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What is a registered nurse?
After obtaining a secondary
school diploma, a person, male or
female must continue their educa-
tion at university to obtain a Bach-
elor of Science degree (4 years) or
nursing school (3 years) for exten-
sive training.
In this three year period the stu-
dent must learn theory and gain
practical experience in all aspects of
the health field including pediatrics,
obstetrics, medicine, surgery, oper-
ating room, emergency room, psy-
chiatry, geriatrics and physiother-
apy.
After three long years of study
and practical experience you grad-
uate, but then you have to write the
`RN's' which are exams in all these
areas mentioned above and usually
these take two days to write and
results aren't known for two - three
months.
Then if you pass, you apply to the
college of Nurses and obtain your
Certificate of Competence and
finally at long last you are a Regis-
tered Nurse and very proud of your
accomplishment.
A nurse is not just a person who
passed out pills and bedpans. She
or he has many qualities that are
applied to different situations in
each aspect of health care.
For example nurses are teachers,
babysitters, communications, inter-
preters, advisors, observers, delivery
coaches, companions, transcribers,
discharge planners, housekeepers,
protectors, friends, palliative care
support workers, decision making
especially in crisis situations and
other qualities too numerous to
mention.
These are just a few of the many
and varied skills that nurses possess
and improve on daily with compas-
sion, sympathy, support and caring
to all people whether patient's
family or friends.
Nurses are not finished with their
education when their three years are
Seaforth
Legion
▪ by Barbara Scott
General meeting
tomorrow night
The general meeting of Seaforth
Legion Branch 156 next Thursday,
April 20 will be the election of
officers. Please, all voting members
plan to attend this important meet-
ing.
The bus to the Mitchell Legion on
Saturday, April 22 will be leaving
the Branch 156 at 1 p.m. and return
Seaforth at 6 p.m.
The Provincial Service Officer
will be at the Branch on April 27 at
9 a.m. For an appointment please
contact Cleave Coombs.
The upstairs hall and women's
washroom downstairs have now
been completed and are certainly a
great improvement to the Branch.
Tickets for the annual Duck race
are on sale at the Branch.
'At the going down of the sun
and in the morning we will remem-
ber them.'
Queensway
Easter celebrations
In preparation for Easter, residents
of Qucensway Nursing Home were
fortunate enough to have a Commu-
nion Celebration on Tuesday after-
noon. Pastor Wilson from the
Huron Community Church in Grand
Bend officiated our weekly church
service. Muriel Schneider assisted
with leading a prayer. Keith and
Grace Horner were communion
servers and Anne Wilson provided
musical accompaniment on the
keyboard. '
The Lakeview Conservative
Mennonite Singers visited and put
on an Easter Hymn program for
everyone on Tuesday evening.
On Wednesday, we held the fust
Bible Study program being co-
ordinated by Winnifred Hutton.
Residents enjoyed discussing famil-
iar stories in the Bible.
Following exercises early Thurs-
day morning, everyone enjoyed
learning about the history of Easter
and participating in Easter trivia
quiz.
Baking Club included preparing
Rice Krispie snacks for the resi-
dents and visitors throughout the
Easter Weekend. We talked about
how the ladies made homemade hot
cross buns for Easter.
Please note there is a correction
for our April birthday party. Marie
Flynn will be the entertainer on
Thursday, April 27 at 7 p.m.
Upcoming events: April 20 - 2
p.m. Musical program with Mrs.
Philips; April 25 - 2 p.m. - Church
Service with Rev. Armen; April 2(
- 1:30 - Bible Study; April 27 -
p.m. April Birthday Party with
Marie Flynn.
over. They are continually learning
through the daily experience of
working and also through continu-
ing education which is a must in
this day and age of advances in
medicine for example, new medi-
cines, new techniques and new and
improved machinery to aid in
assessing and diagnosing.
This can be achieved by having
inservices in the hospital, going to
seminars, taking courses in the
health field and reading related
literature.
i
Most of the courses and updating
is at the nurses expense. A one day
seminar is usually $50 to $100.
A nurses job is always changing
and evolving for benefit of the
community.,
Nursing Week Committee:
Chairperson - Judy Lamont, Reg.
Nurse - Team Leader, Janice
Leonhardt - Reg. 7-3 Supervisor;
Shiela Feeney - Reg. Practical
Nurse; Mary Margaret Nash - Reg.
Practical Nurse.
The contribution of nurses is
being celebrated during Nurses'
Week which runs from May 8-
14.
Seaforth Community Hospital
will recognize nurses with a pot
luck lunch for hospital staff, a
daily gift draw, banners, pictures
of staff and a special poem all
about nurses.
WHAT IS A NURSE?
N is for the nurturing and caring we
bestow.
U is for the understanding and
patience we bring.
R is for the responsibilty and
reliability we are known for.
S is for the sincere and sympathetic
care you receive
E is for the enthusiasm with which
we carr out our duties.
THE HURON EXPOSITOR, April 19, 1995-5
What is an RPN ?
WHAT IS A REGISTERED
PRACTICAL NURSE?
A Registered Practical Nurse
(R.P.N) is what used to be called a
registered nusing assistant or
R.N.A. The name change came in
1993 after much controversy from
all sides of the table for and
against. In the end, it was decided
that the new title would best
describe the role of this health care
member.
To pursue an interest in this
career, you must graduate with a
secondary school diploma and
continue eduction at a community
college with an agenda specifically
designed for the R.P.N. This
program is open to both sexes and
is one year in duration. In the
course outline, all aspects of
nursing will be found and
practically exercised.
As a graduate, the opportunity
may arise to work with all ages,
and in many different areas of the
medical system. The R.P.N. can be
seen working in medical/surgical
nursing, operating room, obstetrics,
rehabilitation, pharmacy, oncology,
geriatrics, pediatrics, etc. Team
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