nurse fi let me parts of TI /, Distric MR~ lie He Naomi Knudson Ashworth. former O.R. Supervisor, is no11 living in Oklahoma. Her husband is stationed there· with the armiand she is busy as a housewife ~t 2011 D Street, Lawton. Marilyn Davis, staff nurse in the Emergency Dept. is leaving for an L.D.S. mission to England in January. Carol Hadfield Robertson. former 11-7 House Supervisor, had a baby boy on October 7th in the Salt Lake General Hospital. The Pediatric D ept. put on the staff tea Friday 11-10-50. A Thanksgiving motif was carried out in the serving room decora· tions and was very effective. UTAH NURS! Miss place s fold; w, At o the ho Mrs. port of tion he fore . I made more. vited Curtis trend very on N NOYE The new play room on the Pediatric Wad which was donated by the Knight of the Round Table held open house November 15, 1950. CAMILLA W ooo, Reporter Private Duty Section e at uck, left has Diat e IS rried been di cal 1gust. n-a a-a 16, boy rage "terns ntact E. in 58 or neral The Private Duty Nurses of District No. 2 really enjoyed the tate Convention, which was the best ever. Twenty-seven of us attended the Private Duty Section meeting Saturday morning and three nurses, G. Webb, L. Swift and M. Houston stayed in Salt Lake for the works. Mrs. Grace B. Webb was elected State Chairman. Mrs. Rowena S. James was Chairman-elect and Mrs. Dessie D. Stetzer State Secretary. Let this be a lesson to you all, get your ~rls out for voting power. DESSIE D. STETZER, Secrtary - - -· - - DISTRICT No. 3 (Continued from page 15 ) We would like to have a long olumn each issue of the Utah ~urse from District III so please let me know what is new from all parts of our district. LILLIAN THOMPSON Reporter District No. 7 orth, novv sband army ife at rse in ng for nd in ertson, r, had in the on the 0. A arried ecorae. NURSE \;fRs. NoNA KNIGHTON moved to 1V l Ogden, resigning from Pub~:c Health for now as she is expecting a baby. We will miss \ona. ~Iiss Louise Jeppson took her i'·dce so we welcome her into the ! 1ld: we wish her great success. At our October meeting held at ·he home of Mrs. LaPreal Rod, \lr>. Vinion Miller gave us a re;·1rt of the Public Health Conven:1·m held in Salt Lake the week before. It was a splendid report and made us all feel we need to know more. With this in mind we innted Mrs. Richards and Miss Curtis to talk to us a bout nursing trend and new laws, and they my graciously promised to come n ~ovember 10th. WINNIFRED RYON NOVEMBER-DECEMBER , 1950 ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ISTRICT BYLA ws must be revised to provide for Associate D membership. Nurses must continue to join the associations through the District. Associate membership dues m the S A and the ANA are m addition to District dues. Districts decide the eligibility of a nurse to Associate membership. If you read the proposed revision to Section 1 of Article 2 in our By-laws, as given in the preconvention pamphlet, you know that Associate membership does not entitle the member to vote, serve as a delegate, hold office or serve on a Standing committee. Only Active members are permitted these full membership privileges. Associate membership entitles the member to attend meetings, hear and participate in discussion, and receive material sent out from headquarters. The provisions attached to Associate membership places the nurse on her honor. The ruling must be respected. We quote: " .......... Provided that such membership shall be limited to nurses who were not employed in nursing for more than 30 days during the twelve month period preceding their application for associate membership and who do not anticipate employment in nursing in excess of 30 days during the current calendar year." Nurses eligible for Associate membership may or may not accept it. Many of our nurses will want the privileges of full membership. Compliments of . . . Service Press 2305 Washington Blvd. - . ~ OGDEN - Park View Floral - Henry G . Klenke~ FOR FLOWERS TO EXPRESS YOU See Henry at PARK VIEW Dial 7231 2904 Quincy -OGDEN- ALL-0-WHEAT CEREAL CO. 100°/o Whole Wheat Products --·-PHONE 2-3813 Printers of the Utah Nurse Riverdale Road 149 E. 2nd So. • Solt lake City, Utah DIAL 3-9841 ·-OGDEN - Page 17 Ben F. Charlesworth and Sons Painting Contractors Phone [phone] - 23rd Street OGDEN OGDEN SHADE & DRAPERY CO. * SHADES DRAPERIES CURTAINS MADE TO ORDER * Phone [phone] - 24th Street - OGDEN- BADGER LUMBER CO. BUI LDING MATERIALS " SERVICE and QUALITY" Dial 5591 2069 Washington Blvd. -OGDEN- Page 18 The fl4 NEW SHRINERS HOSPITAL TO OPEN SOON Soon the sixteenth hospital owned and operated by the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine will be completed and ready to open its doors for the treatment of children with orthopedic conditions. The hospital, which is known as the I ntermountain Unit of Shriners' Hospitals, is located on Fairfax A venue and Virginia Street. It is designed to meet all the requirements for modern c~re of the crippled child. Any child under fourteen years of age, living in the Intermountain states of Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada and Arizona is eligible for treatmen, irrespective of race or creed, if his family is unable to meet the expense of hospitalization and medical care. A ' NA G. VVILLIAMS, R.N. Director. - - -· - - RICHARDS WRITES Down low cin the face Is a slit. It is mobile, you know, Quite a bit. Its ends will move up Or move down. The latter is helped By a frown. Ends -up, I'm sure You surmise, Needs a twinkle of light In the eyes. I'm sure you have guessed All the while, The directions above Make a smile. A smile is a thing You can make. If you're clever a bit, On the fake. And if its the best You can do, The directions are thereFollow through. But a real one must come From within, Lighting face, from the brow To the chin. If its in there, its bound To break through, Giving warmth , friendly warmth That is YOU. Nighti Intern by State C choose from 1,322 PAINT COLORS IN BENNETT'S ®1-»" The qu American 1938 was $64,590.83 Thirty-five quotas, of oversubscn have not y Utah still $60.21 . The Flo national F London, 1 The Foun an endowf nurse edu the Trust Deed wer 1. To permanan to FloreIJ form of ai graduate 2 . To facilities tion for from all c1 If thf Internati1 thing WO ment of tion pro forth com we couru PAINTS e e e Select from our Album of 1,322 colors! Get the color you wantright over the counter! Pay no more than for ordinary paints! '' • Many outstanding examples of scientific use of beautiful colors in Bennett's Colorizer Paints are to be seen in hospitals of Utah and the lntermountain West. BENNETT'S 65 West First South -and Be nnett' s branch e s and dea lers in Be nn ett' s Paints . UTAH NURSE n n n NOVEMBE The Florence Recruitment Nightingale Whose Job Is It? A recent study reveals the International Fund b,r State Chm. Phyllis P. Harritt. n 2 RS f'S !I s The quota accepted by the American Nurses' Association in 1938 was $88,575. To date only 64,590.83 has been contributed. Thirty-five states have met their quotas, of which twenty-one have oversubscribed. Sixteen states have not yet met their quotas and L'tah still owes a balance of 60.21. The Florence Nightingale International Fund was inaugurated in London, England, July 5, 1934. The Foundation took the form of an endowed trust for post graduate nurse education. The objectives of the Trust as outlined in its Trust Deed were as follows: 1. To establish and maintain a permanant international memorial to Florence Nightingale in the form of an endowed Trust for post graduate nursing education. 2. To maintain and develop facilities for post graduate education for nurses. (To be selected from all countries) If the Florence Nightingale International Fund is to do anything worthwhile in the development of advanced nursing education programs, funds must be forthcoming for its work. May we count on your help? following data on the number of nurses employed in Utah in 1949. The additional need and total Number Nul'ses Employed Non-professional 983 Professional 1280 Add'l Need 246 563 Fred J. Roberts Meat Curing Co. ROY, UTAH Total Need 1229 1843 need. By no stretch of the imagination can the schools of nursing in Utah meet this need indicated above in the next 3 years with the number of students already enrolled in the schools of nursing. If the nurses of Utah are to meet their obligation of giving good nursing care to every citizen of Utah needing this care they must remember that there are 365 days in every year for student recruitment and every day some nurse has some opportunity to tell some capable young person about nursing and what it has to offer. Do you know of and are you taking advantage of the recruitment opportunities that are available to you? Information and recruitment material is now available by contacting Mrs. Coba Rasmussen, Chairman of Recruitment Committee of the Salt Lake County Medical Auxiliary, 275 Virginia Street or Mrs. Mildred Rordame, Instructor College of Nursing; University of Utah, Bldg. 430. ' ·-- For a "Better Deal" See OGDEN FORD SALES 359 - 26th Street - OGDEN - um of ant! ordi- <:1me of Benare ''DRINK MILK FOR HEALTH'' s of un- s OGDEN MILK DISTRIBUTOR'S ASSOCIATION d H NURSE NOVEMBER·DECEMBER , 1950 Page 19 . ~ CANTON CAFE American & Chinese Foods * * FINE STEAKS CHOP SUEY CHOW MEIN NOODLES * * 25 50 Washington Blvd. - OGDEN- GATEWAY Distributing Co. Wholesale Distributors of FAMOUS NATIONAL BRANDS to CAFES RESTAURANTS HOTELS INSTITUTIONS -o120 - 26th St. - Dial 4038 ANA Deyelops Film Service The ANA Committee on Films has reviewed over 50 films since its organization less than a year ago. Copies of these reviews are available upon request and the committee is prepared to supply suggestions for films for specific program needs. The committee was established by action of the Board in recognition of the growing importance of films in program use . Films are reviewed twice a month. Subjects include films on health and nursing, documentaries on social problems, economics, business administration, safety, international and intercultural relations. Brief film reviews are published regularly in the Book Section of the Journal. Suggestions for planning film programs were prepared by the Committee and published in the American Journal of Nursing: " Does It matter What You Think," June 1949; " Film Tactics," June 1950. Reprints available fro.m ANA headquarters at 10c. The committee includes representatives from the staffs of LNE, NOPHN, JONAS, AJN and ANA. Three technical film experts serve on the committee in an advisory capacity. - (Continued from page 7) to enjoy, they listened to man! things of interest. The highlight for the students was the result ol the "Ideal Student Nurse Project." D olores D eWulf, from St. Benedict's Hospital in Ogden wa< awarded a certificate to signify the title she received and also pay· ment of one year's dues in the Utah State Nurses Association. with the hope that it might stim ulate an interest among those students who would soon be eli~­ ble for membership in the profes. sional organization. Although the students were pleased with the successful con· vention this year, they are ready to work harder to make next year'> even better. With capable leader· ship and some support from thP membership, it will, no doubt, sur· pass the convention held this year interest, intelligence and deter· mination are some of the qualities of the members of the organization and, if they are applied, success is in store for them. SALT LAKE MEAT CO. Wholesale and Reta i l - - 0 -- - Home of "FLAVOR-RITE" 1952 BIENNIAL At the invitation of the Florida State urses Association, the ANA Convention Manager visited Miami to review its convention facilities. This visit revealed that Miami cannot meet the necessary requirements for our convention. Atlantic City has been chosen as the site for the 1952 Biennial Convention, June 16-20. BRAND Utah N Nation V IRGINIA daughte helby Nie will begin active duty corps when at Suisun California. Miss Ni the army' s Salt Lake of nursing. a bachelor nursing fr Utah. Miss NiE sioned a fil'. Two Uta meet the st directive o Names be ordered examinatio 1233 Fen Gosling, 1 Announ Capt. Ern formation district. The fi intermouii be called ( j.g. ) Viv orders reo D Serving INSTITUTIONS HOTELS and REST AU RANTS R Phones 7 - 1 54 1 - 7 - 1 542 - - -· - - - -OGDEN- . Pa g e 20 STUDENT NURSES AT CONVENTION ... . ~ 1 216 South State Street - SALT LAKE CITY - UTAH NURS! N OV EM BE N ny ght of roSt. as the aythe ti on, timhose eligiofeswere coneady ear' aderthE> , suryear. deteralities zation ucce s 1542 TAH NURSE Utah Nurses. In Nations Service V IRGINIA M. NIELSON, 26, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Nielson, 1451 Yale ave., will begin a year of extended active duty with the army nursing corps when she reports for service at Suisun air base, Fairfield, California. Miss Nielson graduated under the army's training in 1945 from Salt Lake General hospital school of nursing. In 1949 she received a bachelor of science degree rn nursing from the University of Ctah. \1iss Nielson has been commis,1oned a first lieutenant. Two Utah nurses were called to meet the state's quota under recent directive of the Sixth army. aines of the nurses who will be ordered to appear for physical examinations are Mary L. Mace, 1233 Fenway ave., and Dee R. f,,11\ing, 1127-26th st., Ogden. Announcement was made by Capt. Ernest Lehman, public information officer, Utah military d1>trict. The first Navy nurse in the ntermountain Recruiting Area to be called to active service--Lt. 1g. 1 Vivia M. Hopkins-got her rders recently. Doctors! Lieutenant Hopkins was Miss Vivia Rasmussen until her marriage. Her husband, John Hopkins is a student at the University of Utah, an Army veteran of World War II. Mrs. Hopkins will report to Oak Knoll Naval Hospital at Oakland, California. Seven-Up Bottling Co. of Ogden, Inc. 215 25th St. - Phone 4784 "You Like It - It Likes You" Buy A Case Today n ''''''$''' ' ''''''' ' - - -· - - UTAH STATE LEAGUE OF NURSING EDUCATION The Utah State League of Nursing Education meets at 4: 00 P.M. on the first Friday of each month. Members are reminded of each meeting and told of the meeting place by postal card. The program Committee planned a fine program based on "An Introduction to ursmg Responsibilities m Atomic Warfare" for this meeting. A nurse whose position entails any teaching is eligible for membership. That means that Head Nurses, Assistant Head Nurses, Public Health Nurses, Supervisors, Instructors, Educational Directors, and Nurse Administrators are all eligible for membership. The annual fee for membership is $7.00, which also covers National League of Nursing Education membership. JANE ERNST Be st in Q uality and Service ** Venetian Blinds Cornice Boxes Draperies * WINDOW SHADES WALL TILE Curtain and Drapery Fixtures • CUSTOM MADE CUSTOM INSTALLATIONS FREE ESTIMATES • The Venetian Blind Co. OF OGDEN 2651 Washington Blvd. Phone 2- 7601 Publicity Chairman Dentists! Druggists! Registered Nurses! Malpractice claims and iudgements are frequent DON'T RISK YOUR PROFESSaONAL CAREER REGISTERED NURSES' PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY·INSURANCE low premiums HIGH PROTECTION BLACKBURN JONES COMPANY "Men Who Know Insurance" 319-14th Street NOVEMBER·DECEMBER, 1950 Phone 2-7501 Ogden, Utah ' ' =4 LUCY WILLIAMS FETED ON RETIRING AS CO. NURSE UNITED OPTICAL CO., INC. laMar J. Gardner, Mgr. PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS The Optical Center For Service and Quality 333 South Main Phone 5-8661 Salt Lake City, Utah Season's Greetings! Pacific Fruit and Produce Co. 160 Pacific Ave. SALT LAKE CITY N. 0. NELSON CO. PLUMBING and HEATING SUPPLIES Phone [phone] West 2nd South SALT LAKE CITY ~ND WELFARE FUND SERVICE Our project to raise money for our Welfare and Service Fund was a huge success. Nearly 1600 tic· kets were sold and $659.12 was cleared for the fund. Honors for selling the most tickets went to Josephine Whitman who sold 193. Melba Sorenson with 150, Jacqueline Millar with 145, and Elizabeth Gardner 50. Congrat· ulations to the lucky winners ol the electrical appliances. A letter from our guest speaker. Elnora Thomson, tells us that the copper tray sent to her arrived on her birthday. The copper tray awarded an· nually by the USNA was won by Katherine Read. - - -· - - POEM "A pun is the lowest form of wit" It does not tax the brain a bit; One merely takes a word thafs plain And picks one out that sounds the same. Perhaps some letter may be changed Or others slightly disarranged. This to the meaning gives a twist Which much delights the humorist; A sample now may help to show The way a good pun ought to go: "It isn't the cough that carries you off, It's the coffin they carry you off in." RS. Lucy P . WILLIAMS, Beaver County Public Health Nurse for more than 11 years, recently resigned her position, in order to devote full time to caring for her home. Mrs. Williams came to Beaver County in 1927, and since then has devoted most of her time to public health service. M In 1923 she studied hospital management and training school methods in New York City, and then served for four years as superintendent of the nursing school at the L.D.S. Hospital. In July, 1927, she married Franklin D. Williams, and has since made her home in Minersville. They have four children, Franklin D. Jr., Anna Rae Carter, Charlene and David Williams. Mrs. Williams also helped to rear five step-children. Mrs. Williams was recently honored at an informal party sponsored by the Minersville American Legion Auxiliary, in recognition of her many years of service to a community in which there has never been a resident physician, causing Mrs. Williams to be called upon many times for counsel and emergency aid. Mrs. Virginia Marshall was hostess, with President Shirley Hollingshead, who presented Mrs. Williams with an appropriate gift. HEAC INTER H LAI EC 225 Vt -S -She •••••••••• uuouuuuuu ""''''''''' D FIRE s c Sl SERVICE SAVES and SERVES lntermountain Distributor for FUNCO GAS and D-X MOTOR Oil TUNE IN 'FIREFIGHTERS' and 'MARVIN MILLER' KALL - 7:30 P.M. Monday through Friday *ft''''' Page 22 •nnnnn n n n n n n n t nnnennnnn n n n n • n , , , n , n n n , , , , •• , , n n , • n n , • n , a n a • , , , n , • a a ..... UTAH NURSE NOVEMBE DENVER FIRE CLAY CO. ~ was ~rs for ent to a 193, , Jacand ngraters of * * HEADQUARTERS INTERMOUNTAIN •eaker, ·at the ved on for HOSPITAL AND ed anvon by LABORATORY EQUIPMENT * * ~f wit" it; that's 225 West South Temple - ds the ay N-PRODUCTS CO. "Sanitation Maternity Wear Exclusively * * * * * * * for Good Health" LINGERIE GIRDLES SKIRTS SLACKS • Floor Maintenance Supplies SMOCKS • Surgical Soaps DRESSES e Janitorial Equipment SUITS " Everything for the Expectant Mother" Phone 8-1 272 The "Stork Set" Shop 221 5 Highland Drive 2311 HIGHLAND DR. 8-1071 - Salt Lake City - Salt Lake City be Mention the Utah Nurse When Patronizing Our Advertisers anged. a twist aumor- o show r to go; ~es you OU Salt Lake City - The ''Stork Set'' Shop off I I I I I I I METAL ART CO. :-sheet Metal Work - I I I I I I I I I • I I I I I I I I I I SALT LAKE DESK EXCHANGE ~...X._./V JOSEPH WILLIAM TAYLOR MEMORIAL MORTUARY Specializing in "Everything CUSTOM MADE STAINLESS STEEL EQUIPMENT for the * * Office" " It has always been our policy I to have complete funeral service I I I • I I I I ~~ to fit any budget. " II PHONE 5-5726 Phone 9-2047 * * II II 1133 Richards 623 South State St. 125 North Main Salt Lake City SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH I - SALT LAKE CITY - II I. NURSE NOVEMBER. DECEMBER, 1950 Page 23 , ·- - . ~ flrrry QIQrintmun In This Issue IDn All Holy Cross Hospital • Presidents Message • Nurses in The News • ~rsonality llcetch • • • • News· • • • District Reports