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Show 2A E mery County Prog ress Wednesday, November 19, 1986 COINTOY LIVING a. Combining motherhood with nursing career delivered By ELIZABETH HANSON While the world'i most famous nurse evaded marriage to devote full time to founding the nursing profession, a Huntington woman has sue cessfully combined motherhood and a nursing career for 20 years in a manner that Florence Nightingale must envy. Earlene Allred Black had nine children when hired as a nurses aid at the Emery County Nursing Home at Ferron. She took time off to have her tenth child and served for a time in public health duties before plunging into LPN training and returning to the home in 1970. Through the years she has TARiCINEMA l IH I kind at coming toonl tdnnlurt I warmth "I loved nursing from day one. Our capacity at the brand new home was 42 and we were often full. There were an LFN and two aids for the day shift, two aids for the afternoon shift and two for the graveyard shift. The drugs put up by the LPN were given out by aids later In the day. Doctor Demman of Price was the doctor when we could get him. He came every month or so to check the patients. In an emergency we did the best we could. I had worked a month or so when I saw my first patient die. I was scared to death. We never knew what they died of. We had no way of knowing. We Kit nr THEATERS Thtdoi Hotlmo 637 1705 CROWN, 7:30 Tough Guys Nov. 2177 KING KOAL.7&9 7 p.m. JIG LAUGHS! fl"' t SOUL MAN Ml J PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED c" THE RUNNING Gregory Hlnet 6 Crystal 9 p.w. Show! Sopinlo Admission ELY 7:00 All STAND iki dh PRICE THEATRE SCARED a 687 9275 THE and "shooting the bull along with conscientious nursing. Staff writer "SOUL MAN" many hugs, kisses, much human Erl., Sol, Sun. Snob $1.00 BY ME in REEL STUFF had some sick patients. We used old linens to pad beds of the incontinent. There was nothing disposable at the time. The graveyard shift used an autoclave to sterilize needles and instruments ... we earned the reputation of having a nice clean, friendly and home-lik- e place, Earlene remembers. Since, Earlene has witnessed death many times. Ive been torn up over losing some of them, yet a lot of the time it is such a relief to see them go. A Lou Gehrigs disease victim may be unable to feed himself, talk or scarcely breath, yet have an intact mind. All have their problems and idosyncracies. Some I will always remember. "Nephl Williams had such a brilliant mind and photographic recall. I hope his family got a tape of Danish songs and talk and philosophies. Fred Larsen was a wonderful personality. Flossie Simonsen was bedfast with arthritis. Lon Seely came in on his own and always seemed to enjoy and appreciate what was done for him. Men seem to have a harder time adjusting. I dont know "Everyone how many hundred, was very special and that included their Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Free, Sugar Free Pepsi Free or Mountain Dew 6pk.cans Limit one six pack per coupon. Good through Thanksgiving. This week's sale price $1.59 per 6 pack. Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at. . . You become acquainted with so many wonderful people. I like to remember my time at the Emery home as a very personal achievement and have found myself the recipient of love and gratitude from patients and families. I so much love and appreciate the ones who have worked with me in all departments of the nursing home care. At the time I went into nursing I was desperately seeking a personal identity, something to feel good about. Nursing has given me a new outlook and value on life and personal enrichment, she says. Earlene usually worked the afternoon shift because it was easier to have dinner prepared and leave home than to come home and start ptiching Into the complexities of household management. She remembers that when she returned with LPN status things were We had a registered nurse and licensed practical nurse and up to four aids although the patient load had not increased. We usually had around 42. Chelestina Bergera Cadez was head nurse, Ray Killpack was adminstrator. Disposable pads and briefs were supplied. The autoclave was abandoned in favor of more advanced methods. At times Earlene noted with with this 30' coupon 94113 j u1 u'ii lu u ui u'iJ uj uj ui te 4 a -- A Earlene Black, Huntington, recalls her many years at the Emery County Nursing Home. hinder the actual quality time spent on a patient. We nurses are on the dead run all the time trying to make the rounds. There is no time for the caring I have always felt was important in nursing. I would advise disapproval that the nurse-patieto check on their families too was ratio high in relatives any nursing home to resulting in escalating costs and sure make is adequate. service waste of employee time. During of Be needs human aware the 1983 of the the net loss the year and upkeep of the home and to home climbed to $68,860. A belt what degree they are being tightening was indicated, she Earlene comments. met, 9 believed. As the home continued Her fathers namesake and to go into the red and be bailed oldest of five, Earlene was born out by the county she wished Oct. 24, 1924 at Mohrland to that a contingency fund had Charles Earl and Gladys Jensen been set up for building repair Allred. She grew up on three and emergencies. The situation Medicaid and Medicare different farms in the Desert continued until April 18, 1985 revenue, administration costs Lake and Cleveland areas. She when the county entered into a other information. I think vaguely remembers that at the and with management agreement business needs to be on top of Desert Lake farm the coyotes Bonneville Health Systems of the inventory every three howled and came so close you Bountiful. Earlene believes BHS If the costs exceed what could see their eyes reflecting months. to been able the has brighten is coming in, something must be the light from the kerosene financial angle while delivering done quickly and not wait six lamps. a level of health care and emmonths After the Allreds moved into and then scream for ployee benefits beyond what the Cook place near Cleveland business home the help. nursing average "I am concerned that the they also homesteaded a Nine offers. The company is now nursepatient ratio be sufficient Mile ranch 42 miles away. They to care for all patients, built fence and cabin and imATTINTION! especially the bedfast who are proved the land. Earlene milked Ig Anniversary Sal on Prophets and General Authorities Books to helpless to ring the bell. I cows, tromped hay, harnessed 10-1- 5 have been frustrated at the teams so tall she could scarcely off at SEVENTIES BOOK STORE amount of paper required by throw the apparatus across, Huntington and government regulations that picked raspberries strawberries and many other physically taxing tasks. She herded cows along the ditch banks. Holidays Coming Up The Allreds belonged to the Time to think of Beef Trust, a group of fanners nt . 3AVS families and friends. asking for a ten year contract. Earlene was voted by the staff to sit in on the nursing home board monthly meetings. "I wanted to find out what the responsibilities of the board were, but during the few months I served, the biggest concern seemed to center about the funding of the facility and employee benefits. Employee benefits were cut back to half or less. 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The meat had to be cooked at once or salted down because no one had refrigeration, power or even running water for a time. She remembers seeing water hauled from the ditch in two wooden barrels mounted on a slip pulled by a horse. Earl encouraged horseback riding. He served as personal attache to General Fershing Tray FROM turns taking Meat and Cheese THE 6 Vi Friends and Family Treat them to a trays earl, 6 (Continued on Page To register for the tree, you must be 16 or over Emery Medical Center ft Konrad P. Kotrady M.D. Board Certified Family Practice Mark P. 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