Proud to Wear my South Side Cap: My half-century journey through nursing

Proud to Wear my South Side Cap: My half-century journey through nursing

by Ruth A. Bershok
Proud to Wear my South Side Cap: My half-century journey through nursing

Proud to Wear my South Side Cap: My half-century journey through nursing

by Ruth A. Bershok

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Overview

Ruth (Wagner) Bershok entered South Side School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1958. In this book she traces her nearly 60-year journey through the field of nursing. She begins as a teenaged student nurse starching her cap, learning the rules of etiquette for student nurses, and rotating through clinicals. The journey continues through decades filled with changes in medical technologies and attitudes. She vividly recalls the first time a medical doctor asked for the opinion of the nursing staff. Having completed both a three-year nursing school and, later, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), the author speaks to the pros and cons of both paths to a nursing career. Her journey navigates through many challenging events including an earthquake, a lengthy and bitter strike, and a hospital evacuation. Additionally, having served the vast majority of her career on the hospital's night shift, the author delightfully devotes a chapter to "The Unexplained." This book reflects the joys, sorrows, frustrations, compassion, and soul's enrichment inherent to the author's lengthy nursing career.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781098362430
Publisher: BookBaby
Publication date: 02/08/2021
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 248
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Ruth Bershok graduated from South Side School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in June 1961, and obtained her Registered Nurse (RN) license after her Boards that summer. She began her career in a small community hospital in her hometown of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. After following her Active Duty husband and working in different facilities in California, she returned to Canonsburg where she soon became the night shift supervisor of the hospital. She served in that position for four decades. Although already a licensed RN, she pursued a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN), graduating with honors from Pennsylvania State University in May 1990. She then obtained a Masters in Health Service Administration, graduating with honors in May 1995 from the University of Saint Francis. She retired from nursing in 2017, and has enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and reflecting on her career journey in this book.

Table of Contents

Prologue 1

Chapter 1 Earning our Caps 3

Chapter 2 Serves 13

Chapter 3 Graduation 33

Chapter 4 Boards 40

Chapter 5 Navy Wife and my on again off again start in nursing 43

Chapter 6 California 57

Chapter 7 Home to Canonsburg 70

Chapter 8 Supervisor 78

Chapter 9 The Early Years 89

Chapter 10 Call Security 95

Chapter 11 The Move 100

Chapter 12 New Hospital 105

Chapter 13 Patient Increase 109

Chapter 14 The Evacuation 116

Chapter 15 Picnics 122

Chapter 16 Back to Class 125

Chapter 17 The Deposition 134

Chapter 18 Changing Times 138

Chapter 19 The Strike 143

Chapter 20 IV Team 148

Chapter 21 Cardiac Arrest Data 155

Chapter 22 Halloween Trail 158

Chapter 23 "I want to speak to the Supervisor." 162

Chapter 24 Family Experiences 167

Chapter 25 New Ambulatory Care Center 175

Chapter 26 Time to be a Daughter 179

Chapter 27 Patient Privacy 184

Chapter 28 Into the Next Millennium 188

Chapter 29 PT 197

Chapter 30 Night without Power 200

Chapter 31 The Unexplained 206

Chapter 32 With a Little Help from my Friends (The Snowstorm) 211

Chapter 33 Rough Start to a Good Move 216

Chapter 34 New Network 222

Chapter 35 The Rewards 228

Chapter 36 Retirement 231

Postscript 235

Acknowledgements 237

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