This module on human relations skills is one of a set of six developed to prepare human services workers for the changing mental health service delivery system. Focus is on developing rapport and knowledge of self as a human service provider in order to develop effective interpersonal relations. Following notes on the target population (human…

This report describes the Orleans Parish Allied Health Profession Counseling Program, a three-year project developed to evaluate the effectiveness of providing health career information in a structured classroom setting. The materials for this program, which was designed specifically to provide high school students with detailed information…

Planning efforts aim to identify viable options for long-term care education and career management. The following factors have been identified as the primary needs in program development in health administration for long-term care facilities: defintion and scope of the field; methodology for priority identification; resources needed for an…

Proceedings from a conference on minority women in the health sciences are compiled. The conference participants included social scientists, nurses, health educators, physicians, and academic administrators representing institutions and programs throughout the United States. The role of minority women as health care providers was addressed as well…

DOCUMENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE SUMMER 1968 ISSUE (VT 005 759) OF "ABSTRACTS OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION" (AIM), WITH MINOR EXCEPTIONS, ARE INCLUDED IN THIS MICROFICHE SET. THE MICROFICHE SET IS ARRANGED IN THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCE--(1) A VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL (VT) NUMBER INDEX TO DOCUMENTS IN THE MICROFICHE…

Based on the median population estimate of 18.8 million for New York State by 1970, approximately 94,000 active registered nurses will be needed to increase the ratio from 406 per 100,000 population in the 1961-63 biennium to 500, the goal set by the Committee on Medical Education. Some specific data are: (1) The number of registered nurses in the…

The purpose of the study was to review the entire practical nursing program and to make recommendations for its long-term organization and objectives. Relevant information concerned (1) the history of practical nursing, (2) purpose, membership, and related information on four professional nursing organizations, (3) state and federal legislation…

This annual publication includes cumulative indexes to the Fall 1967 -Summer 1968 issues of the quarterly publications: "Abstracts of Instructional Materials in Vocational and Technical Education" (AIM) and "Abstracts of Research and Related Materials in Vocational and Technical Education," (ARM) published by the Educational Resources Information…

Documents announced in the Fall 1968 issue of "Abstracts of Instructional Materials in Vocational and Technical Education" (AIM), but not announced in "Research in Education," are included in this microfiche set. The microfiche set is arranged in the following sequence: (1) a Vocational Technical (VT) number index to documents in the microfiche…

The guide focuses on short-term faculty development programs for allied health faculty located in health care facilities and academic institutions. The instructional improvement program may be conducted for faculty from one allied health discipline or from across a number of disciplines. The guide (1) provides the philosophical framework for…

Information problems of health science students receiving their education in rural areas were studied by the Bio-Medical Library of Minnesota to: (1) delineate and describe off-campus students' needs for, and access to, information; and (2) propose models for providing information services. Forty students of the Rural Physician Associate Program…

Five inservice workshops for coordinators and teachers of practical nursing were conducted to provide a coordinated approach to curriculum development and to the teaching of practical nursing throughout the state of Pennsylvania. In addition to providing up-to-date information on curriculum development, design, and revision, topics such as…

This instructor's lesson plan guide on shock and fluid therapy is one of fifteen modules designed for use in the training of emergency medical technicians (paramedics). Six units of study are presented: (1) body fluids, electrolytes and their effect on the body, and the general principles of fluid and acid base balances; (2) characteristics of…

This instructor's lesson plan guide on soft tissue injuries is one of fifteen modules designed for use in the training of emergency medical technicians (paramedics). Six units of study are presented: (1) anatomy and physiology of the skin; (2) patient assessment for soft-tissue injuries; (3) pathophysiology and management of soft tissue injuries;…

This instructor's lesson plan guide on the musculoskeletal system is one of fifteen modules designed for use in the training of emergency medical technicians (paramedics). Five units of study are presented: (1) the major bones, joints, and muscles of the body; (2) patient assessment of a musculoskeletal injury; (3) pathophysiology and management…