 | The University of Virginia record April 15, 1936 |  |
THE CABANISS MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF NURSING
EDUCATION
JOHN LLOYD NEWCOMB, B.A., C.E., Sc.D., 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.
MYRTLE MARY HOLLO, Ph.B., M.A., Diploma, University of Minnesota
School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minn., Acting 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 coöperate in the solution of practical problems and in
the furtherance of nursing 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.
All women students must first register at the office of the Dean of Women,
16 East Lawn.
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
course 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 5 courses (15 session-hours) may be
granted for one year of college work and 11 courses for two years. In no
case will credit be given on more than 11 courses of work done in another
college, and any student who receives this maximum amount of credit must
take the remaining 5 courses 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—7 courses distributed as follows:
1. Natural Science—2 courses (double-course) in one science.
2. Social Science:
(a) History—1 course.
(b) Sociology—1 course.
3. English:
(a) English A1—1 course.
(b) English B1, or English B2—1 course.
4. General Psychology B1—1 course.
B. Education.
2 courses which must be Education B1 and Education B2.
C. Nursing Education.
4 courses, which must include N. Ed. B1 and N. Ed. B2.
D. Elective-at-Large.
3-5 courses, which include additional courses in Natural Science,
Social Science, English and Education or courses in Foreign
Language, Economics, Ethics, Psychology and Hygiene.
Definition of a Course.—An academic course is the work covered in an
organized, scheduled class, meeting at least three hours a week throughout
the session. Science courses with three hours of class work and six hours of laboratory weekly are designated double courses and are counted as two
courses.
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM FOR TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS OF
NURSING
| FIRST YEAR | Courses | SECOND YEAR | Courses | THIRD YEAR | Courses |
| English A1 | 1 | History | 1 | Eng. B1, B2, or B3 | 1 |
| Chemistry B1 | 2 | Biology B1 | 2 | Hist. and Phil. of Education, Ed. B1 |
1 |
| Curriculum in Schools of N., N. Ed. B2a |
1 | Ed. Psychol., Ed. B2 | 1 | ||
| Sociology B1, B2, or B3 | 1 | Hist. of N., N. Ed. B1 | 1 | ||
| Methods of Teaching Nursing Practice, N. Ed. B3 |
1 | Supervision in S. of N. Ed. B4 |
1 | Electives | 2-3 |
| Directed Teaching, N. Ed. B2b |
⅓ | Total | 5-6 | ||
| Gen. Psychol., B1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 6 | Total | 6⅓ |
Total for three years 17⅓-18⅓ courses.
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.
For those students who may wish to pursue graduate work at some
future time in the University it is advised that they include a foreign language
in their programs for the baccalaureate degree—as at least six collegiate
session-hours of foreign language credit are required as a prerequisite
to full candidacy for a Master's degree.
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 growth of modern professional nursing in England and
America and a survey of nursing in foreign countries. (Credit, 1 course.)
Professor Oates.
Nursing Education B2a: 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, 1
course.)
Professor Oates.
Nursing Education B2b: Directed Teaching: Education B2, Nursing
Education B3 and B2a prerequisite.—Directed teaching in nursing subjects. Hours
to be arranged. (Credit, 1/3 course.)
Acting Assistant Professor Hollo.
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,
1 course.)
Acting Assistant Professor Hollo.
Nursing Education B4: Supervision in Hospitals and Schools of Nursing:
A course designed primarily for supervisors and head nurses giving a
general knowledge of hospitals 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, 1 course.)
Acting Assistant Professor Hollo.
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
staff, the student, the patient and the community. (Credit, 1 course.)
Professor Oates.
Required and Suggested Courses to be found in General Catalogue as
follows:
Biology B1, General Biology.
Biology C1, Evolution and Heredity.
Chemistry B1, General Chemistry.
Economics B1, Principles of Economics.
English A1, Composition and Literature.
English B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, B8.
History B1, Medieval History.
History B2, Modern European History.
History B3, General American History.
History B4, General English History.
History B5, Ancient History.
Philosophy B31, Ethics.
Philosophy B32, History of Morals.
Psychology B1, General Psychology.
Psychology B3, Abnormal Psychology.
Psychology B4, Social Psychology.
Public Speaking B1.
Rural Social Economics B1, Social Economics of Agriculture.
Sociology B1, Introduction to Sociology.
Sociology B2, Social Origins.
Sociology B3, Social Problems.
In the College—
Education B1, History of Education.
Education B2, Educational Psychology.
Education C6, Mental Measurement.
In the Department of Education—
OBSERVATION AND DIRECTED TEACHING
Laboratory facilities for observation and practice teaching are made available
through the close proximity and coöperation 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 coöperation is made possible which should result in mutual benefit to
the School of Nursing Education and the Hospital School of Nursing.
BOARD AND LODGING
There are no University dormitories for women students, but satisfactory
arrangements can be made in approved boarding houses near the
campus. A list of these private boarding and lodging houses, with rates,
may be had upon application to the Bursar.
EXPENSES
The figures in the following table may be taken as fairly accurate approximations
of all necessary expenses for a session of nine months. The
necessary expenses included here are University, athletic and tuition fees,
laboratory fees, lodging, board, laundry, and books, but not clothing, traveling
expenses, or pocket money. Three estimates are given—a low, an
average, and a liberal estimate. The difference in the three depends on the
difference of expenditure for board, lodging, books, and laundry—in other
words, on the scale of living of the individual student. The student who
shares a room with another student, and practices the strictest economy,
may possibly reduce expenses below the low estimate.
| VIRGINIANS | NON-VIRGINIANS | |||||
| Low | Average | Liberal | Low | Average | Liberal | |
| University Fee | $ 50.00 | $ 50.00 | $ 50.00 | $ 60.00 | $ 60.00 | $ 60.00 |
| Athletic Fee | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 |
| [1] Tuition Fee | 60.00 | 60.00 | 60.00 | 250.00 | 250.00 | 250.00 |
| or | or | or | or | or | or | |
| 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 175.00 | 175.00 | 175.00 | |
| Topics Fee | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
| Laboratory Fees (average) | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Room, Heat, Light, Furniture and Service | 65.00 | 115.00 | 225.00 | 65.00 | 115.00 | 225.00 |
| Board | 200.00 | 225.00 | 270.00 | 200.00 | 225.00 | 270.00 |
| Books | 25.00 | 30.00 | 35.00 | 25.00 | 30.00 | 35.00 |
| Laundry | 25.00 | 35.00 | 50.00 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 50.00 |
| Total for Session of Nine Months | $ 451.50 | $ 541.50 | $ 716.50 | $ 651.50 | $ 741.50 | $ 916.50 |
| or | or | or | or | or | or | |
| 401.50 | 491.50 | 666.50 | 576.50 | 666.50 | 841.50 | |
A fee of $3.00 is required of all women students for the upkeep of the
"Women Students' Association Rooms."
Tuition—Students with credit for less than 10 full courses (30 session-hours): Virginians, $60.00; non-Virginians
$250.00
Students with credit for 10 or more full courses: Virginians, $10.00; non-Virginians, $175.00.
LOAN FUNDS AND STUDENT SELF-HELP
The University is in possession of funds from which loans are made to
deserving students in need of such assistance. An account of these loans is
given in this Catalogue. Inquiries concerning them should be addressed to
the Bursar.
Opportunities for obtaining remunerative employment are afforded to
students who are desirous by this means of partially paying their way
through the University.
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 DeWitt, 18 Worrall Avenue, Poughkeepsie,
N. Y.
Four Philip Francis duPont Scholarships are available to students of
Nursing Education, with a tenure of two years. Students who have not attended
the University must submit their applications not later than July 1.
Students attending the University must apply not later than May 1. Applications
must be made on a form supplied upon request.
| The University of Virginia record April 15, 1936 | |