Isabel Maletolt is her second year of the two- year Diploma Nurse Program at Sheridan s Credit Valley Campus She remarks on the experiences of a nursing student and states that the past year and a half have been the most difficult the most frustrating and thcmostwondcriul years other We Although she had prep- for a nursing career by reading every brochure available and by talking toevcrynurscsho knew she laughingly admits she did not anticipate the amount of hard work that nursing Involved Work I had never seen so much work The classes to SO pm Monday to Friday the three to four hours of homework each evening the multiple choice exams the detailed and the never ending supply of it I think we sur- Somehov we did sun We soon added labs to our academic work nursing skills were pnctised over and over We shved at least IS minutes on our first a tempts at bed making in September whereas now we arc able to make a bed with a patient ill in It in approximately five minutes During the first week of October we began our hospital experience We were so proud and happy in uniform but terribly frightened in cane we did rung group of was assigned to a medical unit along with our who ises us in all our experiences Students rotate through four major clinical areas medical obstetric pa in trie and psychiatric wards Che five hospitals which provide these are Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital Milton District Hospital The Hasp Memorial Hospital and Peel Memorial Hospital After Christmas new procedures were added to our repertoire- of skills and mastered dressings compresses IV intravenous therapy IM s intramuscular injections etc Meanwhile the learning continued Mondays were heavy i In as days Tuesdays Wednesdays half the class went to clinical areas while the others remained In la On Thursdays and tridayis the groups alter nated academic classes continued each lernoon The highlights of my obstetrical rotation wan my drat delivery and learning that teaching Is a very very important part of nursing I began to feel I was part of the health team and to know what nursing us really all about I truly wanted to be a nurse now ami nothing could shake my intent to pursue this goal There was anxiety and finally relief as we learned we had passed the first final exams We were exhausted In our month of holidays August we did nothing but recuperate It passed much too quickly In September we registered for our final year a that promised to be exciting and fulfilling Old Iricndshlps were renewed and new ones made quickly as Sheridan students from other campuses were added to our residence numbers Time lias passed quickly and I enjoy it 1 have learned that the funny warm tearful and at times little monsters on paediatrics can easily worm their way into my heart and teach me more thing else can I have changed In ways matured perhaps and now find great reword In looking after the elderly as well an the young I there arc days from time to time Hint 1 del like throwing in the towel but then there he intangible reward- that last and cannot be These arc so difficult to describe because come from within as one works with others 1 am looking forward to psychiatric experience my graduate Aug my graduation day greatest day of all INFORMATION REQUEST FORM Just ill out this information request form and rtturn it to ShcnuanCollcgi Information Services Trafalgar ltd Ontario or call would like information about Address Number Sheridan Program for real The twoyear Advertising program at Sheridan is for real This year for instance first year Advertising students created an ad for the summer course in Magic which is being published in two US magazines The students did all the work from to finished layout Secondyear students prepared as a assignment a scries of advertising campaign ideas for consideration by the Planning Federation of Ontario An allied endeavour was the preparation of a TV advertising campaign TV copy and story boards for an important instant breakfast drink that was received by the corporate planning manager of General Foods Ltd The realism of the Advertising program extends into the actual working world For practical ex last winter both first and secondyear students went out to work for days in the advertising departments of newspapers radio stations depart stores and ad agencies in Hamilton Toronto Brampton Port and Kitchener In addition to the longer period of work experience int Liaise have gone on field trips the advertising world to see it whirling More than a dozen trips this winter included Warner Lambert Pharmaceutical Canada Ltd Vickcrs and Benson advertising agency Business Publications CFTOTV City Centre Plaza management Miracle Marl I- Distributors Charters Publishing Co Ltd of Canada Biscuits Spectator in Hamilton Radio andto get to the primary supply source the Ontario Paper Mills at Professionals in the advertising field have come to the campus to dismss their work These included Pat Hurley president of the Radio Sales Bureau of Canada Mike head copywriter CHUM Manager Oakvillc Beaver Retail Advertising Supervisor Toronto Mar Robert Oliver president Canadian Advertising Advisory Board The twoyear Advertising diploma program is available to Grade 12 or 13 graduates and to mature students Sports program There has been a concerted effort by the federal provincial and municipal governments to upgrade In order to achieve this a great deal of promotion and information releasing will be required to ensure the success of these programs Abo the current boom and subsequent Interest in sports leagues warrants a specialized system coverage and promohon tor this reason Sheridan College has approved a Sports Information and Publicity program which instruct students In the preparation and all and post event pressreleases addition the program wilt Include compiling analyzing recording and releasing of all relevant individual and team statistics as well as covering the of sports journalism photography media coverage techniques and advertising crush hgz A Bruins instruction a ted