DORIS ELIZABETH BAKER, Assistant Director of Nursing Service, Robert W. COPE, Supervisor of Nursing, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children. MARY ELIZABETH HECKARD, Associate Director of Nursing, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, and Instructor. MARY ELIZABETH WHITEHURST, Supervisor of Nursing, Robert W. BARBARA JUNIE WooLDRIDGE, Assistant Director of Nursing, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children.
PATRICIA BEALL, Director of the Social Service Department, Medical Center, and Assistant Professor of Social Service. JoHN LYNN ARBOGAST, Director of the Medical Technology Program, Director of the Clinical Laboratory, and Professor of Clinical Pathology. JOHN ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, Radiologist at the University Hospitals, Consulting Radiologist in the Student Health Service and Chairman and Professor of Radiology.
WALTER DONALD CLOSE, Medical Director of University Hospitals, Director of Postgraduate Medical Education, and Associate Professor of Medicine. FRANCES CLARK EKSTAM, Director of the Physiotherapy Program, and Assistant Professor of Physiotherapy. GEORGE JosEPH GARCEAU, Riley Hospital Orthopedist, and Chairman and Professor of Orthopedic Surgery.
JoHN IGNATIUS NURNBERGER, Director of the Institute for Psychiatric Research and President and Professor of Psychiatry.
Indiana University
The School of Nursing is one of several health career baccalaureate programs located on the campus of the Indianapolis Medical Center. Graduates of the school are eligible to take the State Board Examination for licensure to practice as a registered nurse in Indiana. At the beginning of their sophomore year, students who have achieved at least a C (1.0) grade point average and are approved by the school receive a Medical Center School of Nursing certificate.
Through action of the Board of Trustees and the Administrative Officers of Indiana University, the School of Nursing opened in 1914 as the Indiana University Training School for Nurses. SCHOOL OF NUR::>ING 15 of the faculties of the School of Medicine, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Training School. The name of the School was officially changed from the Training School for Nurses to the School of Nursing in 1956.
She develops a plan of nursing care based on an understanding of the total therapeutic plan of care. In the early fall and spring of the freshman year, all nursing students are invited to the School of Nursing to familiarize themselves with the facilities and be measured for the student nurse uniform. Immediately before the first semester of the second year, all students come to the School of Nursing for additional orientation.
A complete physical examination, including a chest X-ray, is given as part of the school's admissions requirements. The student health service is under the supervision of the Medical Director of the Student Health Service. The School of Nursing admits married students and allows students to marry at any time, provided they maintain the standards of the School.
An organization of which all students are members is the Nursing School's Student-Faculty Government. A faculty member from the School of Nursing is available one full day per week for advice, guidance and interpretation of the program. Graduates of the School of Nursing may become members of the Alumni Association of Indiana University and the Nurses' Alumnae Association by the payment of annual dues ($6).
For more information about financial aid, write to: Dean of the School of Nursing, 1232 West Michigan, Indianapolis 7, Indiana. If unusual circumstances arise within the allotted time, special arrangements must be made by the student with the approval of the instructor awarding the incomplete grade and the School of Nursing Office.
Basic Professional Curriculum
Nurses in Indiana, given by the Indiana State Board of Nurses' Registration and Nursing Education. Room and board in the Residence Halls on the Bloomington campus range from $303.50 to $435 per semester. On the Medical Center campus, nursing students live in Ball Residence unless they are married or live in Marion County and have obtained permission from the School of Nursing office to live at home.
Room costs at Ball Residence are $85 per semester, including $5 social allowance, and $42.50 per summer session, including $2.50 social allowance, payable in full at the beginning of each semester or monthly on the first day of each month. The uniform worn in the hospitals requires white oxfords (two pairs are recommended, one with conductive soles), white stockings and the school cap. For hands-on healthcare experience and for field trips that require a uniform, students will need a minimum of one navy blue uniform, one pair of black or brown walking shoes, usual stockings, and a plain navy blue or black hat. .
A tailored navy blue or black coat (navy blue is preferred but not mandatory) is worn with the uniform as necessary and is required for field experience in public health nursing. Books cost approximately $50 per year for the first two years and $30 per year for the last two years. The sum- mer session following the sophomore year is an eight-week term; the summer session following the junior year is an eleven-week term.
A minimum of sixty arts and sciences and sixty professional nursing degrees are required to graduate. Students earn no less than thirty credits in arts and sciences during the first year. The remaining credits are taken through the Extension Division in Indianapolis during the three years the student is in residence on the Medical Center campus.
The professional nursing courses begin in the first semester of the second year and continue throughout the remainder of the program. Clinical nursing courses include learning experiences in general medical-surgical, transfer and operating room nursing, maternity nursing, pediatric nursing, psychiatric and public health nursing, and advanced nursing. Foundations of Human Behavior Social Services to Individuals Theories of Personality Development Research Methodology Elective for students with skills and interest.
Courses of Instruction
A brief general introduction to the nature of government and its various forms, and to modern theories of its operation, followed by a specific treatment of the origin and nature of the American federal system and its present political party base. The study of the development of behavior in infancy, childhood, and adolescence, including the investigation of factors that influence different types of behavior. A course designed to assist students in developing the professional attitude, understanding and initial skills necessary to meet the basic needs of individuals in nursing.
A course designed to help students understand the physiological actions of medications and their therapeutic applications, as well as the role of the nurse in administering medications and the need for continued study of drug therapy. An examination of the dietary nutrients for the normal diet with adjustments to include the dietary practices of cultural and religious groups and for applications to the family based on members' age, income, meal patterns and food preferences. Progressive study of the nursing care of adult medical-surgical patients, including the theory underlying professional practice, applying nursing care principles through guided experience with selected patients in a variety of clinical settings.
A study of the general principles of microbiology with a strong emphasis on host-parasite relationships, including the relationship of specific microorganisms to disease and related preventive measures. A course designed to develop a basic understanding of obstetric nursing through guided experiences with mothers throughout the obstetric cycle. A course designed to help students understand and meet the care needs of the child and their family in health and illness through experience in the clinic, hospital and nursery.
This course includes principles considered essential or intrinsic to the promotion of mental health and the treatment and rehabilitation of the mentally ill. It emphasizes the interrelationships between the nurse, patient, family, community and members of the psychiatric team and pays special attention to the therapeutic role of the psychiatric nurse. Prerequisite courses, as specified in the sample curriculum, must be successfully completed before continuing in the program.
This course addresses the major responsibilities and activities of a public health organization, and its relationship to public health nursing. A consideration of administrative principles as a guide for action in entry-level nursing leadership positions with opportunities to apply the principles through guided experience in selected clinical areas.
