This module on drugs used in blood disorders is intended for use in inservice or continuing education programs for persons who administer medications in long-term care facilities. Instructor information, including teaching suggestions, and a listing of recommended audiovisual materials and their sources appear first. The module goal and objectives…

The papers presented at the meeting describe new directions in higher education and a variety of innovations in nursing education both nationally and in the southern region. Included also are annual reports of studies and surveys about nursing in the south. Among the topics covered are: an external degree program; modes of student progression;…

A sample of predominantly-black and integrated schools were surveyed in 1977 to determine their recruitment and retention strategies of black students. Questionnaires were administered to 34 administraors and 3,579 students from 21 integrated and 13 predominantly-black schools of nursing (17 associate and 17 baccalaureate schools). It was found…

In this publication on standards for nursing education, the major educational goals encompassing graduate education, basic education, and continuing education are presented. They provide a means of monitoring the quality of programs and of supporting innovation and testing of new roles in nursing. These standards focus on education for nursing…

Two challenges facing nursing-home care today are understanding the concept of "quality of life" as it relates to cognitively impaired residents and finding effective ways to ensure that it is achieved. Canadian director Allan King's documentary, "Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company," filmed at Baycrest, captures a method…

A unique training program in high tech obstetrical, neonatal, and pediatric nursing care areas was designed to be offered on site at Orlando (Florida) Regional Medical/Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women. The training program offered 16 different courses to 355 employees over the 18-month period of the project. A needs assessment was…

Proceedings of the Region IV Conference on Teacher Education for Allied Health and Nursing are reported in this document. (The conference was concerned with the identification of essential competencies for instructors in health care preparatory programs.) Included are group session reports, the conference program, list of participants, and texts…

Intended as a text and a reference work, the book emphasizes the development of broad institutional objectives, and covers in detail curriculum and course development, selection of learning experiences, and evaluation of nursing behavior. All subjects are approached through the critical incident technique, which presents material in brief case…

Demand for nurses is soaring to unprecedented levels while a variety of factors are limiting the number of available nurses. Some facts and figures related to the shortage are as follows: Indiana's per capita nurse employment decreased 2.4% between 1996 and 2000; the percentage of nurses under 30 decreased from 26% in 1980 to 9% in 2000; 1 in 5…

Published by the Ohio Association of Two Year Colleges, this journal provides a medium for sharing concepts, methods, and findings relevant to the classroom and an open forum for the discussion and review of problems. This volume consists of the fall 1995 and spring 1996 issues and provides the following articles: (1) "FOCUS: OMI College of…

Intended for upper-level students in nursing and related professions who have been selected to work as peer tutors, this book was designed to help peer tutors become a caring, competent resource for nursing students through independent study. The book attempts to lay the theoretical groundwork for understanding tutoring as a legitimate aspect of…

This conference report contains a proposed alternative amendment to the Public Health Service Act to reconcile differences between the Senate and House amendments. The bulk of the document presents the proposed revisions to: Title I on health professions education; Title II concerning nurse education; and Title III offering miscellaneous…

The Puerto Rico Nursing Career Cooperative Demonstration Project and Associate Nursing Program provided education and onsite occupational training laboratory to upgrade the education of 20 licensed practical nurses (LPNs) from 1989-90. The nurses were upgraded to associate nurses in an 18-month period at the Technological Institute of Puerto Rico.…

This manual presents detailed instructions for delivering health care services to students with special health needs within the school setting. Individual chapters address the following areas: dressing; vital signs; height and weight; fluids/nourishment; medications; oxygen and use of the respirator/ventilator; suctioning; respiratory therapy;…

This self-instructional model, written for registered nurses, is divided into three sections: (1) anatomy and physiology of the patient before and after laryngectomy; (2) eating and nourishment following the total laryngectomy; and (3) two options for speech following a total laryngectomy--the electrolarynx and esophageal speech. The manual…