Show I 4 7 S f r- r rp p- p e w t tJ R- R 9 e. e l s j I i it i t t I i j r I 12 RECEIVE p PRACTICAL NURSE CAPS Mrs Lynn Ford supervisor of nurses at South Davis Community Community Community Hospital has announced the special acknowledgement by the hospital of 12 staffers gaining recognition as practical nurses in a capping ceremony held the latter part of July I RECEIVING their practical nurses cap and pins were Rosalind Rosalind Rosalind Ros Ros- Bat Bates s Kathleen Tender Tender- holt bolt Noreen Viola Wid- Wid dison Freddie Fredd e Macaleese Geneva Geneva Geneva Gen Gen- eva Bell Bernice Farley Mona Romine Delores Haacke Vanda Haacke Wanda Eggett Norma Terry and Joanne Joanne Jo Jo- JO-I JO t anne Peterson I Although it is not routine todo todo to do so the hospital provided the caps and pins for the ceremony in recognition of the special efforts efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts made by those qualifying in both the classroom and on the job AN ALTERATION in the state law affecting the Nurse Practice Act in May 1964 1961 included in included in- in the requirement of three years actual on the job nursing experience in any t three three- of U the I following fields Maternity medical surgical pediatric or psychiatric Other requirements necessary necessary to gain the state license for practical nursing include a recommendation recommendation recommendation rec rec- from a hospital administrator two phys physician physician- and registered nurse I ITilE THE TilE APPLICANT then must file with the state to obtain the waiver of license and their heir application application application ap ap- ap- ap must be re reviewed wed by bythe bythe bythe the State Board of Nurse Examiners Ex Ex- Successful completion of these requirements then qualifies qualifies the applicant to be licensed li licensed li- li censed by the state of Utah to practice as s a practical nurse under the direction of a registered registered registered regis regis- nurse or physician registered regis in the stateS state S' S So-nh So th Davis Hospital g gave ve classes to the applicants qualifying qualifying quai- quai I for fer the waiver and those successfully completing t the h e course were recommended on the basis of practical experience experience experience ence and knowledge as well as classroom score |