munize children against metlsfesand other communicable diseases. During the fall and spring interested nursing majors were flown to Pensacola , Florida as a recruitment effort by the United States Navy. The students toured the base and were acquainted with the medical facilities. In addition to th~ir teaching roles at Harding, members of the faculty attend numerous professional meetings and seminars. Dean Smith served as chairman of the Nursing Education Advisory Committee of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing. Mrs. Clark served as a Board Member of the Arkansas State NurseT Association and assisted the White County Public Health Nurse. Mrs. HOLDING their "babies," Student Nursing A ssocia tion members Renae Bickford and Michelle Watson laugh together. Bradford conducted Head Start physicals for preschool children and served as a nurse practitioner at the Dry Dock Alcoholic Treatment Center in Kensett. Practicing skills Two dub organizations were open to nursing majors to help provide a broader view of the nursing field. The Harding Student Nurses Association , a departmentalservice club, was open to all nursing majors . "Being in the nursing set up to acquaint small children with doctors, nurses and other professionals that they come in contact with. Abuse seminar Membership in the Nursing Honor Society required a 3.5 cumulative average in nursing courses and nomination by classmates and faculty. "I feel that the Honor Society indicates that a person has high ideals and goals for nursing and that you are very 'Being in the nursing dub gives you the opportunity to practice your nursing skills and better your nursing tools."'- Jean Hames club gives you the opportunity to practice your nursing skills and better your nursing tools," said Jean Hames, HSNA president. "It is a practical experience outside of the classroom." The club sponsored an "Immediate Emergency Care" workshop in March. Guest speakers in the medical profession discussed how to handle the first five minutes of an emergency. The importance of knowing how to administer emergency respiration was emphasized. They also participated in a "Fun Fair" for preschool children. The fair was conscious of upholding the stant dards of nursing," said Nancy Faxon, Society president. The Society conducted an Abuse Seminar in the spring. Guest speakers were invited to the campus to speak in the areas of child, wife, parent and elderly abuse. A Health Care Week was sponsored in February, which involved a chapel program done by the nursing school and a library display. Free blood pressure tests were given in the Student Center and a question and answer panel was set up composed of students from the various medical fields.
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