PHOTO: Nursing items collage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MU Nursing Alumni Organization

Nurses' Notes


The Nursing Alumni Organization proudly presents historic “Nurse’s Notes.” The perfect gift for a nurse at graduation, a seasoned professional on a birthday or at Christmas, your own personal correspondence or for a framed collage for your office or home.Nurse’s Notes feature 10 different historic photos from the MU Sinclair School of Nursing’s archives depicting
students throughout the last 100 years.

All funds raised from sales will support the Organization’s efforts to create and foster new traditions for nursing students.Please make checks payable to the MU Sinclair School of Nursing and mail to Donna Otto, Director of Nursing Alumni Relations, Sinclair School of Nursing S448, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, or e-mail us at OttoD@missouri.edu.

Nurse’s Notes are $10 per package or three packages for $25 plus shipping and handling.
Shipping and handling charges are:
1-2 pkgs. $2.50
3-6 pkgs. $5.00
7-16 pkgs. $5.50
17-24 pkgs. $7.00

 

Contact Information
Donna Otto, MS(N), RN
Director of Alumni Relations
Clinical Instructor
S448 School of Nursing
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
ottod@missouri.edu
Phone: (573) 884-7293
Fax: (573) 884-4544

 

All photos in the 10-card packet:

PHOTO: Students sat on the porch and steps of the nursing education building at 902 University Ave. in the spring of 1955. “Saddle shoes and bobby socks were all the rage back then,” said Dee Esry, BSN ’55.PHOTO: Nursing students took a break and posed for a picture atop a fountain that was removed due to the construction of the new School of Nursing building, December 1975.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHOTO: LTC Army Nurse Linda Groetken in 1979 or 1980. Over the years, uniforms and technology have changed drastically. Pant suits were accepted in the early 1970s and school patches were added to sleeves of each uniform. Glass IV bottles were replaced with plastic bags and medication administration became more automated.

PHOTO: Class of 1963 capping ceremony. “Capping happened in the fall of each class’ sophomore year and included the recitation of the Nightingale Pledge,” said Patricia Kenyon, BSN ’64 MS(N). “We were awed by the commitment we were making and the pledge underscored our responsibilities.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHOTO: Josh Dunham measured the circumference of a baby’s head, 2003.PHOTO: Inspired by the 1970s fountain photograph, students took a break from clinicals and classes to create their own fountain photograph at Tiger Plaza, MU’s newest landmark. The bronze Bengal Tiger stands atop a waterfall at the south end of the South Quad, now known as the Mel Carnahan Quadrangle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

PHOTO: The MU School of Nursing pin was added to each graduate’s uniform during graduation by Ruby Potter, 1967. “Wearing one’s school pin is still a matter of honor to some graduates,” said Patricia Kenyon, BSN’64, MS(N).PHOTO: The roof of Parker Memorial Hospital provided celebration ground after graduation for Adeline Fields and her friend, ca.1913.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHOTO: After a long day caring for patients, documentation must be completed before heading home, ca. 1970s.PHOTO: Nursing traditions throughout the years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Print