Cynthia Maria Drake - Keller , TX Daniel James Draper - Lewi ston, NY Scott Drumheller - Lans ing, IL Melissa C. DuBosie - Spring, TX Denita Carol Dugger - Ca rleton , MI Thomas Wesley Duncan - South Lyon , MI Suzanne Lynn Dunlap - Rocheste r Hills, MI Melissa Gay Durham - Bakersfield, MO Amanda Lynn Eatong - Indianapo li s, IN Terrah Eldridge - Searcy, AR David Ralph Elliott - W. Memphi s, AR Mandy Leigh Ellis - Ardmore , OK Thomas C. Ellis - Ardmore , OK Mark England - Searcy, AR GOTCHA. Jimmy Knight, freshman, turns the other way while Pat Rice, head nurse, gives him a shot in the arm. The student Health Center pro278 People for keeps vided medical care for students, faculty and staff members. -Photo by Sharon Bowles. Prescription: take three R's and call me tomorrow Triple R's can symbolize many things. In education they stand for Reading, Writing and Arithmetic; In student's descriptions of Spring Break, they stand for Rest, Relaxation and Recreation; but in clinical terms they stand for Resource, Referral and Reference. The nurse's stations, under the direction of head nurse Pat Rice, practiced the three R's daily. The first R stood for Resource. "We have everything from medicine for the sick to crutches for the walking wounded," said Rice. Referral was the second R. The free clinic aided students in making doctor or dentist appointments or sometimes sending them to the counseling center. The last R was for Reference. "The yellow excuse proves that the student came to see us," said Rice. "I just hope that the students remember that Harding's nursing station is more than a yellow excuse slip. We are here to help them; not make them mad," she said. Sometimes Rice liked to add the fourth R to the list. "I want the students to know that we are Ready to serve them. I treat each one like they are my own son or daughter," she said. The station averaged about 75 student visits a day with the top being 134 on February 13. "This number beats our record by one. The day after Spring Sing last year, we had 133 visits to the clinic," said Rice. Despite the high number of daily visits, Rice estimated that over half of the students never visit the station. The clinic employs two full-time nurses, Rice and Dorothy Arensmeier. "I love to work here because I enjoy the students, even when they are sick. I am interested in them and how they relate to Harding," said Rice. From checking blood pressure and giving allergy shots to writing excuses and making doctor appointments, the health clinic was the students pathway to health. "I just wish more students would come see us when they are sick. We are free and we are here to help them," said Rice. Education can keep their Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, the clinic has Resource, Referral and Reference. -Sharon Bowles.
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