‘paired.

Three quarters of a cen-
tury ago, in 1912, nursing
in B.C. was established as
an organized profession
with the founding of what
became the Registered
Nurses’ Association of
British Columbia
(RNABC)

What does it mean to be
a registered nurse in 19877.
What can a typical nurse

be expected to do? First of ©

all, there is nothing typical
about nursing today.

Most nurses still prac-
tice within the walls of an
institution, But with
the growth of community
health: services, more and
more are moving into the
community. The com-
munity health nurse is res-
ponsible for coordinating
a wide range of health
resources, as well as
teaching and counselling
patients and their families.
Above all, the community
health nurse aims at as-
sisting patients to adapt to
limiting conditions and to
maintain their indepen-
dence,

There are three other
areas where nurses are not

‘gresses. As well,

20 - Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 27, 1987 ONES

1987 marks 75 years
of nursing care

involved in direct patient
care. One is administra-
tion where nurse managers
develop policies and pro-
cedures: essential to the
delivery of health care.
They also supervise and
support nurses’ who prac-
tice at the bedside. Anot-
her group of nurses teach
in colleges and umiver-
sities. The third area of
non-bedside nursing is re-
search where nurses help
ensure safe, effective and
cost-efficient care by
studying the . impact of
their practice on patients.
In hospitals, nurses not
only attend to the bedside

needs of patients, but also

plan. their care from ad-
mission to discharge and
sometimes beyond. Be-
cause nurses are with pa-
tients 24 hours a day, they
are often in the best pos-
ition to judge how patients
respond to treatment and
how their recovery pro-
nurses
assess and interpret symp-
toms and plan care suited.

not only to the patients’
conditions but to the pa-

tients themselves. Above

all, nurses ‘deal ‘with pa-
tients” on .an. individual,
personal level; Often, this
can ‘make the difference

between ‘a dehumanized
hospital experience and a

warm and caring one.
- More and more the role

of the. bedside nurse 3%

also involves. education.

- Nurses teach their. patients
-how to care for themselves
and how to ensure good

health. And nurses help

people who want a more i

active role in their treat-
ment to become aware of

their rights and respon-

sibilities as patients.

With the increasing role
of biomedical technology
in health care comes a de-
mand for nurses who are

‘highly proficient in a

variety of technical tasks.
Acutely ill patients-on life
support systems depend
on skilled nursing obser-
vation, assessment, judge-
ment and action.

Today’s registered
nurse is a highly skilled.
professional who is more
involved in all aspects of
patient care than - ever:
before,

Registered Nurees Association of 8. C. has been “serving the public for 75 years with care and
dedication, said local resident Alice Chen Wing.

[in Court:

On Friday, May 8 in
Terrace Provincial Court
Dale MacDonald was fin-
ed $500 and put on proba-
tion for one year for
breaking | and enter and
committing an indictable
offence.

kek |

In: Terrace Provincial
Court on Friday, May 8
Jerry Azak was jailed four
months for operating a
motor vehicle while - his
ability to drive was im-

xk

- On Friday, May 8 in
Terrace Provincial Court
Arnold Stephens was fin-
ed $50 for possession of a
narcotic. yg ek.

Rules — continued from page 19

trackers can separate the.

child’s track from others
in that area of the woods.

They can theri quickly de- -

termine the direction of
travel, he added.

If your child is lost, call.
the police at 635-4911 im-

mediately after discover-
ing the child is missing. -
If the child is recovered
quickly by the parents,
don’t be embarrassed.
Like the old saying goes,
Better Safe then Sorry.
The Kinsmen Hug a
Tree and Survive Program
was started to help allevi-

ate the number of children .
and adults who get lost:

each year,
' The program is a non-
profit. organization sup-

ported solely by dona-

_tions, In September, the.
‘Kinsmen. plan on ap-

proaching — schools, to

establish an awareness for
' Hug a Tree and Survive.

A presentation to Su:
perintendent of . School
District 88, Frank Hamil-
ton and the school board

- trustees will be made by

the Kinsmen Club of Ter-

rack.

For more information,
comments, suggestions,
contact: The Kinsmen
Club of Terrace P.O. Box
516, Terrace, B.C. V8G
4B6. Attention Ken
Snyder, Chairman of Pro-
ject ‘Hug a Tree and Sur-

_ vive Program’,

Toe]

Seven years ago.

even n destroying the organ,

Recently a . party was held at the Terrace Elks Hall in honor of

Norma Morrison who Is now retired after 20 years of nursing.
Morrison was presented with several gifts from friends who 0 ap-

preciated her dedication. °

Hemochromatosis |

can be crippling ©

TERRACE — Many writ-
ers of books on nutrition

and dietary. supplements
suggest the use of iron, To
some people iron could
prove lethal.

by Daniele Berquist |

_UMy first reaction when
I was told I had hemo-
chromatosis was anger. I

was really angry that I was
‘being controlled by this

disease”, stated Maureen
Worobey, who is one of
two. sufferers of hemo-
chromatosis in the Terrace
area. The other is her
brother Gary Hampton.

found out approximately
“Gary
had gone in for an ex-

physician’s for severe ar-

_ thritis’’, explained Woro-
-bey. “It was found that he
had a swollen liver which .

led to the discovery of
hemochromatosis.’’ Wor-

_ obey explained that the

disease can be of a her-
editary nature, Being a
sibling, Worobey had to
undergo testing. It was

was a carrier of the gene.
Hemachromatosis is
caused by an overload of

‘iron in one’s body. This

disease has also been
known to develop as a re-
sult of dietary iron intake,
said Worobey. She added
that if the disease is
diagnosed’ at an early

‘stage, its ravages are pre-

ventable. If found at a late
stage, - hemochromatosis

‘can be crippling and po-

téentially fatal.

For the first years after

being diagnosed, Woro-
bey and her brother un-

_derwent treatment in Van-

couver and later in Ter-
race, This meant the cut-

‘ting of a vein and having

up to a gallon of blood per
month removed to reach
the desired level of iron in
the blood, said Worobey.
In many cases this. pro-
cedure is required for two

-to three years,

If treatment is not pro-
vided, the iron accumu-
lates and over a period of
years, the iron lodges in a

vital organ damaging. or

Worobey said they both |

amination at his family

discovered that she too.

There is much suffering
for victims, said Woro-
bey, who has seen her
brother in pain a ‘Breat
deal.

The symptoms. vary,
Worobey explained, how-
ever many. with the disease

‘ experience chronic fati-

gue, severe _ abdominal
pain and bouts of nausea.
Worobey added that in la-
ter . years there could . be

some degree of ‘hearing .
loss, disorientation and

diminished memory. The

sad thing, said Worobey, |

is this disease is frequently.
misdiagnosed because of
the symptoms,

Just recently, _Mayor
Jack Talstra proclaimed

May 25-31 as Hemochro-. .

matosis Awareness Week
in Terrace. Every mayor

across Canada has signed
-@ proclamation with the
exception of Brandon, —

Manitoba and Kitchener,
Ontario, said Worobey.
She added that it seems
reasonably sure that B.C.

Premier Bill Varider Zalm —

‘will: be reading a pro-
clamation at the legis-
lature i in the province con-
cerning hemochromatosis
as will Prime Minister
Brian Mulroney in parlia-
ment,

The purpose of this
awareness week is to
stimulate awareness for.
the ‘public and practising
physicians. *

Since hemochromatosis
is now acknowledged to be

the most common genetic

disorder in Canada, the
main objectives are to

achieve earlier diagnosis
for as many people as

possible, before it’s too
late, and to prevent mani-
festation of the disease in

-family members of those

who have already been
diagnosed, said Worobey,

In Canada an estimated
75,000 may develop hemo-

chromatosis, added Wor-

obey.

} Career.

3 TERRACE. -- Norma “
-Morrison of Terrace’ re-

Terrace |:
: ‘retires
after —

impressive

cently retired from -.the

- §keena Health Unit after

20 years of service to the
community.

_A retirement party was
recently held for Mor-
rison, in the Elks Hall.-
Friends and family pre-
sented gifts. and wished

Morrison a happy retire.

ment,

‘At.the party. the head

- table “was occupied” by | 7

Jean and Les. Orr who
came from Saltspring Is-.
land to participate in the
ceremony. Jean Orr work-

‘ed with Norma when the -

Skeena Health Unit of-:
fices were in the basement.
of the Municipal Building,

Morrison was born. in
Prince Rupert in 1922,
before: Terrace had a hos-
pital. She graduated from
Kalum School in Terrace
in 1940 and began training
iii order to become a
nurse, She graduated from
the Royal Jubilee in Vic-

toria in 1944, worked in. _
Prince Rupert during the
war that same year, and.

then moved on to Mon-
treal for further training.

After attending school in’ -

Montreal Morrison moved

-to UBC and completed her:
Public Health Nurse train-
ing. She then worked in.
Ontario and Montreal.

. Between 1949 and 1980 .
- Morrison travelled . to
Europe to practise nurs-

ing, but returned to Cana-
da to work during the con-

struction of the Kenney .

Dam as an Industrial
Nurse. The Dam was nam-
ed after her father who
was Ministry of Lands and
Forests at that time. _
She married.Nels Mor-
rison in 1953 and raised a
family for 14 years.

In 1967 she joined the
Skeena Health Unit and

worked there for 20 years, —

Morrison has three chil-
dren, Margaret-Anne,
John, and Cathy and a
grandchild named Ashley,

Best wishes were ex-
tended by several friends
and family members living
out of town through let
ters and gifts.

Congratulations to Nor- -

ma Morrison from the

‘Terrace Review, on your

accomplishments, may
your retirement hold
much pleasure for you.

In court

In Terrace Provincial
Court on Monday,.May 4
William: Davis was jailed
three months and put on
probation for one year for

theft. kkk

On Friday, May 1 in
Terrace Provincial Court

Glen Mcllmoyle was fined

$300 and jailed seven days

_ for an offence under the
. Motor: Vehicle Act.

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