"The Good Ol' Days!" - Page 10
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Apr 10, '12 by OCNRN63Quote from MerlynIt was a big thing to go from a plain cap to one with diagonal stripes, then one with a solid stripe. When we graduated we got a completely different cap, which was the signature cap of the school, not the generic ones we wore when we were students.I miss the Nursing caps. I know they must have been a pain in the butt to wear, but you knew from the cap what school the nurse went to, and if they were an RN or LPN. Getting caped was a big thing. It meant you were ready to nurse to practice what you were taught in the classroom, that now you belong to a caring group of people called nurses. At a then, well known 3 year nursing program, It was not uncommon to see the caped nurses cry. It meant that much. It meant that much for me. I didn't even get a cap and I cried. I miss the caps.interceptinglight and Merlyn like this. -
Apr 10, '12 by GrnTea"chief of medicine cardioverting patients with carotid sinus massage. cheaper than electricity.
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they still do that
they do, but in the old days there was no electrical alternative, and i'll bet the chiefs don't stay all night at the bedside doing it now.:dfiveofpeep likes this. -
Apr 10, '12 by Ruby VeeQuote from merlyncaps were a pain in the behind. i did have a capping ceremony and got capped -- that was a pain in the behind, too. i've never heard of a caping ceremony or of nurses getting caped, though. i know they wear capes in the uk -- or they used to. is that where you are?i miss the nursing caps. i know they must have been a pain in the butt to wear, but you knew from the cap what school the nurse went to, and if they were an rn or lpn. getting caped was a big thing. it meant you were ready to nurse to practice what you were taught in the classroom, that now you belong to a caring group of people called nurses. at a then, well known 3 year nursing program, it was not uncommon to see the caped nurses cry. it meant that much. it meant that much for me. i didn't even get a cap and i cried. i miss the caps.
- Apr 10, '12 by OCNRN63Quote from ruby veeafter we passed our first three months in nursing school, there was a capping ceremony (complete with candles and nightengale oath). i still have a picture of me standing next to a classmate, holding my candle and the carnation we got when we went up to be capped.caps were a pain in the behind. i did have a capping ceremony and got capped -- that was a pain in the behind, too. i've never heard of a caping ceremony or of nurses getting caped, though. i know they wear capes in the uk -- or they used to. is that where you are?
we also sang the school song. ("we hail to you st. joe's, may your shining light within us flow, like our quest for truth may it ever grow, as we honor you.") i played the piano when i was a senior for the freshman class that was being capped.
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Apr 10, '12 by DoGoodThenGoQuote from ruby veewith all this modern day romance with vampires nurses should go back to wearing capes. think of the all fun you could have scaring certain patients and striking fear into the students. :dcaps were a pain in the behind. i did have a capping ceremony and got capped -- that was a pain in the behind, too. i've never heard of a caping ceremony or of nurses getting caped, though. i know they wear capes in the uk -- or they used to. is that where you are?
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Apr 10, '12 by MerlynQuote from ruby veei have a picture of a capping held at helene fuld school of nursing in trenton, nj on sept.12, 1969. it shows the juniors or second year nursing students being capped by the seniors or third year students in what was called a candlelight ceremony. the picture is from the hospital newsletter called the pulsator. also on the same page is another picture of the capped student holding little porcelain lamps during the recitation of the florence nightingale pledge. i save it because an old dear friend is in both pictures. also, at the time i was working as a janitor and my picture is on the second page. i wish that i could upload the picture to this site, but my main computer is sick.caps were a pain in the behind. i did have a capping ceremony and got capped -- that was a pain in the behind, too. i've never heard of a caping ceremony or of nurses getting caped, though. i know they wear capes in the uk -- or they used to. is that where you are?
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Apr 10, '12 by interceptinglightWhen my little preemie son was in the NICU in 1996, an older nurse told me of the days before pulse oximetry. No alarms to alert a nurse to a sudden drop in the baby's oxygen level.....all they had to go by was a change in skin color. - Apr 10, '12 by OCNRN63Quote from ruby veesorry, my migraine is playing tricks on me. i see now you were clearly talking about "caping" ceremonies, not "capping" ceremonies.caps were a pain in the behind. i did have a capping ceremony and got capped -- that was a pain in the behind, too. i've never heard of a caping ceremony or of nurses getting caped, though. i know they wear capes in the uk -- or they used to. is that where you are?
- Apr 10, '12 by MerlynQuote from OCNRN63I'm sorry. Catholic School. Can't spell. But boy, can I play Bingo!Sorry, my migraine is playing tricks on me. I see now you were clearly talking about "caping" ceremonies, not "capping" ceremonies.
- Apr 11, '12 by DoGoodThenGoQuote from RNperdiemTwo of the most wonderful things to hear over the PA system:I remember a world before bariatric sized equipment. Stretchers looked like ironing boards with wheels. Beds were hand cranked and sized small enough for a semi-private room.
I do miss specific visiting hours.
"Attention, visiting hours will end in "X" minutes"
"Attention, visiting hours are now over"
Bums rush in dulcet tones! *LOL*
For the few that didn't take the hint a quick walk around the ward/floor and a firm but polite "I'm sorry, visiting hours are over now....."
Speaking of PA annoucements, does anyone remember those "Attention, will the owner of a blue Ford.... license plate **** please move your car. You are blocking...."
