Addressed a need for enlargement of music when retirement home residents were deprived of a self-fulfillment opportunity from choir activities due to failing eyesight. A photographic process yielded the needed feasible large reproductions. Innovative application of this technique affords wide-ranging potential for positive benefit beyond music…

There is a sharp discrepancy between the number of nurses getting master's degrees focusing on advanced clinical practice and the availability of jobs in that area. If master's-prepared clinicians are not needed, graduate curricula must be evaluated in terms of the types of roles for which they are preparing students. (JOW)

A combination of self-directed learning and teacher-directed learning provides a rich and flexible learning experience and accommodates various teaching styles. The key to a successful mixture is the appropriate use of criterion-referencing and normative-referencing for learner evaluation. (JOW)

Reviews ways to enhance the faculty-student relationship and decrease the possibility of legal action initiated by nursing students. Knowledge of legal guidelines and some public relations tips are provided to reduce the likelihood of litigation and allay fear of students' legal challenges. (JOW)

Discusses a study which determined that learner and course goal congruence are necessary variables of successful courses. In selecting course goals, learner goals must be identified and considered if the program is to be effective. (JOW)

Describes the establishment of a nontraditional community health clinic for students in a baccalaureate program of nursing and the evaluation of the implementation of the experience. The learning needs of the students and the clinical practice needs of the faculty were met, and medical services were provided for a group with identified health…

Conducted and evaluated a sexual psychoeducational intervention with older persons, adult family members of older persons, and staff members of nursing homes. Results indicated significant changes in attitudes toward and knowledge about sexuality and aging and sexual behavior. (Author)

Continuing nursing education is discussed: its contribution to the profession's currency by increasing the knowledge base for practice; its relation to the autonomy of the profession; its contribution to direct access to baccalaureate education for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses; and its effects on clients. (CT)

A program for training dental nurses in Surinam is described whose objective is to alleviate a serious labor shortage. Its unique characteristics include an extra year of training for advanced techniques, absence of direct supervision, and acceptance by the national professional association for dentists. (MSE)

Examines the interaction between caseworker, caretaker, and client in foster care placement of the elderly and offers suggestions for strengthening the worker's role. Interaction between caseworker, caretaker, and client needs strengthening. Caseworkers need a sound understanding of their own role and of the expectations held by agency, caretaker,…

Nurse-intern programs, facilitating the transition from student to staff nurse, have flourished. The author presents a study of these programs, revealing how they are structured as well as areas of common concern. (Author)

Two nursing students describe how responsibility for a senior citizens' health fair provided an excellent opportunity for them to build on their previous knowledge and skills. Responsibilities included supervising the planning of the fair's activities and coordinating the participation of community agencies. (CT)

Student nurse involvement in voluntary health care agencies helps prepare students for independent nursing roles and improves the public image of the nurse. Students survey agencies, choose one with which to work, write a report, draw up a work contract with an advisor and then participate in the agency's services. (CT)

Discusses a survey of student reactions to a new advising system at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing called Core Advising. Three faculty members were designated as advisors and were given reduced teaching loads. A questionnaire was devised for student evaluation of the system. (JOW)

Ward residents view their dwelling as less secure and feel less able to control social encounters than do single room residents. Single room residents express greater desires for isolation and disclosure restriction. Data are consistent with an adaptation model of privacy-sociability preference. (Author)