 | The University of Virginia record March 15, 1929 |  |
THE CABANISS MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF NURSING
EDUCATION
EDWIN ANDERSON ALDERMAN, Ph.B., D.C.L., LL.D.
President of the University
JOHN LEVI MANAHAN, M.A., Ph.D.
Dean of the Department of Education
FACULTY
LOUISE OATES, B.S., M.A., Diploma, Union Memorial Hospital Training
School for Nurses, Baltimore, Md., Sadie Heath Cabaniss Memorial Professor
of Nursing Education.
ADELAIDE A. MAYO, B.A., M.A., Diploma, Massachusetts General Hospital
Training School for Nurses, Boston, Mass., Assistant Professor of Nursing
Education.
JOSEPHINE McLEOD, B.A., Diploma, Johns Hopkins Hospital Training School
for Nurses, Baltimore, Md., Assistant Professor of Nursing Education.
HISTORY
The movement to endow a Chair of Nursing at the University of Virginia—
the first step in the foundation of the School—was launched in the spring of 1923
by the Graduate Nurses' Association of Virginia. Through the zealous and
praiseworthy efforts of this group of women, the sum of $50,000.00 was raised and
presented to the University. The Chair of Nursing Education was named in
honor of Sadie Heath Cabaniss, Virginia's outstanding pioneer nurse.
In April, 1928, the first Cabaniss Memorial Professor of Nursing Education
was appointed. The School was then placed under the Department of Education
and organization begun.
Beginning with the academic year of 1928-29, the Cabaniss Memorial School
of Nursing Education has offered courses of university grade for graduate nurses.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the School is to give further preparation to well qualified
nurses who desire to better fit themselves as supervisors, administrators or teachers
in hospital schools for undergraduate students. There is a very urgent need for
more and better-prepared women to fill the hospital positions, not only in Virginia
but over the entire country. And the demand for nurses who have prepared themselves
by special study for these executive and teaching positions is far in excess
of the supply.
In addition to affording opportunities for study and training to the individual
student, the School of Nursing Education, as part of the State University, offers its
services to nursing school authorities throughout Virginia, with a desire to cooperate
education in the State.
GENERAL STATEMENT
Professional programs are arranged for three groups as follows:
1. Teachers in Schools of Nursing.
2. Supervisors and Head Nurses in Schools of Nursing.
3. Administrators in Schools of Nursing.
The courses are planned on a three-year basis leading to the degree of
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education. Applicants meeting all entrance requirements
may secure the maximum credit of a year's work for their course in
an approved school of nursing.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
To be admitted to regular standing in the School of Nursing Education,
applicants must be registered nurses, graduates of schools of nursing of approved
standards and in addition must meet the regular entrance requirements of the
University by certificate from an accredited high school or private secondary
school, giving the equivalent of four years of satisfactory high school work, or
by examination.
Furthermore, at least one year of graduate experience in some educational or
executive work in schools of nursing is highly desirable for all prospective students.
For admission by certificate, the applicant should file with the School not later
than September 1, a Certificate of Preparation made out on a blank form furnished
upon request. And a special blank giving applicant's professional training and
experience will be required of all students.
Special Students.—A limited number of graduate nurses of more mature age
whose general education has not included a complete high school course may be
admitted as special students. But they must present evidence of satisfactory professional
and personal qualifications and ability to pursue the courses in Nursing
Education successfully. No special student may be a candidate for a degree; but
such students are permitted and encouraged to make up deficiencies by private
study or by taking courses in the Summer Quarter. They will then be admitted
as regular students, and may be accepted as applicants for the degree, provided
all entrance requirements are met at least one academic year before the date of
graduation.
College Credit.—A maximum of 15 session-hours may be granted for one
year of college work and 33 hours for two years. In no case will credit be given
on more than 33 session-hours of work done in another college, and any student
who receives this maximum amount of credit must take the remaining 15 session-hours
required for her degree in residence in a regular session of nine months in
this University.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE IN THE SCHOOL OF
NURSING EDUCATION
The School of Nursing Education offers only one degree, the Bachelor of
Science in Nursing Education. The specific degree requirements, together with
a suggested curriculum, are herewith presented:
I. Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education.
A. Required Subjects—18 session-hours distributed as follows:
1. Natural Science—6 session-hours in one science.
2. Social Science:
(a) History B1, History B2 or History B3—3 session-hours.
(b) Sociology B1—3 session-hours.
3. English:
(a) English A1, or English A2—3 session-hours.
(b) English B1, or English B2—3 session-hours.
B. Education.
6 session-hours which must be Education B1 and Education B2.
C. Nursing Education.
12 session-hours, which must include N. Ed. B1 and N. Ed. B2.
D. Elective-at-large.
12-19 session-hours, which may include additional courses in Natural
Science, Social Science, English and Education or courses in Foreign
Language, Economics, Ethics, Psychology and Hygiene.
The Session-Hour.—All courses are measured in terms of the session-hour
as a unit. A session-hour is one hour a week throughout the session of lecture or
recitation, or two hours a week throughout the session of laboratory work.
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM FOR TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS OF
NURSING
| FIRST YEAR | Session Hours |
SECOND YEAR | Session Hours |
THIRD YEAR | Session Hours |
| English A1 or A2 | 3 | History B2 or B3 | 3 | Eng. B1, B2 or B3 | 3 |
| Chemistry B1 | 6 | Biology B1 | 4 | Bacteriology | 2 |
| Ed. Psychol., Ed. B2 | 3 | Anat. and Phys. | 3 | Hist. and Phil. of Education, Ed. B1 |
3 |
| Curriculum in Schools of N., N. Ed. B2 |
3 | Sociology B1 | 3 | ||
| Hist. of N., N. Ed. B1 | 3 | Supervision in S. of N. | |||
| Methods of Teaching Nursing Practice, N. Ed. B3 |
3 | Electives 2 | 2 terms | ||
| Practice Teaching | 3 | ||||
| Total | 16-18 | 1 term | |||
| Electives 5-8 | |||||
| Total | 18 | Total | 16-19 | ||
| Total for three years 50-55 session hours | |||||
In planning a curriculum for either Supervisors or Administrators in Schools
of Nursing the heavy science content may be lessened and more freedom in choosing
electives allowed.
DESCRIPTION OF COURSES
Nursing Education B1: History of Nursing: A study of the development
of nursing and the care of the sick from ancient times under religious, military
and secular forms of organization, up to the present—including the beginnings and
nursing in foreign countries. (Credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Oates.
Nursing Education B2: The Curriculum in Schools of Nursing: This
course deals with the construction of curricula for schools of nursing of varied
types, the aims that determine the content, the selection and arrangement of subjects
and a consideration of method suitable to different subjects. It includes also
discussion of classroom management and equipment, text and reference books,
types of examinations and ways of grading. (Credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Oates.
Nursing Education B3: Methods of Teaching Nursing Practice: A study
of the aims and scientific principles underlying nursing procedures, the proper
teaching methods, and the selection and organization of subject matter for a
course for student nurses. Each student will be expected to do some independent
planning and demonstration within the group. (Credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Mayo.
Nursing Education B4: Supervision in Hospitals and Schools of Nursing:
A course designed primarily for supervisors and head nurses giving a general
knowledge of hospital and nursing school management and organization. It will
deal with the more common problems encountered in the direction of ward or
department, with the principles underlying effective supervision and with the
teaching of student nurses through the proper correlation of classroom and ward
experience. (Credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Mayo.
Nursing Education B5: Administration in Schools of Nursing: This
course deals with the varied problems of nursing schools in their interrelation
with hospitals, other health and social agencies and educational institutions. It
considers the questions of organization, management, finance, staff appointment and
development and student education. And discusses the duties and responsibilities
of the principal of the school to the board, the staff, the student, the patient and
the community. (Credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Oates.
Nursing Education B6: Materia Medica: A course designed for those
who expect to teach the subject in nursing schools. Proper methods of teaching
solution problems will be demonstrated, the general subject-matter of materia
medica reviewed and the newer use of laboratory and illustrative material discussed.
(Credit, 2 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor McLeod.
Required and Suggested Courses to be found in General Catalogue as follows:
| Page | |
| Biology B1, General Biology | 169 |
| Biology C1, Evolution and Heredity | 169 |
| Chemistry B1, General Chemistry | 172 |
| Economics B1, Principles of Economics | 178 |
| English A1, Composition and English Literature | 181 |
| English A2, Composition and American Literature | 181 |
| English B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 | 182 |
| History B2, Modern European History | 189 |
| History B3, General American History | 189 |
| Philosophy B2, Ethics | 193 |
| Philosophy B3, History of Morals | 193 |
| Psychology B1, General Psychology | 194 |
| Psychology B3, Abnormal Psychology | 195 |
| Public Speaking B1 | 199 |
| Sociology B1, Community and Society | 203 |
| Sociology B3, Prob. of Public Welfare and Social Adjustment | 203 |
| Education B1, History and Philosophy of Education | 231 |
| Education B2, Educational Psychology | 231 |
| Education B12, School Hygiene and Sanitation | 234 |
| Education C1, Advanced Educational Psychology | 234 |
| Education C6, Mental Measurements | 235 |
| — Anatomy and Physiology | |
| — Medical Bacteriology |
OBSERVATION AND DIRECTED TEACHING
Laboratory facilities for observation and practice teaching are made available
through the close proximity and co-operation of the University of Virginia Hospital
School of Nursing. Students of the School of Nursing Education will do
observation and directed teaching under the supervision of a member of the
university faculty.
It is likewise planned that a limited amount of field work in supervision will
be made available for those wishing to specialize in this branch of nursing.
By these arrangements between the University and the Hospital a very close
co-operation is made possible which should result in mutual benefit to the School
of Nursing Education and the Hospital School of Nursing.
SCHOLARSHIPS
There are a number of scholarships in the University, some of which may be
made available for students of Nursing Education. A detailed description of them
is given in the General Catalogue of the University.
The Isabel Hampton Robb Memorial Fund provides annually a number of
scholarships to nurses taking advanced professional work. Application should be
made to Miss Katherine De Witt, Secretary, Isabel Hampton Robb Scholarship
Committee, 370 Seventh Avenue, New York, N. Y.
The La Verne Noyes Scholarships are available in a limited number to nurses
who served in the Army or Navy of the United States of America during the
World War and who have been honorably discharged. The scholarships cover
tuition in full or in part for those who need this assistance to pursue their college
course. They will be awarded upon the recommendation of the School of Nursing
Education of the University of Virginia, subject to the approval of the Trustees of
the Estate of La Verne Noyes.
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