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Film Features
FILM FEATURES Ruth E . Pendleton, R.N. A new film, “Nursing Problems in the Implanting of the Internal Cardiac Pacemaker,” 1 1 had its premiere performance at the 12th AORN Congress in New York in February, 1965. The film shows the intricate details of the care and preparation of the internal cardiac pacemaker, also the surgical procedure for insertion of the electrodes in the heart and the pacemaker in the chest wall. The procedure for preparation and sterilization is shown in close-up shots with detailed discussion of each step. Since the preparation of the pacemaker is so meticulous, this film should prove an excellent teaching medium for a procedure which is becoming increasingly frequent. The surgical procedure is limited to the actual insertion of the pacemaker and the electrodes. It thus concentrates on the operative techniques and indicates to the operating room nurse the necessary materials used in this specific part of the operation. The film is available from Davis and Geck Film Library, 1 Casper Street, Danbury, Conn. It was produced at Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Mass., in collaboration with Howard Frank, M.D., Paul Zoll, M.D., and Cynthia Landry, R.N. Dr. Frank is narrator. SURGIBONE FILM E. R. Squibb & Sons have produced a 10minute film on “BO surgibone which demonstrates the simple steps for handling this especially processed bovine bone and cartilage in the operating room. It also
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shows the elaborate and careful preparation of the Squibb surgibone in the laboratory. The film is available without charge, along with other technical data from your Squibb %presentative, or from Joan Barlow, R.N. Editor of Squibb “Nurses Notes,” 745 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y., 10022. THE HIDDEN DISEASE “The Hidden Disease” is a 13-minute sound film dealing with the detection and treatment of tuberculosis. The film points out that successful treatment depends largely on recognition of the disease at the earliest possible moment, and describes how modern methods of detection can diagnose tuberculosis long before any serious signs are present. The entire diagnostic process and the subsequent treatment are depicted in the film. This film can be obtained free of charge from the Film Department, Ormont Drug 1 and Chemical Company, 223 South_ Dean Street, EnglewoodFNew Jersey. REPRIEVE “Reprieve,” a new 16 mm color motion picture offers hope and encouragement for the million-plus American men and women who each year survive a heart attack. Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and other heart patients, including a farmer, a mechanic and banker, all from Salisbury, Maryland, tell how sensible living habits and Continued on page 23
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adherence to doctors’ orders have enabled them to return to active and useful living. The film opens with General Eisenhower making his famous statement, “As one who has had a heart attack, lived through it, and gone back to work afterward, I am quite sure that the first thing a heart patient must remember is that he is doing himself no favor by going to bed and pretending to be an invalid.” Dr. E. Cowles Andrus, past President of the American Heart Association, and the principal medical commentator in the film, speaks of the importance in hospitals of coronary care units which provide the means for immediate recognition of unexpected cardiac emergencies, and for prompt action. Prints of the 22-minute film, “Reprieve,” can be obtained on loan free of charge by writing to the Public Health Service Audiovisual Facility, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
July-Aug 1965
FILMS FROM NLN The February 1965 Newsletter of the Department of Hospital Nursing of the National League for Nursing discusses a series of four films which were made for business management but which might be found useful to supervisory personnel and inservice educators in hospitals. “The Real Security” discusses change and the necessity for being adaptable in the changing world; “The Trouble with Archie” presents a supervisory approach in handling a disciplinary problem; “A Good Beginning” shows the value of good orientation programs; and “The Winning Combination” discusses cost control. The films are accompanied by a “Viewer’s Booklet” which summarizes the contents of the films. Information about them may be obtained from BNA Incorporated, 1231 24th St., N.W., Washington, D.C.,20037.
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shows the elaborate and careful preparation of the Squibb surgibone in the laboratory. The film is available without charge, along with other technical data from your Squibb %presentative, or from Joan Barlow, R.N. Editor of Squibb “Nurses Notes,” 745 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y., 10022. THE HIDDEN DISEASE “The Hidden Disease” is a 13-minute sound film dealing with the detection and treatment of tuberculosis. The film points out that successful treatment depends largely on recognition of the disease at the earliest possible moment, and describes how modern methods of detection can diagnose tuberculosis long before any serious signs are present. The entire diagnostic process and the subsequent treatment are depicted in the film. This film can be obtained free of charge from the Film Department, Ormont Drug 1 and Chemical Company, 223 South_ Dean Street, EnglewoodFNew Jersey. REPRIEVE “Reprieve,” a new 16 mm color motion picture offers hope and encouragement for the million-plus American men and women who each year survive a heart attack. Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and other heart patients, including a farmer, a mechanic and banker, all from Salisbury, Maryland, tell how sensible living habits and Continued on page 23
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adherence to doctors’ orders have enabled them to return to active and useful living. The film opens with General Eisenhower making his famous statement, “As one who has had a heart attack, lived through it, and gone back to work afterward, I am quite sure that the first thing a heart patient must remember is that he is doing himself no favor by going to bed and pretending to be an invalid.” Dr. E. Cowles Andrus, past President of the American Heart Association, and the principal medical commentator in the film, speaks of the importance in hospitals of coronary care units which provide the means for immediate recognition of unexpected cardiac emergencies, and for prompt action. Prints of the 22-minute film, “Reprieve,” can be obtained on loan free of charge by writing to the Public Health Service Audiovisual Facility, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
July-Aug 1965
FILMS FROM NLN The February 1965 Newsletter of the Department of Hospital Nursing of the National League for Nursing discusses a series of four films which were made for business management but which might be found useful to supervisory personnel and inservice educators in hospitals. “The Real Security” discusses change and the necessity for being adaptable in the changing world; “The Trouble with Archie” presents a supervisory approach in handling a disciplinary problem; “A Good Beginning” shows the value of good orientation programs; and “The Winning Combination” discusses cost control. The films are accompanied by a “Viewer’s Booklet” which summarizes the contents of the films. Information about them may be obtained from BNA Incorporated, 1231 24th St., N.W., Washington, D.C.,20037.
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