University of Utah College of Nursing Newsletter, Edition 7, November 19, 1971

University of Utah College of Nursing Newsletter, Edition 7, November 19, 1971.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH COLLEGE OF NURSING EDITION 7 19, 1971 , 1 the holidays approach, our thoughts and hearts turn to our homes and families and the many blessings we share. We usually remember to acknowledge the evf.d-l e.nt blessings - those of health, strengt love of family, sound minds and bodies, a choice country to enjoy, and the warmth of a friend's smile. Sometimes, tho, we forget the less evident blessings that are ours each day - the 'little things'. When I found this poem, I felt it had a special message for this time of year - the time we acknowledge our appreciation for the blessings that are ours. As GIVE THANKS FOR LITTLE THINGS Let me be glad the kettle gently sings, Let me be thankful just for little thing Thankful for simple food and supper spread Thankful for shelter and a warm, clean bed. Thankful for friends who share my woe and mirth, Glad for the warm, sweet fragrance of the earth; For golden pools of sunshine on the floo For love that sheds its peace about my door; For little friendly days that slip away, With only meals and bed and work and play, A rocking chair and kindly firelight For little things, let me be glad tonight. * * * * * Our grand business is, not to see what lies cimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. - Carlyle * * * * * DR. BENTLEY The Baccalaureate Curriculun Committee ,was privileged to have Dr. Joseph C. Bentley dis cuss the contract method of evaluation, its basic principles, and how it is used in his courses. Dr. Bentley is a U. of U. Professor, teaching part-time in the Dept. of Education Psychology, and part-time in the Dept. of Business. The main points of Dr. Bentley's lecture were that contract evaluation is not based upon the idea that we have a specific body of knowledge for which the student is accountable, but that the student is free to explore and detennine his own learning. ,. This method of evaluation is particularly useful with the graduate students who have a sound knowledge base, but Dr. Bentley wondered if it is an appropriate tool for students at the baccalaureate level in nursing. He stated that he uses this method in two particular instances - in a Sensitivity Training Course, where 90% of the student experience is in group work and not graded; and with doctoral cand:!.dates in a theory class studying group dynamics. This allows them to explore their own areas of interest and to share them. Those attending Dr. Bentley's lecture felt that their time was very well spent, and that he had some fine information for them. * * * * * You can't help the weak by tearing down the strong. ** * * * November 19, 1971 -2·- 6TH WORKSHOP Newsletter - Edition 7 DOLOWITZ WORKSHOP The Developmental and Rehabilitative Nursing Program held its sixth workshop last week on the theme "Rehabilitative Nursing Aspects of the Patient With Acute Cardio-Vascular Disease". Several Senior Students and Faculty members attended the Third Annual Frances E. Dolowitz Memorial Workshop held Thursday, November 12, 1971 in the Empire Room of the Hotel Utah. Dr. Luther Cristman, Thirty people attended the k k , hi h i d d lw ieei - 1ong wor s00P' w c nc 1 u e c 11 ca1 experience in three of the nursing homes in the area. Those attending felt their time had had been very well spent, and that their knowledge had greatly increased as a result of the week's time. Dean of Vanderbilt University College of Nursing, Nashville, Tennessee, was the principle speaker. He presented a short prepared text entitled "Process or RoleOutcomes for Nursing", after which the meeting was opened for questions from the floor. Questi·o~.,1s were var i· e d an d at t i mes controversial. * * * * * I shall pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any k:lndness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer or ne g Le ct; it, for I shall not pass this way again. - Author Unknown Out of the night that covers me, Black as the r,it from pole to pole, I thank the whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of Circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud; Under the bludgeonings of Chance My head is bloody, but unbow' d. The information and ideas presented by Dr. Cristman in response to the questions asked were thought provoking, particularly in light of the present enphas Ls on curriculum change in our own College of Nursing. This workshop Ls sponsored annually by the Holy Cross Hospital. If a man has a talent and cannot use it, he has failed. If he has a talent and uses only half of it, he has partly failed. If he has a talent and learns somehow to use the whole of it, he has gloriously succeeded, and won a satisfaction and a triumph few men ever know. - Thomas Wolfe * * * * * It matters not how straight the gate, How charged with punishment the scroll, I am the master of my fate; I am. the captain of my soul. - William E. Henley Submitted by Ginette Pepper ** * * * FACULTY FUND NEW YORK WORKSHOP F'OR NURSE-MIDWIVES Joyce Cameron and Harie Holley are in New York attending a workshop of the American College of Nurse-Nidwives at the Hate mi ty Center Association. The purpose of this workshop is to develop criteri.a and evaluation for Nurse-tiidwi ves who have been out of practice or are new to the country, and are taking refresher courses. The College of Nursing Faculty Fund now has a membership of 14. Are you one of ****'~ them? Would you like to be? All you I never did anything worth doing by accf.dhave to do is bring or send your $5 ent, nor did any of my inventions come by to Gwen Luke. She wi 11 give you a receipt and the membership will be yourst accident; they came by work. - Thomas A. Edison ****-1( November 19, 1971 Newsletter - Edition 7 -3- ON INJECTIONS by Janean Erickson Sophomore Student The victim is my ex-best friend Her countenance is pale She's started in to whimpering, She's sure her heart will fail. The teacher's brow is sweaty Her eyes with terror fill She's cursing those who didn't put This darned drug in a pill. But I am calm and ready, No misgivings d~ I feel. If I would just not shake so hard, My courage would seem real. My great b rat.n ' s trying to recall All I must do and say. Oh, how I wish I'd Hstened To that Le ct.ure yesterday! I give my victim final words To reassure and soothe. While trying to prepare myself For the next traumatic move. Just stick it in and pull it out. It's easy as can be. I've seen it done a dozen times By doctors on T.V. At last I think I'm ready The time, at last, has come. I close my eyes and thrust it in I barely miss my thumb. But something must be wrong here. My victim1s in a cringe! The teacher's fainted on the floor I didn 1t fill the syringe! - Submitted by Helen Rollin S.N.A.U. The SNAU is sponsoring a wo rkshcp on drug use ent.Lt Led "Hake Contact", ·on Saturday, November 20, 1971 from 9:30 a.m. to 1: 30 pvm, This workshop will be held at Moreau Hall. All SNAU members may attend free of charge. All others will pay a $3.00 registration fee. A lunch will be served, courtesy of the Holy Cross Nursing Service. Dr. John Wood and several former drug addicts will be featured on this program. Please register by contacting Vickie Ramey, Holy Cross School of Nursing, 1002 South Temple. * * * * * If we had paid no more at tent Lon to our plants than we have to our children, we should now be living in a jungle of weeds. - Luther Burbank ATTEND AH. HEART ASSN. MEETING The 44th Annual Scientific Session of the American Heart Association was held in Anaheim, California from November 11th through November 14th. Jo Ann Yost and Sister Mary Elizabeth Cul Len attended various parts of the session on Nov. 12th and 13th. Lucille Notter, editor of Nursing Research, gave the opening address which was concerned with the vital significance of clinical nursing research. The nursing sessions which followed developed the interrelatedness of pulmonary and cardiovascular systems in regard to pathophysiology, principles of care and the latest areas of research. On Saturday afternoon we had the opportunity of attending one of 18 concurrent group sessions that provided informal discuss ions on clinical nursing problems with experts in those fi.elds. All interested faculty members were guests at a special movie this week. A video-tape entitled "A Descriptive Approa h w·e also attended some of the clinical to a Community" given by Dr. James Kent scientific sessions planned by the sciduring the 1971 Summer Session of the entific councils of the American Heart WICHE Nursing Curriculum Improvement Association. These sessions were primProject was given such praise that the arily devoted to reports of original film was rented for the C. of N. faculty investigations conducted by research to view. * * * * Cont. on page 4 * -4- November 19, 1971 Newsletter - Edition 7 -~.Jiiit.. Am. Heart Assn., Cont. WARNING ABOUT OVERDOSE physicians. 1971 films were available for previewing that were designed for education within the medical profession. The author of each film was available for discussion of the content following each film presentation. Several hundred scientific and industrial exhibits were also available for inspection during the few spare moments which were not taken up idth £annal sessions. OF C Barbara Prater found an interesting ar.ticle which she would like to share with you. It is from Nutrition Notes, Nov. 1971, No~ 54, p. 2. "Since Dr. Linus Pauling came out with a book recommending large doses of ascorbic acid (1 to 5 grams daf.Iy) to prevent or treat a common cold (for which it is ineffective) it is desirable to raise .a red flag about the dangers of over-dosing with this usually harmless vitamin. "Dr. Grace Goldsmith of Tulane University School of of Medicine points out that one gram of ascorbic acid daily may cause In addition to attending the above sessions, we found time to visit various ~iarrhea. Amounts of 4 to 12 g, daily sites of interest in Anaheim, Los Angeles can lead to formation of urate and cystine stones in the gall bladder.(1) and Capistrano. To our disappointment, we had to leave all of the excitement "Ascorbic acid in dos age of 6 g. daily of the meetings and California and head was used in a Russian study to terminate back to Salt Lake City and reality. Of r:-egnancy. It was effectivein 16 of course, we are ready for any other 20 women. It was concluded it acts by exciting travel that might arise during increasing production of estrogens.(2) the coming year! * * * * * Executive ability is a talent for deciding something quickly and getting somebody else to do it. * * * * * CONT. ED. DEPT. ACTIVITIES On Nov. 5th our 4th and final lecture in the Cancer Series was presented at the College of Nursing from 1:30 to 4:00 pvm , Thirty nurses attended from areas through out the state. Dale Evans and Barbara Mandleco did an excellent job of discussing the topic "Defining and Implementing the Role of the Nurse in Caring for the Cancer Patient." The fourth in a series of six Leadership Conferences (WICHEN) was held at Treasure Mountain Inn in Park City. Forty nurses from Utah, Idaho and Nevada were in at ten dance for the five-day workshop. The theme of the conference was "Devising New Systems in the Delivery of Health Care." Dr. Luther Christman spent two days discussing 11Trends in Cont. on page 5 "Excess ascorbic acid given Wistar rats for five days caused increase in numbers and size of lysosomes in liver cells.(3) "The possibility of other toxic effects from large doses cannot be excluded in the absence of trials. For example, an adve rs e effect of ascorbic acid when taken with the drug warfarin has been found. (4) "References: (1) Common Cold: Prevention and Treatment with Ascorbic Acid Not Effective, Dr. Grace Goldsmith, Questions and Answers, Journal of A.N.A. April 12, 1971, p. 337; (2) Mechanism of Interruption of Pregnancy by Ascorbic Acid, Samb o rs kaj a and Fe r dman , Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Nedi cine, Moscow, 1966, 8: 96-8; (3) Lysosomal Lesions From Large Doses of Ascorbic Aciu, Lippi and others, Acta Vitaminologica et Enzymologica, Milan, 20:(1966) 177-80; ( 4) interaction of Ascorbic Acid and Warfarin, Rosenthal, letter to Journal of A.M.A., 215: No. 10, March 8, 1971, p. 1671." * ** * * • November 19, 1971 -5- Cont. Ed., Cont. Nursing and Nursing Systems." The participants worked with atomic models in defining the system in which they now work. Later in the week, the nurses work ed in small groups to build a "model system" out of tinker toys.· The participants felt that they had a much better understanding of the systems in which they work, where nursing is, and where it is going. Newsletter - Edition 7 America's future will be determined by the type and quality of education of our children. - Hartin Vanbee * * * * * * H A V E Friday morning was "Supervisors' Day" at the Leadership Conference and the immediate supervisors of the workshop participants were invited to attend that session. A review of the kinds of learning that have taken place in the Leadership Conference was presented. "Supervisors I Day11 was in answer to a request made by nursing administrators to keep administrators and nursing direr.tors more aware of the kinds of knowledge and skills their sponsored participants are receiving in this series of conferences. The next Leadership Conference will be held in Ogden, in February. The second lecture in the Thoracic Lecture Series is being presented this Friday in room 212 at the College of Nursing beginning at 1:30 p,m. The topic for discussion is "Current Management of Tuberculosis. 11 There will be a $3. 00 charge. Anyone interested in attending is welcome. A H A p p y T H A N K s G I V I N G So live that you won It be afraid to sell your parrot to the town gossip. - Farmers' Almanac