This library handbook was designed to aid the student studying nursing. It lists reference materials basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in five categories: (1) bibliographies; (2) dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks; (3) basic nursing; (4) illustrations;…

Determines (1) degree of relationship between selected objective background variables and academic achievement in an upper-division bachelors degree program in nursing, (2) which variables would add to the efficiency of a regression function for predicting achievement, and (3) what the accuracy of this optimum regression function would be. (RC)

Study conducted as part of a master's thesis at Marquette University.

FACULTY MEMBERS IN AA DEGREE NURSING PROGRAMS SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST THE MASTER'S DEGREE, ACCOMPANIED BY SOME FAMILIARITY WITH THIS TYPE OF NURSING PROGRAM AND WITH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AS AN INSTITUTION. FACTORS WHICH INHIBIT RECRUITMENT OF QUALIFIED NURSING FACULTY ARE (1) LACK OF AWARENESS OF THE PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM, (2)…

For students at the Helene Fuld School of Nursing, Brooklyn, New York, a guide is provided to services of the school Learning Center. Noncirculating materials are listed and described, including reference books, reserve materials, magazines, the vertical file, and audiovisuals. Borrowing rules and fines are discussed. A guide is provided to the…

This document is an interim report of EPI's (Educational Projects Incorporated) Allied Health Project. The goal of the project is defined as assisting in the development of a comprehensive and viable system for the education and training of competent technicians in the allied health field. The approach used in this study is one of task definition,…

The methods chosen for the study entailed a survey using questionnaires for those nurses presently employed and a review of personnel records of those who had terminated employment. The research indicated that of the 189 nurses who responded to the questionnaire, eighty-five stated salary was the most important reason for remaining in their…

Described are two hospital-based laboratory exercises which helped students perceive the relationship between the principles of microbiology and the practice of nursing. The exercises involved an environmental study focusing on problems of nosocomial infection and a study of patients hospitalized with infectious diseases. (Author/MS)

This article examines leadership from the perspective of administrators of homes for the aging. The article points out that most educational institutions have become enamored of linear thinking, quantification, and scientism. On the other hand, intuition, feelings and sesitivity -- the essence of human relations training -- have tended to become…

Investigated with 233 student nurses were attitudes toward the mentally retarded, and preparation of students in their basic educational programs to work with the mentally retarded. (IM)

Discusses nursing in 1978 and its projected development by the year 2003. Topics covered include establishing a resource and power base, resolution of the health care crisis, expanded nursing practice, technological influences, and major challenges posed by the future. (TA)

Anecdotal notes of a college nursing teacher's teaching experiences over a one-year period--from the first day of classes through graduation. Discussion covers such areas as the first day in the clinical area, and student evaluation, with attention given to the satisfactions and frustrations on the part of both the teacher and her students. (SH)

Provides further insight into the relationship between facility ownership and facility performance in nursing homes. Found proprietary nursing homes to have lower costs than not-for-profit and government homes. Measures of quality, however, may be inadequate to assess the psychosocial quality aspects of environments. (Author/ABB)

Examined difficulty of obtaining valid informed consent from participants in research with older persons. Of 470 nursing home residents asked to participate in nonrisk study, 406 agreed. High consent rate was attributed to perception of research significance, presentation format, and absence of risk or pain. (Author/NB)

Interviewed 28 relatives of nursing home residents about their involvement in care of elderly relatives and perceptions of care provided by nursing home staff. Relatives attributed responsibility for most tasks to nursing home staff; held themselves responsible for some tasks, such as monitoring and evaluating quality of care, and teaching staff…