Record Accession Number: 1379
First UVA program NURS Second UVA program
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Home town Talcott Home state WV
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Home town classification Small town
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High school classification Public
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Was your high school co-ed? Yes
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Did you come directly from high school to UVA? Yes
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If married, was it before, during, or after UVA? After
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Was your spouse associated with UVA? other, trainer, going to grad.
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Mother's first degree BA Mother's first college Concord
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Why did you choose UVA?
Comments on choice to attend UVA Advice of government teacher--Reputation of best teaching hospital in the area.
How did you finance UVA?
Comments on financing I won a small award which paid for books and uniforms. We staffed the hospital in exchange for room and board.
Why did you choose your UVA concentration(s)?
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Description of UVA classroom experiences
Comments on classroom experiences Excellent nursing arts instructor. Some classes were poor such as pharmacology and nutrition--probably not enough hours in these specialties.
Description of UVA professor interactions
Comments on professor interactions No contact except in class-room. In the class room it was strictly professional.
Who impacted your life at UVA?
Comments on life impact Ann Hemmings, our nursing arts instructor. She was the epitome of nursing. She set the standard and held us all to it. The head nurses in the hospital saw to it that we experienced all that we could while under their dept.
Most memorable UVA educational experience
Comments on memorable educational experience Other than nursing arts and obstetrics, all classes could have been better, with texts that were easier to read and more availability of instructors.
UVA weekend activities
Comments on weekend activities work, study, walks, church, parties. The first 6 months we had a curfew of 8 pm with on 10:45 on weekends.
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UVA housing
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Where were meals eaten
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Did you interact outside of UVA?
Interaction detail Very little, one family in Earlysville had business connections with an uncle so I saw them occassionally.
Memories of Charlottesville
Comments on Charlottesville memories It was a quiet, green, Southern town. Few automobiles among the students. People weren't in such a mad rush. City limits ended at the Tavern on Barracks Road--after that all country. You could always get a good breakfast at the Diner.
Did you feel part of UVA community? Did you feel part of community?
Incidents that caused these community feelings We were fairly isolated and work-class schedules made it impossible to get outside the medical community. Even in this group, nurses were the lowest on the ladder and often treated as such.
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Did UVA prepare you for post-UVA life?
Comments on preparedness It started my education in nursing--need to constantly keep updated due to change in the nursing profession.
Most significant post-UVA events
Comments on most significant event Marriage, children, aging over family members, death of husband, grandchildren
Personal factors that affected professional life
Comments on personal factors having children coming of college age and the need to go back to full time employment. Also death of spouse.
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Comments on volunteering Teacher, Council Pres, Comm. Assist, etc. Lutheran Church 29 yrs
Do you think of yourself as a career woman?
Comments on career woman question When first married and with small children that was my career and I loved every minute. I have managed to balance my home life with my work. Have never tired of my profession. But never the desire or time to get degree.
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Additional comments I was always impressed with the honor code. It has accompanied me all my life, it is who you are. I see young people every day who profess to live by the code, but think its alright to tell a tiny lie or abuse another. Its certainly not what I experienced at U.Va. I've always been proud of my nursing education. I still work as hard today as I did then, and I don't bend my standards. I can still hear some of those old nurses "If you don't have anything to do, find something."

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