WENDELL WILLIAM WRIGHT, Ph.D., Vice President, Dean of the School of Education, and Director of Administrative Studies and Institutional Relations. DoTALINE ELIZABETH ALLEN, Director of the Division of Nursing Education, and Associate Professor of Nursing Education. Faculty members in other schools and departments of the University collaborate by offering courses in their respective fields that are required for students in the Division of Nursing Education.
All courses (general education and nursing education) completed at the Indianapolis Nursing Center will count toward credit toward the degree's residency requirements, provided students are enrolled in the Division of Nursing Education. The nursing curriculum for graduate nurses was established at Indiana University at the request of the Indiana State Nurses Association. The program at the time was in the School of Education as part of the Physical Wellness Training Department in the School of Education.
Currently, the Department of Nursing Education is a separate department within the School of Education and has the same autonomy as departments in other schools of the University. The committee serves to interpret the Department of Nursing Education programs for interested groups and to assist faculty in better identifying and meeting nursing needs. A request for field instruction must be made on a form available from the Office of the Division of Nursing Education.
The faculty of the Department of Nursing Education, or persons designated by them, will be the sole judge as to whether the student has complied with these provisions.
Requirements for the Various Undergraduate Curricula
Students who do not complete their program within six years will have their work reassessed in relation to the existing program and may be required to take additional courses to complete the requirements. Nursing courses taken at another accredited college or university will be evaluated on an individual basis. At least two-thirds to three-quarters of the courses in the major must be taken at Indiana University.
All students must pass the National League for Nursing Registered Nurse Examination in the first semester in which they are registered for residency credit in the Department of Nursing Education. Students may be required to make up deficiencies in the clinical areas listed in this exam. The following courses may be substituted or the student may choose other history courses with the permission of the Director of the Department of Nursing Education: History H103 or H104, History of Western European Civilization 1-11, 3-3 KT; History H106, American History; General Course II, 3 credits.
The residency requirement that at least thirty of the last sixty semester hours of university work (or fifteen of the last sixty hours in the case of students who have already completed sixty hours on campus) be completed on the Bloomington or Indianapolis Center Center campus. Nine semester hours of approved courses may be taken by correspondence and counted toward the degree. Completion of one of the curricula described on the following pages, or of an approved program designed to meet the specific needs of the individual student.
An average of one credit point for each academic credit hour earned; an average of one credit point for each credit hour in all professional courses taken; and a grade of C or better in each field course in the curriculum that follows it. Passed the RN exam during the first thirteen semester hours of home work (see General Requirements section, page 10). Evidence of a personality suitable for nursing and an appropriate maturity of attitude towards nursing that will contribute to success in the chosen field.
This curriculum is designed to enrich the background of graduates of hospital schools of nursing and to increase the ability to provide professional quality nursing care in the hospital and in entry-level positions in public health nursing. Completion of this program provides a basis for postgraduate study in the specialized areas of teaching, administration and clinical nursing. Students who have not had a psychiatric nursing clinical experience may be required to participate in related supervised laboratory experience before graduating.
Graduate Curricula
In the Department of Nursing Education, students who choose to write a thesis for the Master of Science in Nursing Education degree must meet the following requirements: In special cases, graduate work completed at another institution may be applied to this degree with approval of the Director of the Division of Nursing Education. Completion of a curriculum from one of the teaching areas described on the following pages, or of an approved program designed to meet the special needs of the individual student.
When approved, three bound copies of the thesis, typed or typed, must be filed in the Office of the Division of Nursing Education no later than thirty days before the date on which the candidate expects to receive the degree. Completion of degree work within a period of five calendar years after enrollment in graduate work. With the approval of the Director of the Division of Nursing Education, a maximum of seven and a half semester hours of graduate work completed at another institution may be applied to this degree.
Completion of a study program from one of the teaching areas described on the following pages, or of an approved program designed to meet the individual student's special needs. Completion of the work for the degree within a period of six calendar years after registration in master's work. All courses must be approved by the student's advisor as part of the student's educational plan.
Consideration of the development of modern nursing and its evolution to the present day, with emphasis on factors influencing its progress; current problems, studies and trends in the fields of nursing service and nursing education, as well as in social legislation; professional organisations, and contemporary developments affecting nursing. A consideration of the development and principles of public health nursing, with application to the responsibilities of the public health nurse in a general public health nursing program providing family health service. A study of the functional areas in public health nursing: the functions of the nurse, the background knowledge required, and new developments and trends in the provision of each type of service in the community.
A study of goals, organization and financial problems of the modern hospital, with emphasis on the hospital as part of the community program and the place of nursing staff in the hospital organization, may be taken after a master's degree by students in the Division of Nursing Education . Includes the planning, preparation, presentation and evaluation of the teaching-learning process, with an emphasis on clinical teaching. Role of community agencies in guiding and maintaining the health of the family is included.
A study of the basic principles and methods of personnel administration and guidelines applicable to teachers and administrators in nursing schools. Experience in all phases of the obstetric cycle, care of newborns, premature babies and sick babies and children is expected.
