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Show The Tfumderbirct Monday Novemher 26, 1984 Page 3 SUSC nursing students rarely get needled gain registered nurse status and enter esteemed field Cooperative program prepares men and women to and work there for about by Susan Jones Syringes, needles, thermometers, stethoscopes and funny machines are just a few of the many instruments SUSC nursing students are familiar with. SUSC, Weber State College and Dixie College offer a cooperative two-yeassociate degree program which qualifies the graduate to take the State Board Test Pool Examination and become a registered nurse. Weber State College awards the associate degree upon completion of seven quarters. The cooperative program is well under way this year, said Betsy Talbot, nursing instructor. This is a program in which the students have to apply for and go 18 hours a week where they can get practical experience. This gives them an opportunity to get out in the community and work in the facilities. SUSC has sponsored the program for years. About 50 percent of the two-yea- r graduates choose to attend a larger institution and get their B.A., said Gardner. The progam is mainly for people from southern Utah, who have first priority when applying for the 10 The program is very demanding, Gardner said. It requires many hours of student work. Applications must be submitted the February before the next academic year so students can take prerequisite classes during the summer to familiarize them with the nursing program. These classes prepare students for a demanding schedule in the fall. Within six months of graduation, students find jobs, said Talbot. It is difficult to get into this program. The committee chooses students that are willing to work hard and study consistently. They choose ambitious Within six months of graduation students find jobs. The program is mainly for people from southern Utah. through many application procedures, she said. The application procedures are completed at Weber State, Talbot said. A committee of six, consisting of two representatives of each of the cooperative schools, review and evaluate students applications. Only 18 first-yewere selected this year. Twenty-fou- r students were chosen for second year studies. SUSC provides only first year training. Dixie provides second year studies, where students receive the associate degree. The classes here are taught by Carolyn Whipple and Betsy Talbot, said Susan Gardner, nursing director. Many lectures and labs are taught in the classroom, but further into the quarter, the students go to the hospital program. We want to benefit the students that want to stay here in the area and work because it is hard to recruit nurses from up nferth. ar SUSCs nursing department works in conjunction with Weber State r associate College and Dixie College to provide a cooperative degree program. Shelly Baldwin , from left, demonstrates for nursing students Theresa Tullis, Kelly Wood and Betsy Talbot how to change a dressing on a patient. two-yea- people that really care where they are going in life and know what kind of career they want. The nursing program also serves as a basis for people who want to go into other fields of the medical profession.The nursing program is not just for females, Talbot said. It is open to males too. Nurses are stereotyped everywhere you go and we are trying to change that. In addition to training nurses, the program is designed to prepare students as citizens and beginning practitioners of nursing. The program also imparts a knowledge of the basic physical, biological, behavioral, and medical sciences. The students learn to develop the skills through multiple experiences and apply acquired knowledge in caring for patients. Carnival canceled Twelve Days of Christmas begin', today , by Lisa Laird The club carnival scheduled for tonight by ASSUSC has been canceled. The activity will be postponed until winter quarter, because planning was not going as smoothly as ASSUSC had hoped. The decision to postpone the activity was a conscious effort to ensure it came off as professionally as possible, said Scott Price, ASSUSC president. By postponing it, he said, the activity would be quality. Price explained that last year the carnival had serious problems with only partial club participation, but that should not prevent the carnival from remaining an established campus activity. Scheduling was another problem. The carnival was scheduled to immediately follow Jewish Week and precede the graduate interview workshops. With such tight scheduling, Price said, it was a bit difficult for the clubs to do the activity and take care of individual club activities also. The carnivals purpose each year is to raise funds for the clubs by inviting club members and other students to enjoy the booths and activities. Price explained that when most clubs participate, more support is fostered by club members and more money is spent at activities. SUSCs Twelve Days of Christmas celebration starts today with the 29th annual Christmas tree lighting. Activities are slated to get under way at 6:30 p.m. this evening near the large blue spruce tree just north of the Science Center. All students are invited to attend the program and join in the singing of Christmas carols and enjoy hot cider and doughnuts provided by the Student Activity Board. SUSC President Gerald R. Sherratt and Karen Smith, 1984 Homecoming Queen and Miss SUSC, will turn on the lights which will decorate the huge Christmas tree throughout the holiday season. Chad Hulet, STAB president, said the program will also include several choral numbers, a poetry reading, remarks by Harl E. Judd, and a vocal number, Oh Holy Night, by Michael Michie, an SUSC student who recently performed in a Tabernacle Concert in Salt Lake City. The annual Christmas tree lighting started when Dr. Royden C. Braithwaite became SUSC president, Hulet said It is the colleges Christmas gift to the community, the first of several events planned to welcome community residents to the campus during the month of December. Among the events to take place during the Twelve Days of Christmas is Fantasy in Frost, a festival decorated trees, continual entertainment and other activities sponsored by the Associated Faculty and Staff Women of SUSC. The festival will be held in the Student Centers Great Hall Nov. 29 and 30 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. and again Dec. 1 from 10 a. in. to 3 p.m. Admission is 25 cents for children and 50 for adults. Also planned during the annual celebration is a series of musical concerts, the first featuring the SUSC Symphony Orchestra Wednesday. The colleges symphonic and concert bands will perform Dec. 3 and the SUSC choral groups will perform Dec. 10. All concerts begin at 8 p.m. in the Thorley Recital Hall, and are free to the public. Other activities taking place during the Twelve Days of Christmas, Hulet said, include a dance Tuesday and Christmas party Dec. 4 at the LDS Institute; Thunderbird basketball Thursday and again Dec. 3; SUSCs Christmas tree the 29th annual lighting observance of the beginning of the Yuletide season set for tonight at 6:30. is and a Christmas concert Dec. 5 with a guest artist yet to be announced. The festivities will conclude Dec. 7 with the Christmas dance, a womens choice event scheduled for 9 p.m. in the Great Hall. Admission is $5 per couple with music by Christopher. semi-form- |