University of Utah College of Nursing Newsletter, Edition 5, September 24, 1971

University of Utah College of Nursing Newsletter, Edition 5, September 24, 1971.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH COLLEGE OF NURSING ===============================:======;=========================: WELCOME TO NZW FACUL1Y We want to offer a warm welcome to the following new faculty members and staff personnel: Margaret Adamson, Asst. Prof., Currie. Joyceen S. Boyle, Asst. Prof., Cur r Lc , Jane H. Erdahl, Instructor, Pe ds , Leslie L. Fe Ln aue r , Inst., M-S Jane P. Foster, Instructor, M·-S Jolene Harwood, Assoc. P'ro f , , Research Marie Holley, Assoc. Prof., Research Str. Rosemarie Leier, Asst. Prof.,O.B. Jalna Lundstrom, Assoc. Jns t , , H. Dev. Robert L. Pus aku Lf.cb , As s t , Prof, Res. Ruth Wheeler, WEber College Louise Worater, Weber College Staff: Susan S. Crow, Se c , , lfat.-Newborn Gwen Luke, Sec., Research Sect. De ann a S. Lyn ch , Exec. Sec., Admf.n • WOR!ZSHOP HELD Another outstanding workshop was held this summer by the Cont Lnui.ng Educ a t Lon P'rog r am Department - "Planning Creatively for Patient Care." This workshop was held June 12-16 at the McKay-'Cee Hospital Center, with 30 R.N .s at tending. The class carried two hours of Un Lve rs Lty credit, and 25 participants registered for credit. Nancy Holt from the University of Co Lo r adc was the guest lecturer and did a fine job. Evaluatio:.1. by partid.pnnts following the classwork indicated they want.ed a followup of this works hep. They wou Ld like Miss Holt to return nnd do sorr.e interim work with their present g t oup membership. CAMP May we also welcome b ack the fine faculty and staff of "regulars". We are looking forward to an even bigger and better year. * * * * HELLO~ EUROPE! Joyce Cameron had an exciting summer sdpent nine weeks studying Naternity Units in Europe. Joyce s t udf.e d at: England, Scot.land, No rway , Swe de n , Deruna'rk and Holland. t-Jhen asked her feelings on the Maternity Uni.ts there, she r cp lied, "They have some great thing going. We cen learn a lot :from them. In fact, I did!" Before returning home, Joyce traveled through Greece, Israel and Turkey, just for fun. UTADA Camp UTADA, held in August, celebrated its Tenth Annf.ve rs ary this year. This exceptional camp, which ann ua Ll.y offers a we:..'ks campf.ng experieo.ce to r1:i.2betic children, is a noteworthy example of "givi.u6 of yo u re e Lf " to help others. rlany of the young pe op Le who attend this camp would ncve r be able to go to a su"'lr.ner camp he caus e 0f their diabetic bacl.~ground, if it \J8::.:e not for Camp UTADA. Among the staff for 1971: a Co l.l.ege of Nursing 8raduate, Pat Rushton; four College of Nurs:i.ng s tudent s-c-Car o lyn Br own , Terry Goff, Nancy Marc~1ssen, and Pat Weis; three faculty membe rs , Hichaelle Ann Robinson, Barbara Nandleco, September 24, 1971 -2- Cont. & Barbara Prater; 2 Pediatric-residents; & 6 Senior-·Medical students. In addition to these, Joan Yost, a graduate HedicalSurgical student, collected data for her research and literally worked from before dawn to way after dark every day to do it !1 To top off this outstanding staff, they had the additional support of two husband Carl Mandle.co & Herman Prater and children - Fred and Mary Ann Prater. With such a staff, how could they be anything but successful? The 82 participating diabetic campers had a wonderful time. The weather cooperated, diabetes stayed in reasonable cont r o L (even on a three-day back-packing trip), activities and crafts were superb and campe rs and counselors alike learned more about diabetes. NEWS LETTER - EDITION 6 Cont. "10 for you"s during the week received the award. It is a real thrill to see a group of people take a week of their busy lives to give of themselves to bring happiness to others. Our hats are off to Camp UTADA. May there be many more! Love is the virtue of the heart. Sincerity is the virtue of the mind. Determination is the virtue of the will. Courage is the virtue of the spirit. --Frank Lloyd \Jright CONTINUING ED. SCHEDULE The Department of.Continuing Education, under the able direction of Verle Lesnan, Darlene Peay and Carol Malbone, has an outs t.andf.ng schedule for 19 71- 72. They did have a few mishaps, though. Within a 24 hour period, a staff member ❖1ichaelle Ann Rob Lns on by name) cut her hand, which rcquf red suturing at 1:00 A.M. by lantern-light, and also suffered Oct. 4~8, 1971 - 8;30-li:30, "Well Child a dislocated f Lnge r , You might say she Assessment" at College of Nursing put in her share of activity, and put he·oct. 4-8, 1971- 8:30-4:30, Continuing heart (and hands) into the work. Education in Comnumf.ty Health (Moab Group) at College of Nursing Oct. 8, 1971 - 1:30-4:15, Lecture on The back-packing trip was a "first" for "Emphycema" at Co l.Lege of Nursing the camp this year, and was so successful the staff msmbe rs would like to make Oct. 11-15, 1971 - 3:30-4:30, Cont. Ed. in Commun lcy Nental Health, at College it a "regular". Ten older campe rs (5 of Nurs Lng , boys & 5 girls) 16-17 years old, and 4 Nov. 5, 1971 - 1:30-4:15, Cancer Lecture counselors packed in.to the wilderness Ji4 - 11D e f. . . for three days. They all came back ff .1n1ng and Imp 1 ementing t he completely thrilled with the experience. Role of the Nurae in Caring for the So thrilled, in fact, that one of the Cancer Patient," at the College of counse Lo rs talked his mother into a Nursing. back-packing trip a couple of weeks Nov. 7-12, 1971 - 8:30-4:30, Leadership Confe rcn ce , T·.ceasure Mt. Inn, Park City. later. (You might want to ask Ba:rbara Nov. 8-12, 1971 - 8:30-4:30, :!18vclormenta. Prater about that trip.) and Rchahilitation Nursing Program at College of Nursing. An athe.r "first" for the camp this year Nov. 19, 1971 - 1:30-4:15, L~cture on was a new system of dr.s cfp Ltne among "fuberculos:Ls" at College of Nurs Lng . the boy campe rs , which resulted in the Jan. 10-J.4, 1972 - 1:30-4:15, Lecture on "Jim-me 10!" award. It see·,ns that Mr. "Chest Management" at College of Nurs LnMand le co, an ex-Marine , kept the boys we Ll=o rgant zed and well-ordered by Jan. 17-21, 1972 - 8: 30-4:30, Cont. Ed. issuing orders for a boy to do ten push in Community Mental Health, at Price. ups for each infraction of a rule. Ao Jan. 28, 1972. - 1:30--Li:15, Lecture on "Secretion Managen~cnt" at College of a result of the "Th at l s 10 for you!" cry, the boy who had received the most Nursing. ' . September 24, 1971 -3 Cont. Feb. 14-18, 1972 - 8:30-4:30, Development al & Rehabilitation Nurs Lng Program, Workshop at Colleee of Nursing Feb. 11, 1972 - 1:30-4:15, Lecture on "R esearch on the Eye 11, College of Nurs. Feb. 27-Mar. 3, 1972 - 8:30-4:30, Leadership Conference at Ramada Inn, Ogden. March 10, 19 72 - 1: 30-4: 15, Lecture on "Artificial Organs" at College of Nurs. April 14, 1972 - 1:30-4:15, Lecture on "N urs i.ng . R esearch 11 at College of Nurs. June 11-16, 1972 - 8:30-4:30, Leadership Conference at Ponderosa Inn, Burley, Id June 23, 1972 - 1:30--4:15, Lecture on 11 N urs i ng R esearc h" at College . of Nurs. Congratulations to a wonderful organizat Lon for keeping the Nurses Ln this area well informed, and giver.. choice opportunities to up-date their knowledge. May we, along with all of you, offer our sincere cong r at ul.at Lons to Darlene Brian. Darlen2 is now Mrs. Paul Peiay (pronounced "pay"). Nay your years ahead be many and harry, Dar Lene , * * * * NEWSLETTER - EDITION 6 Cont. 4-. Advf s e the Board of promising developmer.t s in nursing research and on areas requiring greater emphasis by the Ame rd can Nurses' Foundation. The committee is ccm.posed of 7 members: 1. Oliver H. Osborne, Ph.D., R.N., Chairman, from Univ. of Washington, Seattle. 2. Jeanne Quint Benoliel, D.N.S., R.N. from Univ. of We.shington, Seattle. 3. Berton H. Kaplan, Ph.D., from Univ. of North Carolina, 4. L. Claire Parsons, Ph.D. from Dept. of Health, Education & Welfare, Bethseda, Maryland, 5. Richard C. Jelinek, Ph.D., from Medici, Corp. Research & Developruen t, Dallas, Tex. 6. George A. Silver, M.D., Executive Assoc. Urban Coalition, Washington, D.C. 7. Camilla S. Wood, College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah. Congratulations, Camilla, and we wish you much s ucces s and happiness in this new appo Ln trnent; We here at the College of Nursing know it is an honor not only for you, but for the C~llege to have a local representative on this committee. * CAMILLA WOOD CN NATIONAL COMHITTEE We are surely proud of Camf.Ll a Wood she has been given an exceptionally fine honor - was appointed a membe r of the National Advisory Committee. Camilla received the four-year appointment in June of this year. The committee meets twice a year, the next meeting being held in November, in New York City. We have received word that all of the g r aduat e students from the 1971 class of College of Nursing passed with flying co Iors , tbe I r State Board Exam.ln at Lons . Our congratulations to them all! The truly wise will halt before a fact, no matter how humble or common the fact may be. The functions of the committee are: 1. Review applications for research grants and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees with respect to action to be taken on the applications. 2. Provide technical assistance to the Foundation staff in the preparation of research proposals initiated by the Foundation. 3. Provide assistance to ANG staff in reviewing the progress of ANF grants. WELL CHILD ASSESSMENT The "Well Child Asnessment" Workshop, held June 21-25, 1971, was well received an d it is felt was one of the most successful, yet. The workshop was presented by the Univ. of Utah College of Nursing Continuing Septemher 24, 1971 -4- NEWSLETTER - EDITION 6 Cont. Education Program, in conjunction with the Utah State Nurses' Association Maternal & Child Health Nursing Conference Group & the Utah State Nurses Associations Community Health Nursing Conference Group. Classroom sessions were held at the College of Nursing, while clinical experience in interviewing and behavioral observations were provided in private physican offices, and pediatric clinics at University Hospi.tal and Primary Children's Hospital. Clinical experience in physical assessment were provided through volunteer mothers bringing their children to the College of Nursing. All clinical experiences were under the supervision of the program staff. Child Health Nurse Specialist, Barbara Cahela, Child Health Nursing Cons ul.t an t , Colorado State Health Dept. was the vf.s Lt.f.ng faculty member. A tuition fee of $25.00, cov2:ring travel costs, per diem, p~rking, l~ncheon, coffee breaks, printing, rnai.Lfng and workshop supplies was paid by each participant. Many participants exp res se d the desire t meet again as a group at the College of Nursing for an afternoon of sharing problems and experiences they have had since the workshop. I overheard the title of an article the other day - "Your Next Doctor May Be A Nurse". I like that! * * * * * The Human Development Lab is asking for donations in the form of butter and cottage cheese containers, old clothes for dress-up, toys, etc. Anything that you can give these people for this fine cause will be appreciated. **~~** Watch the trees "letting go" of their leaves in autumn, and learn what we have to do with some of our old ideas and thoughts. The editor would like to express her appreciation for the support offered her in this new capacity. The "gift of words" has never been mf.ne , and I sincerely appreciate your help in 11 · l i s p uo. 1 a· ca t 1.on . getting t.n on th e roa d" .