A description is provided of "The Hospice Concept," an elective course offered as part of a two-year college health occupations curriculum. The course is designed to further the students understanding of the multiple facets of death and dying and to prepare them to be hospice volunteers. Following a course description and a glossary of…

A study examined the attrition rate in the Wichita Practical Nursing School in Wichita, Kansas, and the effectiveness of a study skills workshop in reducing the attrition rate. Using a quasi-experimental control group design, the researcher studied the attrition rates of three consecutive classes at the school. The first two classes served as…

Describes the role of the Health Facility Surveyor, a relatively new member of the public health team. Included in the job qualifications is background in the health profession and/or administration, plus basic investigative skills. (MLB)

The article's major thesis is to reduce formal education and the award of academic credentials by one full step or level in the educational ladder to avoid the unwholesome situation of competence vs. credential. A current need is to revise the content of baccalaureate programs in many allied health specialties. (Author/NH)

The development and extensive utilization of self-instructional materials in clinical rotations have the potential to improve the educational activities of clinical education. Therefore allied health educators should consider self-instruction teaching strategy as a primary method. (NH)

This book contains a collection of articles on the subject of movement therapy. It can be used as a set of supplementary readings for an academic course in dance therapy or a psychiatric residency program. It includes an exhaustive bibliography on this field for students and practioners in this field. Four principal themes have been selected as a…

The Secondary Education Through Health Program (SETH) offers a means by which minority and disadvantaged high school students may acquire experience and knowledge in the health field while completing their senior year. Each year, a group of students from New York City high schools is selected to participate in the program, held at the Mount Sinai…

The full text of Public Law 94-484, the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976, is presented. The purposes of the statute are to amend the Public Service Act to revise and extend the programs of assistance under Title VII for training in the health and allied health professions, and to revise the National Health Service Corps…

This monograph is an overview and state of the art paper for the use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator in the health professions. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a questionnaire which makes it possible to test and put to practical use that part of the personality theory of C.G. Jung which is concerned with psychological type. Nine areas of…

The first task in the role delineation for the Physician Assistant (PA) was the verification of the entry level generalist position. Using the verified role delineation and data collected from practicing PAs, the possibility of multiple PA positions was investigated as the second task. Two samples of PAs completed task checklists. Responses of a…

THIS STUDY WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE VA DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING AND DETERMINING THE FACILITIES NEEDED TO PROPERLY HOUSE AND SUPPORT EDUCATION ACTIVITIES IN EXISTING AND FUTURE VA HOSPITALS AND TO PRODUCE ARCHITECTURAL GUIDANCE IN THE DESIGN OF THE FACILITIES. CURRENT PRACTICES AND SIGNIFICANT TRENDS IN MEDICAL…

TO HELP EVALUATE THE DENTAL ASSISTING PROGRAM, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO 37 OF THE PROGRAM'S GRADUATES (1963-66) AND TO THE 93 DENTISTS IN THE SERVICE AREA. THIRTY-TWO GRADUATES AND 58 DENTISTS REPLIED. THE DENTAL ASSISTANTS PERCEIVED THE ORDER OF IMPORTANCE OF THEIR DUTIES AS CHAIRSIDE ASSISTANCE, X-RAY SKILLS, RECEPTIONIST DUTIES, BOOKKEEPING…

THE PROGRAM FOR ESTABLISHING AN ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING AT THE MILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IS DESCRIBED. INFORMATION COVERS--(1) REASONS FOR ESTABLISHING THE PROGRAM, (2) THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS IN NURSING, (3) CHARACTERISTICS, ADVANTAGES, AND GENERAL PHILOSOPHY OF ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS, (3) THE PHILOSOPHY…

DESIGNED FOR USE BY ELEVENTH GRADE COOPERATIVE PART-TIME STUDENTS EMPLOYED IN MEDICAL RECORD LIBRARIES, THIS GUIDE MAY ALSO BE USED IN AREA VOCATIONAL OR POST-HIGH SCHOOL SETTINGS. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY A CONSULTANT COMMITTEE, TEACHER EDUCATORS, AND RESEARCH ASSISTANTS AT THE STATE LEVEL AND REVISED AFTER USE IN THE FIELD. THE CONTENT OBJECTIVES ARE…

LESSON PLANS, INFORMATIVE MATERIALS FOR INSTRUCTORS, AND ASSIGNMENT SHEETS FOR LEARNERS ARE LISTED UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS--(1) INDUSTRIAL OCCUPATIONS, (2) SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, (3) HEALTH OCCUPATIONS, (4) RESEARCH AND PROGRAM EVALUATION, (5) SUPERVISORY TRAINING, (6) TEACHER IMPROVEMENT, (7) DIVERSIFIED COOPERATIVE TRAINING, AND (8)…