DoTALINE ELIZABETH ALLEN, Director of Nursing Education and Professor of Nursing Education. HELEN JANICE BERRY, Assistant Korea Project Coordinator and Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing Education (First and Second Semesters, 1961-62). Faculty members in other schools and departments of the University participate in teaching courses in their fields that are required of students in the Department of Nursing Education.
A large percentage of administrators and teachers in the state's public school system were trained in the School of Education. Indiana University is established by law as the head of the state's public school system. In 1944, nursing education was placed directly under the Dean of the School of Education and became the Department of Nursing Education.
The Division of Nursing Education has students from all parts of the United States and various areas in other parts of the world. The Nursing Education Division also has an active alumni association that works closely with the Division and is a unit of the University's alumni. Students registered in the Indian-apolis center of the Division of University Extension are charged a fee of $15 for each credit hour of undergraduate work and $18.
The faculty of the Department of Nursing Education, or such persons as may be appointed, will be the sole judges of whether the student has complied with these provisions.
Requirements for the Undergraduate Curriculum
Full-time students in the Department of Nursing are expected to maintain an average of C or above each semester, and part-time students must have this average by accumulating each thirteen semester hours of work. Individual consideration will be given in the event of serious illness or other extenuating circumstances. All students must take the National League for Nursing Nursing Examination the first semester after being admitted to the department of nursing education.
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 taken on campus in Bloomington or Indianapolis. University Extension Division Center. Nine semester hours in approved courses may be taken by correspondence and counted toward the degree. Completion of the General Nursing curriculum as prescribed, or of an approved program designed to meet the special needs of individual students.
Completion of the graduate nursing exam during the 1st semester after being admitted to the Nursing programme. Demonstration of a personality suitable for nursing and a reasonable maturity of attitude towards nursing which will contribute to success in the chosen field. Application for the degree no later than 15 March in the year in which the exam requirements must be met.
The student must submit an application for the degree to the Records Office, Division of Nursing Education, on a blank application obtained from that office. The Nursing Education Division will not be responsible for the student's graduation if the student fails to submit the application. GENERAL NURSING CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS 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 the community, including public health nursing.
A minor in the humanities or in the natural or social sciences must be chosen by the student from the College of Arts and Sciences' offerings. If chosen from related courses in two departments, the minor must consist of a minimum of twelve credits in the first subject and five credits in the related subject, with at least nine of the required credits in these subjects being at the 300 level or above. If not included in the minor, 3 hours in the social sciences to be chosen from anthropology, economics, geography, government, or sociology.
Requirements for the Graduate Curricula
With faculty approval, a student who is not a candidate for a graduate degree may be admitted as a special non-degree student to certain graduate programs in education and nursing education. Has maintained at least a B average in all coursework taken at Indiana University after completing the baccalaureate degree requirements. An average grant of B or higher for all work done after completion of the baccalaureate degree.
Completion of one of the four curricula listed below or an approved program designed to meet the specific needs of the individual student. Application for postgraduate study by March 15 of the year in which the degree requirements will be fulfilled. The general purpose of postgraduate study programs is to provide the breadth and depth of a nurse's competence in a specialized field of nursing.
Both concentrations, functional and clinical, include field instruction offered concurrently with theory courses in the second semester of the academic year in Indianapolis. In addition to completing one of the four curricula listed below, each student must complete coursework as specified under item 3 in the Degree Requirements section. All courses must be approved by the student's academic advisor as part of the student's educational plan.
A consideration o( 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. Considers the scope of the public health problem, the functions of the nurse , community resources, health education materials • An overview of psychiatric nursing with an exploration of nursing service needs, resource materials, and principles of nursing in psychiatry.
Planning, preparation, presentation and evaluation of the tcaching-Jearnin.~ process with an emphasis on clinical instruction. A study of the goals, organization, and financial problems of the modern hospital with emphasis on the hospital as part of a community program and as a place of nursing. A study of basic principles and methods of personnel administration and guidelines applicable to teachers and administrators in schools of nursing.
Provides experience in selected areas of nursing designed to develop a greater depth of understanding of the developmental and health problems associated with medical-surgical patients. The opportunity to develop competencies through selected experiences in all phases of the obstetric cycle; newborn and premature baby care; and preparing for classes for parents.
