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Text and exercises are presented in these two learning modules which provide basic information about health careers and the nursing process. The first module, "Health Careers" by Bob Jobes, was designed for high school students or the general public. It provides information about the six health career clusters, the services provided by…

Noting that creative drama activities can have a therapeutic value when used with the elderly in nursing homes, this paper outlines a creative drama program that was used in such a setting. Various sections of the paper describe (1) the nursing home setting, the nature of the participants, and the effects the program had upon them; (2) dramatic…

USING DATA COLLECTED IN A SAMPLE SURVEY OF RESIDENT INSTITUTIONS WHICH PROVIDE NURSING OR PERSONAL CARE TO THE AGED OR CHRONICALLY ILL, EMPLOYEES WERE DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF AGE AND SEX, JOB CATEGORIES, HOURS WORKED PER WEEK, FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STAFF, AND RATIO OF RESIDENTS TO EMPLOYEES. SOME FINDINGS WERE--(1) NURSING AND PERSONAL CARE HOMES…

The document recounts in a narrative scenario how fictional nursing teachers and a consultant in a work-session developed a matrix which helped the teachers organize their clinical nursing courses more effectively by discriminating carefully among knowledge, performance, and attitude objectives. Placing the objectives on the matrix revealed the…

The Division of Nursing (DHEW) has been concerned with the quality of nursing manpower and the preparation of nurses for leadership in nursing education, practice, and research. The Division of Nursing held a conference in 1974 for the purpose of exploring the decanal role in baccalaureate and higher degree colleges of nursing. Papers discussed:…

As a resource to the instructors of nursing science at West Valley College, Saratoga, California, an instructional developer served three important roles. As a teacher, he provided encouragement and background information; as a facilitator, he asked questions which clarified the tasks necessary to develop curriculum; and as a counselor, he…

Intended to aid nurses in recognizing signs of disease and anomalies in infants, the booklet reviews the major components of appraisal of infants and young children. Attention is given especially to the basic neurological reflex patterns and the maturation of the central nervous system. Criteria for determining whether medical assistance should be…

To obtain a profile of the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), questionnaires were mailed in April 1968 to the entire membership of the National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, totalling 31,318. As of July 1968 there were 10,454 replies of which the first 5,993 or 57.7 percent were analyzed. Some findings were: (1) 10.6 percent of the…

Eighty-four freshmen nursing students at the University of Kentucky were randomly assigned to two experimental and two control groups. The experimental groups participated in a developmental reading program over a 10-week period, while the control groups were only allowed access to the library and encouraged to use the time for studying. Different…

A follow-up study of graduates from St. Mary's Junior College (Minnesota) associate degree nursing program is used to demonstrate a multi-trait, multi-method basis for arriving at faculty judgments about the outcomes of a program. The follow-up study attempted to determine: (1) graduates' and employing agencies' perceptions of competencies four…

Knowing questions in advance enabled students to structure their study process and to devote more time and effort to learning content. Student responses to this method of testing, test scores, and comparison with results from other methods showed that a high level of learning was achieved. (Author/MS)

This research sought to ascertain predictors of well-being and survival among "elite" residents in long-term care facilities. Analysis showed that primary predictors of morale, life satisfaction, satisfaction with treatment, and survival were residents' subjective perceptions of the facility and their preference about living in it or elsewhere.…