 | The University of Virginia record April 1, 1935 |  |
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.
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ADELAIDE ADELIA MAYO, B.A., M.A., Diploma, Massachusetts General
Hospital Training School for Nurses, Boston, Mass., Assistant 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,
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,
22 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 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—21 session-hours distributed as follows:
1. Natural Science—6 session-hours in one science.
2. Social Science:
(a) History—3 session hours.
(b) Sociology—3 session-hours.
3. English:
(a) English A1—3 session-hours.
(b) English B1, or English B2—3 session-hours.
4. General Psychology B1—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.
9-15 session-hours, which 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 | 3 | History | 3 | Eng. B1, B2, or B3 | 3 |
| Chemistry B1 | 6 | Biology B1 | 6 | Hist. and Phil. of Education, Ed. B1 |
3 |
| Curriculum in Schools of N., N. Ed. B2a |
3 | Ed. Psychol., Ed. B2 | 3 | ||
| Sociology B1, B2, or B3 |
3 | Hist. of N., N. Ed. B1 |
3 | ||
| Methods of Teaching Nursing Practice, N. Ed. B3 |
3 | ||||
| Supervision in S. of N. Ed. B4 |
3 | Electives | 6-9 | ||
| Gen. Psychol., B1 | 3 | Directed Teaching, N. Ed. B2b |
1 | Total | 15-18 |
| Total | 18 | ||||
| Total | 19 |
Total for three years 51-54 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.
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, 3 session-hours.)
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, 3 session-hours.)
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 session-hour.)
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, 3 session-hours).
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, 3 session-hours.)
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 the duties and
the patient and the community. (Credit, 3 session-hours.)
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 English Literature.
English B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, B8.
History A1, Survey of World History.
History B2, Modern European History.
History B3, General American History.
History B4, General English History.
Philosophy B2, Ethics.
Philosophy B3, 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 and Philosophy 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 |
| Tuition Fee | 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 |
$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."
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 the General 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.
Three 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 1, 1935 | |