EMILY HOLMQUIST, R.N., A.M., H.H.D., Dean of the School of Nursing FRANCES ORGAIN, R.N., A.M., Assistant Dean of the School of Nursing. ELEANOR SHELDON, RN, A.M., Associate Dean of the School of Nursing, responsible for Nursing Services, Medical Centers.
MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS
The dormitory wing is accessible to the cafeteria and the main hall of the Union building. Winona Village (men only) consists of 35 double-room, temporary barrack-type units located west of the Union Building on campus. This campus is one of the few medical centers in the country that has its own Union Building.
The combined libraries of the Schools of Medicine and Nursing are located in the Medical Science Building. This service is available to students from the Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Dentistry, the Division of Allied Health Sciences and the Graduate School of Social Service and Nonna. College of the American Gymnastic Union, as well as to the staff and faculty of the university.
School of Nursing
HISTORY
PHILOSOPHY
She helps patients and families realize their potential within the limitations imposed by illness or injury, encourages them to become increasingly self-directed in matters of health, identifies nursing problems and makes valid judgments about appropriate solutions, and develops a plan of nursing care based. on an understanding of the total therapeutic plan of care. Educational experiences help students become responsible citizens of the state and nation, with an understanding of global health problems and programs. The relationships of students to faculty and staff in the different clinical settings exert a great influence on the concerns and relationships of the students as professional nurses.
Graduate education in nursing includes both preparation for the academic disciplines of science and scholarship as well as specialization in a field of nursing. The professional component develops knowledge, attitudes and skills directed towards the expert application of the products of science and scholarship to solve complex problems in specialized nursing practice and the development of nursing theory. Learning experiences are planned to achieve the sequence, continuity and integration of knowledge, skills and attitudes defined by the objectives as essential for professional practice.
PROGRAMS
In the fall of 1965, the School of Nursing developed two-year associate of arts degrees offered through the regional campuses. Courses are often offered by the School of Nursing in collaboration with other professional organizations and health agencies. Inquiries from registered professional nurses regarding individual course offerings and requests from agencies or individuals seeking specific types of courses should be directed to: Director, Continuing Education, School of Nursing, Indiana University Medical Center, 1232 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46207.
The School of Nursing is an agency member of the Department of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs and the Department of Associate Degree Programs, National League for Nursing. The School of Nursing Alumnae Association is a component of the University's Alumni Association with representation on its Executive Council. The Nurses' Alumnae Association sponsors the Dorcas Rock Brewer Award, which is presented to a graduating senior who has made outstanding contributions to student activities associated with the School of Nursing and Dotaline E.
STUDENT SERVICES Guidance and Counseling Services
All programs use other community resources and facilities, such as the public welfare services, public schools, schools for the handicapped, rehabilitation centers, maternal and child health centers, mental health clinics, nursing homes, and doctors' offices. Students can receive scholarship assistance in their senior year with an agreement to work for a year at one of the mental hospitals under the Department of Mental Health. Students may apply for appointments in the Army Student Nurse Program or in the Navy Nurse Corps Candidate Program within 24 months of completing the requirements for the degree.
A student who attends for 12 months or less serves on active duty in the respective service for 24 months. The school participates in the federal program that approves long-term, low-interest nursing student loans, which are open to all nursing students pursuing a full-time bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree at Indiana University at any of its campuses. Application should be submitted to the School of Nursing, Bloomington Office, 1407 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47401.
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
ScuooL OF NURSING 17 A scholarship of $1,000 is paid to basic students in their senior year who accept one year of employment on the Medical Center Campus after graduation. Scholarships and tuition assistance are available under a grant from the National Institutes of Mental Health for those students who are eligible for, and interested in, graduate study in psychiatric nursing. If two years of support have been granted, 36 months of service is required.
Students seeking scholarships or loans should direct inquiries to the Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, School of Nursing. Internships are available to registered nurses preparing for public health care (Title I) or for teaching, supervision, administration, or clinical specialization (Title VIII). Requests for information should be directed to the Veterans Administration Regional Office, 36 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.
GENERAL POLICIES GOVERNING STUDY
Undergraduate Programs
ELIGIBILITY
APPLICATION
CERTIFICATION TO THE SCHOOL OF NURSING
ARRANGEMENTS FOR SPECIAL CREDIT
The students who choose not to take the test, or who do not pass the test, must take the course. Placement tests may be taken after successful completion of 27 credit hours, or after achieving sophomore standing.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
POLICIES GOVERNING UNDERGRADUATE STUDY
The Associate of Arts degree does not include the first two years of the ordinary matriculation exam. Students with an Associate of Arts in Nursing degree and a baccalaureate degree in a major other than nursing are not eligible for admission to the graduate program in nursing until they complete a degree equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in nursing. For additional information, write to the Director, Associate of Arts in Nursing Program, at the regional campus where you wish to enroll.
Graduate Programs
ELIGIBILITY*
Applicants are required to take the Graduate Record Examination (Aptitude Test) and have the results sent to the School of Nursing prior to admission. For information regarding this exam, write to Educational Testing Service, Box 955, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, or P.O. Application forms for all graduate programs are available from the School of Nursing, Bloomington Office, 1407 East Tenth Street, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47401.
Candidates with a bachelor's degree will (1) present all necessary forms required by the university, (2) submit official, original, sealed transcripts from the basic nursing school and from each college or university attended (single transcript compilations are not acceptable ), and 3) pay as directed the application fee required of all applicants who are new to the University. Applicants must submit all forms and transcripts directly to the School of Nursing, Bloomington Office. Foreign students first apply to the university's registrar for admission to the university.
ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDACY
Supporting transcripts from other universities must be submitted to the Registrar before eligibility for candidacy can be determined.
POLICIES GOVERNING GRADUATE STUDY
CURRICULUM DESIGN-MASTER'S DEGREE
Fifteen semester credit hours are required in clinical nursing: a minimum of 12 hours in clinical nursing courses and 3 hours in clinical nursing. Clinical study begins early in the student's program and credit is awarded in the final semester. Students choose from an approved departmental list of 12 to 15 semester credit hours of physical, biological, and social science courses, depending on the area of clinical nursing and the student's own interests.
At least 3 of these credits must be in the physical-biological sciences and 3 in group dynamics or human relations. Students who choose to produce a thesis must contact the department chair for approval at the beginning of the program. The thesis comprises at least 6 credit points, 3 of which can be replaced by studying clinical nursing.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Electives in clinical nursing courses are allowed in fields other than nursing major. Emphasis is placed on the impact of illness on the growing, developing child and his family and the role of the nurse in restoring and maintaining health. Students have the opportunity to make intensive studies of the impact of illness and hospitalization on individual children at Riley Hospital and to follow selected children back to their homes.
Concepts of mental health, communication, environmental influences, reasons for prevention and care and treatment of the mentally ill are considered. Courses in this area help nurses apply nursing education theory and clinical nursing expertise to teaching nursing in educational settings. The student participates in selected teaching and learning experiences under the guidance of graduate faculty in the clinical nursing major.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Administrative principles as guidelines for action in entry-level leadership positions in nursing; application of principles through guided experience in selected clinical areas. Progressive Study of Nursing Care for Adult Medical-Surgical Patients; theory behind professional practice; nursing principles applied through guided experience with selected patients in various clinical settings; the nurse's role as a member of the healthcare team. Clinical data and process used as a basis for developing therapeutic nursing interventions with mentally ill patients.
Theoretical foundations and behavioral concepts applied to the psychotherapeutic process in the development of therapeutic relationships in psychiatric nursing. Selected and directed clinical experiences in psychiatric nursing in continuing care and intensive treatment settings.
GRADUATE COURSES
Supervised experiences in medical-surgical nursing education, including planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of classroom and clinical education. Analysis of nursing and patient needs, factors that serve as a basis for nursing actions, predicting the consequences of actions, implementing appropriate nursing care and evaluating actions. Concepts of growth, development, and mental health are fundamental to understanding adaptation to health and illness.
Active participation of students in the integration of theory with clinical nursing practice in various settings in which psychiatric care is provided. Guided formal and informal experiences in teaching psychiatric and mental health nursing, including planning, developing, implementing and evaluating classroom and clinical instruction. Individual research of a problem in teaching nursing under the guidance of a selected lecturer.
Faculty of the School of Nursing, 1967-68
Teachers College, Columbia University, 1941), Assistant Dean of the School of Nursing, and Professor of Nursing. University of Utah, 1941), Assistant Dean of the School of Nursing, and Associate Professor in Charge of Nursing Services SmN, Joy A., R.N., 1959; AM University of Colorado, 1962), Instructor in Nursing. University of Kansas City, 1956), coordinator of the Associate of Arts degree program, and Associate Professor of Nursing.
Indiana University, 1957), Director of the Associate of Arts Degree Program and Assistant Professor of Nursing. University of Pittsburgh, 1952), Director of the Associate of Arts Degree Program and Assistant Professor of Nursing BoRRY, MRs.
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