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Vo lume V January, 1957 Number 1

M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S

H A P P Y NEW Y E A R

Nothing in life is m o r e wonderful than faith,

the one great moving force that we can neither

weigh in the balance nor test in the cruc ib le . "

Life of Sir W i l l i a m O s i e r by Harvey Cushing

A M E S S A G E F R O M OUR P R E S I D E N T FOR T H E NEW Y E A R

As we begin a new year it s e e m s appropriate to join other groups in the traditional custom

of examining the events of the past year and attempting to look in the crys ta l ball of the days ahead

It is e ssent ia l to see where we have been in order to plan soundly where we are going.

A year ago the Board of Direc tors of the N. C. League for Nursing set an opt imist ic goal to

double the m e m b e r s h i p . It was thought that decreased dues and better coordinated p r o g r a m s

brought such a goal within the rea lm of poss ibi l i ty . However, this d r e a m did not mater ia l i z e in

1 956,

In trying to think through s o m e of the reasons for the difficulty in recruiting new m e m b e r s

for the League , I pondered a bit about the stated purpose of the League and the extent to which that

purpose is being fulfi l led. The North Carol ina League for Nursing is a s e r v i c e - c e n t e r e d organiza

tion - s erv i ce to the community rather than s e r v i c e to the individual nurse . Is this one of the

points we m i s s when we try to recruit new m e m b e r s ? It is t ime to change the usual question we

ask when approached about m e m b e r s h i p in an organizat ion. Not "what can the League do for m e ? '

but "how can I contribute to better nursing s e r v i c e and education through m e m b e r s h i p in the

League ? "

W i l l you join your profess ional and non-nurse col leagues in working dil l igently in 1957

toward furthering p r o g r e s s in nursing s e r v i c e and nursing education in every hospital , school ,

public health agency, and h o m e ? T h e r e is room for al l of us . Ten dol lars f rom each individual

is a s m a l l investment in relation to the potential returns f r o m our concerted effort .

My w a r m wishes to al l for a success fu l and prosperous y e a r .

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REGIONAL C O N F E R E N C E , SREB C O M M I T T E E ON G R A D U A T E EDUCATION AND R E S E A R C H IN NURSING

On Sep tember 1 1 - 1 2 , 1956, in Atlanta, the Southern Regiona l Educat ional Board held the s e c o n d annual r eg iona l c o n f e r e n c e under the ausp i ce s of its Reg iona l C o m m i t t e e on Graduate Education and R e s e a r c h in Nurs ing . S e v e r a l p r o f e s s i o n a l g roups c o n c e r n e d with nursing s e r v i c e and n u r s ­ing educat ion had been invited to send r ep resen ta t ives to the mee t ing . One hundred s ix f r o m s i x ­teen states of the r eg ion , and e l s e w h e r e , par t ic ipa ted in the c o n f e r e n c e . T h o s e r ep resen ta t ives attending f r o m North Caro l ina included Dean El izabeth L. K e m b l e and Mary Walke r Randolph, UNC Schoo l of Nurs ing ; Ruth Hay, UNC Schoo l of Publ ic Health, Depar tment of Publ ic Health Nurs ing; El izabeth M o s e r , Duke Univers i ty Schoo l of Nurs ing; Edith B r o c k e r , N. C. State N u r s e s ' A s s o c i a t i o n ; Ruth M. B o y l e s , N . C . League for Nurs ing; Vivian M. C u l v e r , N . C . Boa rd o f Nurse Regis t ra t ion and Nurs ing Educat ion; D r . Rober t Cadmus , UNC N . C . M e m o r i a l Hospi ta l ; and, Sample B . F o r b e s , Watts Hospi ta l .

"Continuity in Nursing Education for Bet ter Patient C a r e " was the theme of the c o n f e r e n c e . On the af ternoon of the f i r s t day the keynote a d d r e s s , "Continuity in Nursing Education for Bet te r Patient C a r e " , was g iven by M r s . Lula Wolf Hassenplug, Dean, Schoo l of Nurs ing , Univers i ty of Ca l i fo rn ia , L o s A n g e l e s . That evening there was a S y m p o s i u m , cons i s t ing of f ive speake r s in­cluding Dean Hassenplug and D r . C a d m u s . The s e c o n d day there w e r e f ive g roup d i s c u s s i o n s with r epo r t s to the gene ra l c o n f e r e n c e . T h e r e was c o n s i d e r a b l e thought g iven to patterns of under­graduate nursing educat ion in provid ing fo r sound graduate nursing educat ion with s p e c i a l i z a t i o n .

An A s s o c i a t e M e m b e r g roup was o rgan i zed cons i s t ing of app rox ima te ly twenty c o l l e g e s and uni- eil v e r s i t i e s which have four year <;ollege p r o g r a m s in nursing provid ing beginning prepara t ion fo r n u r s e s . This was done in o r d e r to d e v e l o p a c l o s e r a s s o c i a t i o n with graduate educat ion in the Southern R e g i o n .

The UNC Schoo l of Nurs ing is one of the s ix un ive r s i t i e s which par t ic ipa tes in the reg iona l graduate p r o j e c t o f the S R E B . The s ix Southern un ivers i t i e s a r e of fer ing jo in t ly planned M a s t e r ' s d e g r e e p r o g r a m s in nurs ing, with each un ivers i ty provid ing cer ta in of the va r i ous s p e c i a l t i e s . Each is concent ra t ing its r e s o u r c e s so that the spec i a l t i e s i t p r o v i d e s m a y be of high qual i ty . At this t ime the UNC Schoo l of Nurs ing o f fe r s graduate p r o g r a m s in Nursing S e r v i c e Admin i s t r a t i on and Teach ing of P s y c h i a t r i c Nurs ing . F e l l o w s h i p s a r e ava i lab le to qual i f ied app l i can t s . Detai led informat ion may be obtained by wri t ing to the Dean, Schoo l of Nurs ing , Univers i ty of North C a r o ­lina, Chapel Hill .

F I F T H A N N U A L M E E T I N G , N . C . L E A G U E F O R NURSING I Co C H A P E L HILL, M A R C H 28 AND 29 , 1 957 | pr

" I n - S e r v i c e Educat ion, A Cont inum" is the theme of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the North Carol ina L e a g u e for Nursing to be held in Chapel Hill , M a r c h 28 and 29, 1957. | To

A c c o r d i n g to M i s s Ba rba ra Berna rd , who is Chai rman of the P r o g r a m Planning C o m m i t t e e , the opening bus iness s e s s i o n on Thur sday morn ing wi l l p resen t a r ev iew of N C L N ' s p r o g r e s s when o f f i c e r s , d i v i s i o n s , and c o m m i t t e e c h a i r m e n repor t to the m e m b e r s h i p . T h e r e wi l l be a noon luncheon with speake r and an af ternoon p a n e l - p r o g r a m .

Ik On F r i d a y , the D iv i s i ons wi l l mee t in the m o r n i n g . A p r o g r a m meet ing wi l l fo l low b e f o r e the he c lo s ing bus iness s e s s i o n . | Ac

idc M i s s Marga re t M i l l e r , Ass i s t an t D i r e c t o r , Depar tment o f Hospi ta l Nurs ing , National League for Nurs ing, wi l l attend the Annual Mee t ing . On

Ml Plan to attend the gene ra l s e s s i o n s and the p r o g r a m m e e t i n g s . Vot ing for new o f f i c e r s wi l l be tat both d a y s . Regis t ra t ion and gene ra l s e s s i o n s wi l l be held in the A s s e m b l y R o o m of the Main L i b r a r y on the C a m p u s .

Other m e m b e r s of the P r o g r a m s Planning Commi t t ee se rv ing with Miss Bernard a re Barbara Bain, F r a n c e s M c C o n n e l l , Mary Cheek, and E l o i s e L e w i s . Full informat ion regard ing the Annual M e e t ­ing wi l l appear in the March , NCLN NEWS. J

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A REPORT ON RESEARCH

"Patterns of Psychiatric Nursing: A Survey of Psychiatric Nursing in North Carolina" is the

recently published report of a study co-sponsored by the North Carolina State Nurses ' Associat ion,

the North Carolina League for Nursing, and the University of North Carolina School of Nursing

under a grant from the American Nurses ' Foundation, Inc.

This study was the result of a meeting, in August 1 954, of the Committee to Study the Nursing

Needs of the Mentally 111 in North Carolina, a committee appointed by the Coordinating Council of

the NCSNA and the N C L N . Nurses and others will find this report most interesting as well as

instructive and helpful.

NEW A P P O I N T M E N T IN P R A C T I C A L NURSING EDUCATION P R O G R A M

The appointment of Miss Mir iam Daughtry, as Assistant Supervisor, Trade and Industrial Educa­tion for Practical Nursing, has been announced by M r . Murray D. Thornburg, Supervisor, Depart­ment of Trade and Industrial Education in North Carolina. Miss Daughtry, who has done graduate study this past year, will help develop schools of practical nursing over the state.

M r . Thornburg has also announced that enrollment in practical nurse preparatory and extension classes sponsored by the Department of Trade and Industrial Education, local schools and hospitals, was 755 for the fiscal year 1955-56 . Of this number, 230 were enrolled in preparatory programs which include a twelve months' training period of four months of related study in the c las sroom and eight months of practice and related study in the hospital. Those completing this course are eligible for examination for l icensure as registered practical nurses . Extension c lasses conducted for practical nurses licensed by waiver or examination had an enrollment of 525 during the past year. Extension courses are offered for those practical nurses who desire related instruction which they were unable to secure prior to l icensure.

R E C R U I T M E N T BROCHURE REVISED

"Now Is The T ime -- Take Steps to Enter Nursing" is the title on the new 1956-57 brochure listing

all accredited schools of nursing in North Carolina. The Brochure, first published in the fall of

1 952, has been revised each year and, by popular demand, the need has increased from 3000 to

7000 copies each year. Assembled and prepared by the N . C . Board of Nurse Registration and

Nursing Education, the brochure is financially supported by the N C L N , NCSNA, and N C L P N A .

Copies of the brochure are distributed free of charge to prospective students, counselors , deans,

principals, doctors, col leges, schools of nursing, and interested groups.

This fall 1103 freshmen students entered 34 programs of professional nursing in North Carolina. Total enrollment in these schools was 2985 on September 30, 1 956 and of this number 2382 were in hospital schools and 603 in collegiate programs .

MEETING, COUNCIL OF M E M B E R AGENCIES B A C C A L A U R E A T E AND HIGHER D E G R E E PROGRAMS, NLN

At a meeting of the Council of Member Agencies for Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs held in Chicago, November 25 - 28, major issues confronting nursing educators were discussed. According to Miss Marion Wood and Miss Mary Walker Randolph who attended, the critical issues identified will form the basis for council program planning during the next year.

On November 25 and 26, the problems of graduate degree education for nurses were considered with concentrated study upon the establishment of guiding principles for the development of edu­cational programs in nursing which lead to a master 's degree. These principles will be useful to universities either offering or planning to offer graduate programs and may later be used as criteria for accreditation. The Sub - committee on Graduate Education has been working on these principles for over a year.

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The last two days were devoted to the preparation of a statement of beliefs concerning the purposes of baccalaureate education and professional nursing education. Consideration was given to the meaning of specialization in nursing and the educational level at which specialization should begin. Preparations for leadership were stressed.

Miss Wood, who is Professor of Nursing in Charge of the Undergraduate Program, and Miss Randolph, who is Professor of Nursing in Charge of the Graduate Program, UNC School of Nursing stated that the reports from both conference groups will probably be available for distribution by the end of February. Watch for the announcement in the NLN NEWS and the NURSING OUTLOOK.

F A C U L T Y A P P O I N T M E N T , GRADUATE CURRICULA UNC, SCHOOL OF NURSING

We welcome Miss Mary Walker Randolph to the state of North Carolina and to the faculty of the UNC School of Nursing. Miss Walker's appointment is of special interest to graduate nurses since she has joined the faculty as Professor of Nursing in Charge of Graduate Curricula.

Miss Walker, a native Virginian, received her basic professional education at the Los Angeles County General Hospital, the degree B . S . in Nursing Education from the University of Virginia and the M . A . degree with a major in Administration in Schools of Nursing from Teacher's College, Columbia University. She is all ready well known to many nurses in the state, having been on the faculty of Duke University School of Nursing in 1941 and 1942. Her experience includes a four year tour of duty in the U .S . A r m y , following which she was appointed to the faculty of the University of Virginia. Prior to joining the faculty of the UNC School of Nursing, Miss Walker was on the faculty of the University oJ California in Los Angeles .

As Professor of Nursing in Charge of the Graduate Curricula, Miss Walker is vitally interest ed in providing educational opportunities to meet our needs in the field of graduate professional education. Currently programs leading to the degree Master of Science in Nursing with a major in Nursing Service Administration or in Teaching Psychiatric Nursing are available at the University of North Carolina. As a member of the Southern Regional Project of Graduate Education and Research in Nursing, the University of North Carolina participates with five other southern uni­versities in jointly planning Master's degree programs in nursing. Together, the specialties offered within the regional program will ultimately include all fields of graduate education in nursing.

MAINLY ABOUT P E O P L E AND PLACES

M r s . Margaret Dolan, Associate Professor of Public Health Nursing, UNC School of Public Health, Miss Julia Dupuy Smith, Associate Professor of Public Health Nursing, UNC School of Nursing, and Miss Atha Howell, Educational Supervisor, Guilford County Health Department, attended a conference on Field Courses in Public Health Nursing, October 9 - 13, 1956, at the Kellogg Gull Lake Biological Station, Gull Lake, Michigan. This was a national conference, under sponsorship of the National League for Nursing and the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Depart­ment of Public Health Nursing in which representatives from Universities offering approved pro­grams in public health nursing and field agencies providing public health nursing practice met to discuss the whole area of field courses . Miss Smith served as one of the group leaders. Miss Howell attended as agency representative from this area. M r s . Dolan is Chairman of the Public Health Nursing Section of the ANA and the President of the NC State Nurses' Association.

Mr. Marion J. Foster has been named the first full-time executive secretary of the North Caro­lina Hospital Association, effective October 16, 1956, Mr . C. D. Ward, NCHA president announc­ed. Mr . Foster was a staff attorney with the American Hospital Association and prior to that associated with the AHA's Washington Service Bureau. The new headquarters office of the NCHA has been established in Raleigh.

New faculty appointments at the A&T College, School of Nursing include M r s . Geraldine Butler and Miss Carrie I. Hardy. M r s , Butler (Columbia Hospital, Columbia, S. C. ; B . S . , Allen

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University), who was formerly Educational Director at the Lincoln Hospital School of Nursing in Durham, has been appointed Instructor in Nursing, Miss Hardy (Lincoln, N. Y. ; M . A . , Hunter College) who was formerly instructor of obstetric nursing at Lincoln Hospital, N . Y . , has been appointed Assistant Professor of Obstetrical Nursing.

The Firs t Vice-Pres ident of the N . C . League for Nursing, M r s . Willetta E. Jones, has been appointed a member of the Committee on Rules for the E A C T Section of the American Nurses ' Associat ion. M r s . Jones is Dean of the School of Nursing at the Agricultural and Technical College

M r s . Jean Richards, Chief, Nursing Services , Veterans Administration Hospital, Oteen, is Chair­

man of the FS&Q Committee of the E A C T Section of the A N A .

M r s . Thomas E. Medlin has been appointed Assistant Director , Nursing Service at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Miss Martha M. A d a m s , who has been appointed Director of Nursing at City Memoria l Hospital, Winston-Salem.

Miss Mary Vida Cheek, Director of Nursing, N . C . Memoria l Hospital and Assoc iate Professor of Nursing, UNC School of Nursing, was guest speaker at the Institutional Nursing Service Administra tor's Section program meeting of the West Virginia State Nurses ' Associat ion on October 18. This meeting was held in conjunction with their Annual Convention.

Miss Julia Dupuy Smith, Assoc ia te Professor of Public Health Nursing, UNC School of Nursing attended the convention of the Amer ican Public Health Associat ion in Atlantic City, November 12 - 16, 1 956. Miss Smith is currently Vice -cha irman of the Public Health Nursing Section of the American Public Health Associat ion.

Miss Dorothy Boone, Public Health Nurse Consultant, N. C. State Board of Health reports that all four state mental health institutions have openings for nurses interested in acquainting themselves with the care of mental patients and the modern therapy in the treatment of mental d i sease . A series of f ive-day programs is planned at each of the institutions. For further information and application blanks write directly to Miss Boone in Raleigh.

How An In-Service Education Program Functions January 17 & 18 - Sheraton Hotel

High Point, N. C. Local Arrangement Chairman, Miss Lucy Lopp

Thursday, January 17

9:30-10:00 10:00

Registration and coffee

Greetings, Miss Marie Lowe, President, NLN Greetings, Miss Frances Burgess , High Point Summary Report - October In-Service Education Program (Raleigh) Miss Dorothy Robinson Symposium: "Fitting A Program To The Nursing Service Needs" Moderator: Miss Ruth Hay

Representatives from various types of Nursing Service . Lunch "Ways and Means of Generating Enthusiasm in an Existing Program Mary Walker Randolph M r . Robert Barrett

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9:30-12:00 "Watch In-Service Education in Action" Observers : Mir iam Longfield & Catharyn Kennedy

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NOW IS THE T I M E

To pay your 1957 dues for membership in the N C L N .

To recruit a new member in the NCLN for 1957.

To plan to attend the program meeting in High Point or Fayetteville on January I 7 and 18, 1 957.

To plan to attend the Annual Meeting of the N C L N , March 2 8 - 2 9 , 1 957, in Chapel Hill.

To plan to attend the Biennial Convention of the NLN, May 6 - 1 0 , 1 957, in Chicago.

To notify the N C L N Headquarters Office if you have changed your address .

To send news items and information for the N C L N NEWS to the N C L N Headquarters Office. Your bulletin is only as successful as you make it. Share your news with others. Every attempt is made to be as accurate as possible in dates, t imes , and places . If you change the date, t ime, or place, let us know. The next quarterly N C L N NEWS will be the March i ssue . Items should be received no later than February 1, 1 957.

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F I F T H A N N U A L MEETING

N O R T H CAROLINA L E A G U E F O R NURSING, INC.

M a r c h 2 8 - 2 9 , 1957

Chapel Hil l , N . C .

" IN-SERVICE E D U C A T I O N , A CONTINUUM"

P r o g r a m Highlights and Convent ion Plans

During the past year m e m b e r s have been looking f o r w a r d and planning to attend the fifth annual meet ing of the N C L N to be held in Chapel Hill for the f i r s t t ime on M a r c h 2 8 - 2 9 . Under the l e ade r sh ip of Mis s B a r b a r a B e r n a r d , Cha i rman of the P r o g r a m and A r r a n g e m e n t s C o m m i t t e e , the two-day p r o g r a m has been planned around the t heme , " I n - S e r v i c e Educa t ion , A Cont inuum".

The opening bus ine s s meet ing w i l l be held in the A s s e m b l y R o o m of the G e n e r a l L i b r a r y , UNC Campus , on Thur sday m o r n i n g , M a r c h 28 at 9:30 and w i l l p re sen t the p r o g r e s s and p r o b l e m s of the past yea r when o f f i c e r s and c o m m i t t e e c h a i r m e n r epor t to the m e m b e r s h i p . At the Caro l ina Inn there w i l l be a luncheon meet ing when r epo r t s wi l l be g iven on "The Ro le of the Nurse in R e s e a r c h " .

The p r o g r a m s e s s i o n s wi l l be Thursday af ternoon and F r i d a y m o r n i n g . This t w o - d a y r o g r a m is the last of a s e r i e s of p r o g r a m s planned fo r the yea r on " I n - S e r v i c e P repa ra t i on fo r C o m p r e h e n ­s ive Nurs ing , " c o - s p o n s o r e d jo in t ly by the NCLN and the E A C T and INSA Sect ions of the NCSNA. On Thur sday af ternoon, Miss Ruth D a l r y m p l e , a m e m b e r of the joint p r o g r a m c o m m i t t e e , wi l l s u m m a r i z e the fall and winter m e e t i n g s , " I n - S e r v i c e P r o g r a m s O v e r the Y e a r s " and "How An I n - S e r v i c e P r o g r a m F u n c t i o n s " . M i s s Mary A n n i c e M i l l e r , consul tant o n i n - s e r v i c e educa t ion , Depar tment of Hospi ta l Nurs ing , National L e a g u e fo r Nurs ing , w i l l speak on " I n - S e r v i c e E d u c a ­tion, A Cont inuum". Represen ta t ives f r o m la rge and s m a l l hosp i t a l s , s p e c i a l and g e n e r a l h o s p i ­ta ls , a Ve te rans Admin i s t r a t i on Hospi ta l and a Publ ic Health A g e n c y wi l l c o m p r i s e a r eac t ion panel .

Thursday af ternoon at 4:30 the Univers i ty of North Caro l ina Schoo l of Nurs ing w i l l be hos t e s s at

a tea in the Main Lounge of the Schoo l of Nurs ing D o r m i t o r y .

On F r i d a y m o r n i n g f r o m 9-10 , the Div i s ion of Nurs ing Educat ion and the D iv i s ion of Nurs ing S e r v i c e s wi l l hold bus iness m e e t i n g s . The G e n e r a l S e s s i o n a t 10:15 wi l l be in the A s s e m b l y R o o m of the Gene ra l L i b r a r y . At this t ime Miss M i l l e r w i l l speak on the p r o b l e m s encoun te red in i n - s e r v i c e educa t ion . The mee t ing wi l l c l o s e with a bus ines s s e s s i o n at 11:30, f o l l o w e d with a mee t ing of the newly e l e c t e d Boa rd of D i r e c t o r s at a luncheon at the Caro l ina Inn.

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Other m e m b e r s o f the P r o g r a m and A r r a n g e m e n t s C o m m i t t e e se rv ing with M i s s B e r n a r d a re M i s s B a r b a r a Bain , M i s s Mary V . Cheek , M r s . E l o i s e L e w i s , and M r s . F r a n c e s M c C o n n e l l .

Al l gene ra l and p r o g r a m mee t ings wi l l be held in the A s s e m b l y R o o m of the G e n e r a l L i b r a r y on

the UNC C a m p u s .

Reg i s t r a t ion is open to m e m b e r s and n o n - m e m b e r s and wi l l be f r o m 8:30 - 9:30 A. M. on T h u r s ­day and F r i d a y , M a r c h 2 8 - 2 9 , A s s e m b l y R o o m , G e n e r a l L i b r a r y , UNC C a m p u s . Reg i s t r a t ion fee fo r m e m b e r s wi l l be $ 1 . 0 0 and f o r n o n - m e m b e r s $ 3 . 0 0 which m a y be appl ied to 1 957 m e m ­b e r s h i p . Students wi l l r e g i s t e r without f e e . Br ing your M e m b e r s h i p Ca rd .

T i c k e t s f o r the luncheon and evening c o n c e r t m a y be p u r c h a s e d a t t ime of r e g i s t r a t i o n . A l s o , parking p e r m i t t ickets w i l l be ava i lab le i f n e e d e d .

Vot ing wi l l take p l a c e T h u r s d a y af te rnoon and F r i d a y m o r n i n g . You wi l l need you r 1957 M e m ­b e r s h i p C a r d .

R o o m R e s e r v a t i o n s m a y be made now at the Caro l ina Inn.

Plan now to attend the Annual Meet ing in Chapel Hil l , M a r c h 28 - 2 9.

NOMINATIONS - N C L N E L E C T I O N

The bal lo t fo r the N C L N B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s to f i l l v a c a n c i e s c r e a t e d by o f f i c e r s and d i r e c t o r s w h o s e t e r m s e x p i r e in 1957 has been p r e p a r e d by the C o m m i t t e e on N o m i n a t i o n s . Nomina t ions f r o m the f l o o r m a y be made a t the opening bus ine s s s e s s i o n on M a r c h 28,

P r e s i d e n t : Sue K e r l e y , R . N. , Educa t iona l D i r e c t o r , S c h o o l o f Nurs ing , N . C . Bapt is t Hosp .

E l o i s e R . L e w i s , R . N . , A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f Nurs ing , S c h o o l o f Nurs ing ,

Unive r s i ty of Nor th Caro l ina .

Treasur2r : Es the r Sump, R . N . , Educa t iona l Consul tant , N . C . Boa rd of Nurse Reg i s t r a t i on and

Nurs ing Educa t ion .

Second V i c e - P r e s i d e n t : C . Scot t V e n a b l e , E x e c u t i v e S e c r e t a r y , N . C . T u b e r c u l o s i s A s s o c .

B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s :

L a y M e m b e r : J a m e s T . B a r n e s , Execu t i ve S e c r e t a r y , N . C . M e d i c a l Soc ie ty .

Nurse M e m b e r : (one to be e l e c t e d ) P r i c i l l a B a l a n c e , R. N. , Educa t iona l D i r e c t o r , S c h o o l of Nurs ing ,

W i l s o n . L e l i a C la rk , R. N. , D i r e c t o r of Nursing S e r v i c e , Duke Hosp i ta l . Sarah H i t c h c o c k , R . N . , A s s t . D i r e c t o r of Nurs ing , Rex Hosp i t a l . M a r i e L o w e , R. N. , Educa t iona l S u p e r v i s o r , F o r s y t h County Health

Dept . , W i n s t o n - S a l e m .

Nominat ing C o m m i t t e e : (three to be e l e c t e d ) Paul ine A s h l e y , R. N. , Educa t iona l D i r e c t o r , Schoo l of Nurs ing ,

Cabar rus M e m o r i a l Hospi ta l . Ann Bar ren t ine , R . N . B a r b a r a B e r n a r d , R . N . , A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r , S c h o o l o f Nurs ing ,

Unive r s i ty o f Nor th Caro l ina . Ruth Ha l e s , R . N . , Ins t ruc to r , S c h o o l o f Nurs ing , W i l s o n . C o r r i n e L o g a n , R . N .

Annie R o b i n s o n , R . N . , Superv is ing N u r s e , Gas ton County Health

Dept . , Gas ton ia . Howard W i l l i a m s , R . N . , Educa t iona l D i r e c t o r , V . A . Hospi ta l ,

Durham.

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Y O U R H E L P I S N E E D E D

I m m e d i a t e l y fol lowing the Annual Meet ing , the N C L N B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s wi l l m e e t to appoint

c o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s and c h a i r m e n for the next y e a r . L o o k o v e r the c o m m i t t e e s l i s ted be low and

wr i te now to N C L N H e a d q u a r t e r s O f f i c e , 119 North C o l u m b i a Stree t , Chape l Hi l l to indicate your

wi l l ingness to help part ic ipate in the act iv i t i es of your N. C. L e a g u e for Nurs ing this coming year

by s e r v i n g on the c o m m i t t e e of your c h o i c e .

C a r e e r s on Nurs ing

Consti tut ion and B y - L a w s

Coordinat ing of C u r r i c u l u m Study and D e v e l o p m e n t

F inance

H e a d q u a r t e r s

M e m b e r s h i p

Nominat ions

P r o g r a m and A r r a n g e m e n t s

Publ ic Relat ions

C O N F E R E N C E F O R S C H O O L S O F N U R S I N G P L A N N I N G

F O R F U L L A C C R E D I T A T I O N , N . L . N . , A P R I L 2 9

P r e s e n t and e m e r g i n g c r i t e r i a for full accred i ta t ion and their meaning for the s c h o o l s and i m ­

proved patient c a r e is the subjec t of a o n e - d a y conference being c o - s p o n s o r e d by the N. C. L e a g u e

for Nurs ing and the N. C. B o a r d of N u r s e Reg i s t ra t ion and N u r s i n g Educat ion to be held in C h a r ­

lotte, A p r i l 2 9 , 1 957 , M e r c y Hospi ta l .

M r s . O l i v e M. Northwood , Spec ia l Representa t ive of the D e p a r t m e n t of D i p l o m a and A s s o c i a t e

D e g r e e P r o g r a m s , N L N , wi l l attend and take part in the p r o g r a m . The p r o g r a m is being planned

to c o n s i d e r Impl ica t ions of C r i t e r i a for S c h o o l s , Use of C r i t e r i a by S c h o o l s , and What A c t i o n

Should be T a k e n In Schools and States About E m e r g i n g C r i t e r i a ?

The c o m m i t t e e planning for the conference includes M r s . Edna S . Pet ty as c h a i r m a n , S i s t er

G e r t r u d e , Sue K e r l e y , M r s . E s t e l l e Mike 11, and J . E l i z a b e t h W h i t e .

P S Y C H I A T R I C N U R S I N G C O N S U L T A T I O N C O N F E R E N C E

P L A N N E D B Y S T A T E H O S P I T A L - R A L E I G H , A P R I L 2 3 - 2 4

A consul tat ion conference on psych ia tr i c nurs ing has been planned by State Hosp i ta l in Ra le igh for

al l s c h o o l s o f nurs ing affi l iating for learning e x p e r i e n c e in p s y c h i a t r i c nurs ing . M r s . G e r t r u d e

P. P i t chford , Educat iona l D i r e c t o r , State Hosp i ta l , s ta t e s that e m p h a s i s w i l l be f o c u s e d on the

i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of c o m m u n i c a t i o n and s o c i a l in teract ion sk i l l s in the total c u r r i c u l u m . M i s s

E l e a n o r F r a n y , P s y c h i a t r i c Nurs ing Consultant for the Nat ional L e a g u e for N u r s i n g , wi l l s e r v e

as r e s o u r c e p e r s o n f o r the c o n f e r e n c e .

T E A C H I N G M E D I C A L - S U R G I C A L N U R S I N G W O R K S H O P A N N O U N C E D

The Duke Univers i ty School of Nurs ing plans a W o r k s h o p on Teach ing M e d i c a l - S u r g i c a l N u r s i n g ,

June 4 - 8 , 1 957 , to be d i r e c t e d by M r s . F r a n c e s K r e u t e r and M i s s T h e l m a Ing le s . M r s . K r e u t e r

is a m e m b e r of the faculty of the Div i s ion of N u r s i n g Educat ion , T e a c h e r s C o l l e g e , C o l u m b i a U n i ­

v e r s i t y and M i s s Ingles i s P r o f e s s o r of M e d i c a l - S u r g i c a l N u r s i n g , Duke U n i v e r s i t y School of

Nurs ing .

Attendance wi l l be l imi ted to 2 5 . F u r t h e r detai ls wi l l be sent to s c h o o l s la ter or m a y be obtained

by writ ing to Duke U n i v e r s i t y School of N u r s i n g .

INTERESTING D E V E L O P M E N T S IN P S Y C H I A T R I C NURSING

Wri t ten by Evange l ine Sou t sos , UNC S c h o o l of Nurs ing

As educa t iona l e x p e r i e n c e in conjunct ion with my c a r e e r - t e a c h e r ac t iv i t i es in p s y c h i a t r i c nurs ing , suppor ted by a United States Pub l i c Health S e r v i c e grant , I had the p r i v i l e g e of v is i t ing the Nat ion­al Institute of Mental health, Be thesda , Mary land; Chestnut L o d g e , Rock land , Maryland; the Massachuse t t s Mental Health Center at Bos ton P s y c h o p a t h i c Hospi ta l ; and the Bos ton Univers i ty S c h o o l of Nurs ing . Much has been gained f r o m these v i s i t s which I should l ike to sha re with you.

Of the s e v e n insti tutes at the Nat ional Institute of Health, the b r o a d e s t r e s e a r c h p r o g r a m is c o n ­ducted at the Nat ional Institute of Mental Health, fo r despi te i m p r o v e m e n t s in the c a r e of p s y c h i ­a t r i c pat ients , menta l i l lness i s our g rea t e s t national i ncapac i t a to r . T h e r e a re no full t ime nu r se s e m p l o y e d at the institute s o l e l y f o r the pu rpose of r e s e a r c h , but ra ther fo r c l i n i c a l c a r e of the patients in r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t s . B e c a u s e env i ronmen ta l f ac to r s a re s tudied, nu r se s as w e l l as patients a t the institute often s e r v e as r e s e a r c h s u b j e c t s . Her o b s e r v a t i o n s and r e c o r d s a re c r u c i a l , p a r t i c u l a r l y when new therap ies a re being g iven . She cont r ibu tes to the o v e r a l l r e s e a r c h plan for e a c h patient, pa r t i c ipa tes in the d i s c u s s i o n s of the p r o j e c t s wh ich a re to be undertaken and in the evaluat ion of r e s e a r c h f indings . As a m e m b e r of the r e s e a r c h t e a m , the nurse is c o n ­stantly learn ing and pass ing on in fo rma t ion to her c o - w o r k e r s and r e c e i v i n g new in fo rmat ion in re turn . Major r e s e a r c h is being cu r ren t ly done on s c h i z o p h r e n i a , the f a m i l y and env i ronmen t as they re la te to the p r o b l e m s of the a g g r e s s i v e ch i ld , s o m a t o p s y c h i c i n t e r r e l a t i onsh ips , the p s y c h o ­therapeut ic p r o c e s s as i t o p e r a t e s in a r ea of s p e c i a l in te res t as in s c h i z o p h r e n i a and h y p e r a g g r e s -s ive ch i l d r en , and r e s e a r c h with g roups of f a m i l i e s to d e t e r m i n e the e m o t i o n a l a s p e c t s a chi ld d e v e l o p m e n t with e m p h a s i s on the r o l e of s ign i f icant f ami ly f igu res and their i n t e r ac t i ons .

A v e r y in teres t ing d e v e l o p m e n t in the educa t ion of n u r s e s f o r p s y c h i a t r i c par t i c ipa t ion is newly p r o p o s e d yea r s c l i n i c a l e x p e r i e n c e p r o g r a m under s u p e r v i s i o n a t Chestnut L o d g e . I t i s be ing planned f o r graduate n u r s e s who have had p s y c h i a t r i c p repa ra t ion in their b a s i c p r o g r a m s as w e l l as s o m e c o l l e g e s tudy. United States Publ ic Health S e r v i c e grants a re ava i lab le fo r this e x p e r i e n c e .

In January, 1957, a new D a y - C a r e Center was o r g a n i z e d at Bos ton P s y c h o p a t h i c Hospi ta l as a part of the rehabi l i ta t ion p r o g r a m . A c t i v e t rea tment under an o r g a n i z e d therapeut ic p r o g r a m wi l l be c a r r i e d on during the hours of the day when the patients a re at the c e n t e r . The ro l e of the nurse is of vi ta l i m p o r t a n c e as she g ives d i r e c t patient c a r e , c o m m u n i c a t e s with the f a m i l y , par t ic ipa tes in r e s e a r c h , and p r o v i d e s continuity fo r the ent i re p r o g r a m .

A l l of the v i s i t s p r o v e d to be va luab le , in te res t ing , and thought p rovok ing as to : the r o l e of the n u r s e , p s y c h i a t r i c nurs ing r e s e a r c h being conduc t ed in the c a r e of the men ta l ly i l l , and the types of educa t iona l p r o g r a m s in p s y c h i a t r i c nurs ing .

SHORT COURSE - NURSING C A R E OF THE N E W B O R N AND P R E M A T U R E INFANT

Duke Un ive r s i ty , under the s p o n s o r s h i p of the Unive r s i ty , Nor th Caro l ina State B o a r d of Health, and the Nor th Caro l ina L e a g u e f o r Nurs ing is o f fe r ing shor t c o u r s e s of ins t ruc t ion in the nurs ing c a r e of the newborn and p r e m a t u r e infant. The f i rs t c o u r s e f o r 1957 was held f r o m January 7 through F e b r u a r y 2 . T h o s e attending w e r e : M r s . V i r g i n i a Sweatman, J a m e s Wa lke r M e m o r i a l Hospi ta l , Wi lming ton , N . C , M r s . Anne F o w l e r and M r s . Edna Maughan, Rex Hospi ta l , Ra le igh , N . C .

Mis s L a u r a Harb i son , Ins t ruc tor in the Care of the N e w b o r n , is r e s p o n s i b l e fo r the c o u r s e . An effor t is m a d e to d i r e c t the teaching toward the n u r s e ' s own hospi ta l s i tuat ion. The next s e s s i o n wi l l begin M a r c h 18 lasting through A p r i l 18.

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"GOOD NURSING SERVICES - - SOUND NURSING EDUCATION A C T I V E CITIZEN P A R T I C I P A T I O N "

Improvemen t of nurs ing s e r v i c e s to the pub l i c , e s p e c i a l l y through bet ter p repara t ion of nurses who s u p e r v i s e or teach nur ses and aux i l i a ry w o r k e r s , w i l l be a m a j o r top ic at the third b iennia l meet ing of the National League for Nurs ing , May 6 - 1 0 , in C h i c a g o .

A p p r o x i m a t e l y 140 ,000 of the coun t ry ' s 430, 000 ac t ive p r o f e s s i o n a l nu r ses hold pos t s ranging f r o m head nur ses in hosp i t a l s , industr ia l nu r se s in bus iness f i r m s , public health nu r ses in c o m ­munity nursing s e r v i c e s , to faculty m e m b e r s and nurs ing s e r v i c e a d m i n i s t r a t o r s . In hospi ta ls and other health a g e n c i e s , a c c o r d i n g to D r . F r e e m a n , who i s a l s o a s s o c i a t e p r o f e s s o r of publ ic health adminis t ra t ion at Johns Hopkins Univers i ty , they a re r e s p o n s i b l e fo r supe rv i s ing o ther p r o f e s s i o n a l nurses and a g rowing number of p r a c t i c a l nu r ses and aux i l i a ry w o r k e r s . Expans ion of the coun t ry ' s health s e r v i c e s points to demands for sk i l led l eade r s who a re able to sp read nursing s e r v i c e s to p r o v i d e e x p e r t c a r e to m o r e pat ients .

Keynoting the f i v e - d a y mee t ing is D r . Howard Thurman , dean of the chape l , Bos ton Univers i ty .

His subjec t is the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of p r o f e s s i o n s to s o c i e t y .

Another speake r a t the gene ra l s e s s i o n s of the convent ion wi l l be Major W i l l i a m E. M a y e r , in ­s t ruc to r in n e u r o - p s y c h i a t r i c p r o c e d u r e s a t the A r m y M e d i c a l S e r v i c e S c h o o l , F o r t Sam Houston, T e x a s . Major Maye r i s the author of s e v e r a l a r t i c l e s on c o m m u n i s t techniques of b ra inwashing , and he e m p h a s i z e s the need f o r deve lop ing conv ic t i ons about p r i nc ip l e s of d e m o c r a c y in individuals which enable them to withstand c o m m u n i s t indoct r ina t ion m e t h o d s .

M o r e than 7, 000 n u r s e s , s tudents , r ep re sen t a t i ve s of a l l ied d i s c i p l i n e s and in te res ted lay c i t i zens are expec ted to attend the mee t ings which wi l l include d i s c u s s i o n of educa t ion ' s r o l e in helping to m e e t mounting demands for m o r e nursing s e r v i c e , c aused by a g rowing and aging populat ion, i n c r e a s e d number s of beds in hospi ta ls and nurs ing h o m e s , and m o r e rapid re turn of patients to their h o m e s necess i t a t ing c o m m u n i t y nursing c a r e , m e d i c a l d i s c o v e r i e s and d e v e l o p m e n t s .

M e m b e r s of the National League fo r Nurs ing , wh ich was f o r m e d in 1952 when s e v e r a l nurs ing groups m e r g e d , include 2 1 , 0 0 0 ind iv idua ls , and m o r e than 800 m e m b e r a g e n c i e s in publ ic health nursing and s c h o o l s of nurs ing . T h e r e are 49 state and t e r r i t o r i a l l eagues fo r nurs ing , including Puer to R i c o and Hawaii .

Watch your Nursing Out look , the L N L o f f i c i a l , monthly magaz ine and the NLN NEWS publ ished quar t e r ly , to obtain further plans about the b ienn ia l .

NEWS NOTES

M r s . E l o i s e R . L e w i s , A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f Nurs ing , Univers i ty o f North Caro l ina Schoo l o f Nurs ing, attended a mee t ing of the c o m m i t t e e on C u r r i c u l u m Coord ina t ion and D e v e l o p m e n t of the NLN. M r s . L e w i s , who is a m e m b e r of the NLN c o m m i t t e e , is the Cha i rman of the D iv i s ion o f Nursing Educat ion , N . C . League for Nurs ing .

Miss T h e l m a Ingles , P r o f e s s o r of Nurs ing , Duke Univers i ty Schoo l of Nurs ing , is the author of "Understanding In s t ruc to r s " , an a r t i c l e publ ished in Nurs ing Out look, D e c e m b e r 1956.

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W I L L Y O U B E T H E R E ?

Annual Meeting, North Carol ina League for Nurs ing, Chapel Hill , M a r c h 28 - 2 9 , 1 9 5 7 .

Conference , Schools of Nursing Planning for Ful l Accredi tat ion , Charlotte , A p r i l 2 9 .

Biennial Meeting, National League for Nursing, Chicago, May 6 - 10.

P lease Note: The next quarter ly N C L N N E W S will be the June i s sue . Share your news with

others by sending it to the Public Relations Commit tee (marked N E W S ) , N C L N Headquarters

Off ice , 11 9 North Columbia Street , Chapel Hil l , N . C

Contributions to the June i ssue should be rece ived no later than May 1, 1 9 5 7 .

North Carolina League for Nurs ing, Inc. ,

P. O . Box 687

119 North Columbia Street

Chapel Hil l , North Carol ina

Box 687 119 North Columbia St. , Chapel Hil l , North Carolina T e l . No. 9412

Volume V September , 1 957 Number 3

M E S S A G E F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T

On behalf of the newly elected Board of D irec tors and of f icers of the North Carol ina League For

Nurs ing, I extend greetings and our s incere thanks to each of you for the support and help you

have given in planning and carrying out the p r o g r a m s thus far . It is my privi lege in this i s sue to

espec ia l ly recognize the splendid contribution the f o r m e r Public Relations Commit tee made in

planning and editing the News Le t t er .

In the past we have used these pages to present the p r o g r a m s of the League and to keep you in­

formed of the various projects undertaken. Rather than do that I would like to take this occas ion

to talk with you about s o m e of the needs and prob lems which the organization faces :

1. We are proud of the fact that our m e m b e r s h i p has reached 340 - the larges t in our h is tory .

Only a s m a l l percent of our m e m b e r s h i p is made up of allied profess ional or lay m e m b e r s , and

the proportion of profess ional nurses in staff positions is low. In view of our purposes as an

organization it is wel l to consider this fact . The object ives of the organization can be achieved

only through further increasing the m e m b e r s h i p in al l groups . If we bel ieve that increased

m e m b e r s h i p is a responsibi l i ty of all m e m b e r s , then let us f i rmly dedicate ourse lves to the task

of convincing persons interested in health s erv i ce for people that N C L N m e m b e r s h i p is an i m ­

portant avenue toward the achievement of our goal .

2. Fund raising and foundation support for League activit ies are vital concerns . In order to

secure funds f rom foundations and industry we must have sound l o n g - t e r m planning for continuity

of p r o g r a m s and s e r v i c e s to be given to the people of North Carol ina.

3. The promotion of agency m e m b e r s h i p s among schools of nursing, hospital nursing s e r v i c e s

and public health agencies is an area of activity that should rece ive our spec ia l attention during

these next two y e a r s .

4. Individual m e m b e r s h i p participation in at least one activity each year is a goal toward which

we should s tr ive . If there s e e m s to be no p r o g r a m designed to utilize your spec ia l ski l l , then

your active participation can come through sharing of nursing information with cit izens of the

community .

5. The importance of counseling in high school and community action on behalf of nursing c a r e e r s

promotion are responsibi l i t ies of the League . Act ive cit izen participation of League m e m b e r s

who are non-nurses could lead to greater succes s in this work. (Continued)

2

At f i rs t g lance these p r o b l e m s s e e m t r e m e n d o u s , and they a r e . H o w e v e r , the o p t i m i s m , the c o u r a g e and the in te res t of the o f f i c e r s and c o m m i t t e e c h a i r m e n in work ing toward these goa l s is hea r twa rming , as is o u r i n c r e a s e d m e m b e r s h i p . But let us r e m e m b e r that we are e a c h ded ica ted to the task of using the League as a channel for br inging nurs ing s e r v i c e and nurs ing educa t ion c l o s e r toge ther . Th is ONENESS is n e c e s s a r y i f we a re to suppor t the theme of our Nat ional Convent ion - "Good Nursing S e r v i c e s , Sound Nurs ing Educat ion , A c t i v e Ci t izen P a r t i c i ­pat ion, " to the end that a l l peop le may have good nursing c a r e .

E l o i s e R . L e w i s , P r e s i d e n t

E D I T O R I A L S

THE HOSPITAL A D M I N I S T R A T O R LOOKS AT NURSING

Nurs ing is the p r o f e s s i o n a l "hear t" of o u r p a t i e n t - c a r e - c e n t e r e d e f fo r t . Unfortunately, the demands of the " b o d y " , wh ich has been rap id ly g r o w i n g , can hardly be me t by a "hear t" of d i s p r o p o r t i o n a t e l y s m a l l s i z e - and of impa i r ed e f f i c i e n c y , at be s t , b e c a u s e of this g rowth . I n c r e a s e s in the n u m b e r of hosp i ta l b e d s , i n c r e a s e d tempo in a d m i s s i o n s and d i s c h a r g e s , i n c r e a s e s in t e c h n o l o g i c a l and sc i en t i f i c advances in patient c a r e - all have d i r e c t imp l i ca t i ons fo r the graduate nurse as she finds h e r s e l f e m p l o y e d in our hosp i ta l s and for the student nurse in what she needs to l ea rn and how she wi l l learn it. We need m o r e nursing p e r s o n n e l BUT we need to train them be t t e r .

One half of the $. 62 of e ach $1. 00 spent at Rex g o e s into nurs ing s a l a r i e s ; a l m o s t one half of our 553 p e r s o n n e l are m e m b e r s of the nurs ing t eam. T h e r e are 120 student nu r se s in o u r s c h o o l who c o s t us an a v e r a g e of $400 e a c h pe r yea r in e x c e s s of tuition and s e r v i c e (p r i ced f a i r l y ) . So , to state that an admin i s t r a to r should be in te res ted in nurs ing is undoubtedly the unders ta tement of the yea r i f one r e c k o n s on ly with the c o l d , e c o n o m i c facts of patient c a r e which must include the inf luence this m a j o r s e g m e n t of p e r s o n n e l has on the ef f ic ient ut i l izat ion of ma te r i a l and t ime through training and p e r f o r m a n c e .

E a c h admin i s t r a to r would do we l l to run an EKG p e r i o d i c a l l y on his own hosp i t a l ' s "hear t" and then set about to make c o n s c i e n t i o u s ef for ts to i m p r o v e its health. For tuna te ly , he can be aided in d iagnos i s and t rea tment by such g roups in nurs ing as o u r N C L N (which he can jo in ) who have been uti l izing their r e s o u r c e s to the bes t of their abi l i ty on this mutual p r o b l e m .

Joseph E . Ba rnes

M e m b e r , Boa rd o f D i r e c t o r s , N C L N

(Ed i to r ' s N o t e : M r . B a r n e s , who wro te about nurs ing f r o m the hospi ta l a d m i n i s t r a t o r ' s v i e w ­point , is A d m i n i s t r a t o r at R e x Hospi ta l , Ra le igh . Cur ren t ly , he is s e rv ing as Cha i rman of the F inance Commi t t ee of the N C L N . )

A T T E N T I O N M R . AND M R S . N O R T H C A R O L I N A

As we go to p r e s s , we want to r epo r t on the latest deve lopmen t s in the field of nurs ing . . . Your North Caro l ina League F o r Nurs ing is looking fo rwa rd to a fruitful yea r full of ac t iv i t i e s - e d u c a ­tional and o t h e r w i s e - fo r your benef i t . . . But it needs you and you and you, not on ly as m e m b e r s , but as ac t ive m e m b e r s . . . The League is a young o rgan iza t ion and the re fo re needs the in te res t , en thus ia sm, ard suppor t of an e v e r i nc rea s ing m e m b e r s h i p all the m o r e . . . Do you have the pangs of hunger for continued educa t iona l p r o g r a m s ? D o e s your s t o m a c h te l l you you need m o r e g r o u p d i s c u s s i o n and ideas to d i g e s t ? A r e your feet t i red f r o m ineff ic ient o rgan iza t ion and m a n a g e m e n t ? Then j o i n the NCLN and en joy the a s s o c i a t i o n with people f r o m p r o f e s s i o n a l nurs ing , p r a c t i c a l nurs ing , al l ied p r o f e s s i o n s , and lay people who are in te res ted in nursing and play such a vi ta l part in i m p r o v i n g and helping nurs ing and n u r s e s in e v e r y way . . . Do you b e l o n g ? If not, why not o e n d the e n c l o s e d appl ica t ion d i r e c t l y to the headquar te rs of f ice at 11 9 N. Columbia Street , Chapel Hil l , N. C. ? (New m e m b e r s who jo in on or after O c t o b e r 1 qualify fo r m e m b e r s h i p

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not only for 1 957, but through 1 958 as w e l l ! !) T e l l your ne ighbors and f r iends about the L e a g u e . Spread the word that this is IT - this is the o rgan iza t ion fo r c o m m u n i t y ac t ion in p romot ing be t te r nursing ca r e and assur ing the bes t kind of educat ion to n u r s e s . If you need ma te r i a l s such as appl ica t ion blanks or b r o c h u r e s , we would be m o s t glad to send them if you wi l l contac t head­q u a r t e r s . Is your county we l l r ep resen ted on the m a p ? ? ? ? If not, NOW is the hour to jo in and begin to reap your in te res t on this inves tment .

R e b e c c a Hi l l , Cha i rman M e m b e r s h i p Commi t t ee

N C L N M E M B E R S H I P CLIMB IS SLOW BUT S T E A D Y

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Div . of Nursing S e r v i c e s Dept . of Hospi ta l Nursing

Dept . P. H. Nurs ing

Div . of Nurs ing Educat ion Dept . of D ip loma and A s s o c i a t e D e g r e e P r o g r a m s

Dept . of B a c c a l a u r e a t e and

Higher D e g r e e P r o g r a m s

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HOUSE M O T H E R S HAVE C O N F E R E N C E

In an all day c o n f e r e n c e des igned e s p e c i a l l y fo r them, 38 house mothe r s f r o m 17 North Caro l ina s c h o o l s of nurs ing met at the Univers i ty of Nor th Caro l ina S c h o o l of Nurs ing in Chapel Hill on July 19, 1957 to d i s c u s s their p r o b l e m s .

This mee t ing , the f i r s t of its kind in the s tate , was jo in t ly s p o n s o r e d by the North Caro l ina League F o r Nurs ing and the N. C. Board of Nurse Reg i s t r a t ion and Nurs ing Educa t ion .

"Being a t e en -age r today is not as e a s y as i t was for o u r g r a n d m o t h e r s , " stated D r . At lee Stroup ( P r o f e s s o r o f S o c i o l o g y , W o o s t e r C o l l e g e , Oh io , Vis i t ing P r o f e s s o r o f S o c i o l o g y , UNC) who spoke to the house m o t h e r s regard ing c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of the a d o l e s c e n t g r o u p today . "It should be our a i m to guide the young people we w o r k with toward a ' s e l f - d i r e c t i v e ' a p p r o a c h to l i f e . "

B e s i d e s D r . S t roup, o the r s who took part in the morn ing p r o g r a m w e r e : P re s id ing - M i s s Mary Walker Randolph, Cha i rman , D i v i s i o n of Nursing Educat ion , N C L N ; M i s s Kather ine K. C a r m i c h a e l , Dean o f W o m e n , UNC; M i s s Mar ion W o o d , UNC Schoo l o f Nurs ing ; M r s . E l o i s e R . L e w i s , P re s iden t , N C L N ; M i s s Vivian C u l v e r , Execu t ive S e c r e t a r y , N . C . Board o f Nurse

Reg i s t r a t i on and Nursing Educat ion; and M r s . Robe r t J a c k s o n , H o s t e s s , S c h o o l of Nursing

D o r m i t o r y , UNC.

Af te r luncheon , M i s s Evangel ine S o u t s o s , Ass i s t an t P r o f e s s o r , Schoo l o f Nurs ing , UNC, led open d i s c u s s i o n and ro le playing on counse l ing p r o b l e m s . Mis s Es ther Sump of the N . C . Board of Nurse Reg i s t r a t i on and Nursing Educat ion a l so a s s i s t ed with the af ternoon s e s s i o n .

House m o t h e r s and o thers attending the all day c o n f e r e n c e w e r e : M r s . J . L. C o c h r a n , Rowan M e m o r i a l Hospi ta l ; M r s . Helen C r e e c h and M r s . Hattie Sta l l ings , Rex Hospi ta l ; M r s . V io l e t T h o r n , M i s s M a r g . Wach te r , Mis s Shelby W a t e r s , M r s . L e l a Durham and M r s . C o r r i n e Dozan f r o m Wi l son Schoo l o f Nurs ing ; M r s . Marga re t J ackson and M r s . Irene P a s c h a l f r o m UNC S c h o o l o f Nurs ing ; M r s . J e s s i e R o a c h , M r s . Ida Davenpor t , and M r s . L o r a T u c k e r f r o m Cabar rus M e m o r i a l ; M r s . Wi l l ie R o g e r s , M r s . Myr t le A n d e r s o n and M r s . I rma West f r o m Char lo t te M e m o r i a l ; M r s . Sadie Cole and M r s . Mable Young f r o m City M e m o r i a l in Winston S a l e m ; M r s . Madelaine Ga l loway o f Communi ty Hospi ta l , Wi lmington; M r s . W. F . Wal ters and M r s . A . D . Tur ren t ine f r o m Duke; M r s . E s s i e C h a m b e r s and M r s . Annie H e l s a b e c k f r o m N. C . Bapt is t ; M r s . Cha r l e s L i g h t s e y , M r s . Mary Y . K i m b a l l , and M r s . Viv ian K . Bain f r o m P r e s b y t e r i a n ; M r s . A l b e r t a B . Singleton and M r s . L o r e n e B . Hill f r o m Kate B . R e y n o l d s ; M r s M a r g a r e t R o b e r t s , Rutherford Hospi ta l ; M r s . Reba Sher ron , M r s . Har r i e B r u s t e r , Mis s L o l a Beatt ie f r o m Watts; M i s s V i o l a Cauble , M r s . J . N . Ca ldwe l l , M r s . P e a r l Winchel l f r o m M e r c y ; M r s . A lbe r t i ne Mason f r o m L i n c o l n Hospi ta l and M r s . Mi ld red Tal ton o f Highsmith , Faye t t ev i l l e .

House M o t h e r s , who play such a vi ta l ro l e in the life of the student nu r se , w e r e g iven a c o r d i a l invi tat ion to jo in the North Caro l ina League F o r Nurs ing .

R E N E W A L S

N o t i c e s for 1957 m e m b e r s h i p r enewa l s wi l l be sent to individual m e m b e r s by the NLN again this y e a r . The r enewa l n o t i c e s wi l l be sent out s o o n after N o v e m b e r 1, 1957 with d i r e c t i o n s fo r their re turn by January 1, 1 958. L e t ' s make r enewa l s 100% for 1958 ! !

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P E D I A T R I C NURSING C O N F E R E N C E

On June 21 , 1 957, B a b i e s ' Hospi ta l , Wr igh tsv i l l e Sound, North Caro l ina , conducted a o n e - d a y

c o n f e r e n c e for Nor th Caro l ina s c h o o l s of nursing sending students there for ped ia t r i c nurs ing

expe r i e n c e .

Miss A l i c e Shulken, R. N. , D i r e c t o r of Nurs ing , and M i s s Deset ta B o e s s e r , R. N. , Ins t ruc to r ,

B a b i e s ' s Hospi ta l , planned a p r o g r a m around p r o b l e m s c o m m o n to both the home s c h o o l s and

the affiliating p r o g r a m .

The fo l lowing par t ic ipa ted : M r s . F r a n c e s M c M a n u s , Hamlet Hospi ta l ; Mis s Myra M a x w e l l , W i l s o n Schoo l of Nurs ing; M r s . L o u i s e Starke and M r s . Edna Hurst , Roanoke Rapids Hospi ta l ; Mis s Lena B a z e m o r e and M r s . Wanda W i l s o n , Pa rk View Hospi ta l ; and Miss Viv ian M. Cu lve r , Nor th Caro l ina B o a r d of Nurse Reg i s t r a t ion and Nurs ing Educa t ion , Ra le igh .

The c o n f e r e n c e te rminated with a luncheon during a boat t r ip through the Wr igh t sv i l l e Sound.

DUKE ANNOUNCES M A S T E R ' S P R O G R A M IN NURSING

Duke Univers i ty Schoo l of Nursing is now offer ing a graduate p r o g r a m in nursing leading to a Mas te r of Sc i ence D e g r e e in Nursing with a Major in M e d i c a l - S u r g i c a l Nurs ing .

This p r o g r a m is based on the d e s i r e to p r o d u c e t e ache r s and p rac t i t i one r s of nurs ing with a background of s u p e r i o r training in patient c a r e obtained p r i o r to spec i a l i za t i on in teaching t echn iques . I t a ims to p rov ide in the shor tes t t ime p r a c t i c a b l e , advanced sk i l l s e s sen t i a l to high c a l i b r e beds ide nu r s ing . In a sense the p r o g r a m is a continuation of the undergraduate ins t ruc t ion with an i n c r e a s e d depth of content .

A th i r t y - c r ed i t hour p r o g r a m which can be c o m p l e t e d in twelve ca lendar months of full t ime study - o r , a l t e rna t ive ly , l o n g e r t ime on a pa r t - t ime b a s i s - has been fo rmula t ed . T w e l v e of these hours wi l l be devoted to in tens ive study of the a l tera t ions p roduced in patients by i l l nes s and the ways by which these a l te ra t ions are managed .

F o r further in format ion and appl ica t ion f o r m s , wr i te to the Dean of the S c h o o l of Nurs ing , Duke Univers i ty , Durham, North Ca ro l ina .

BASIC STUDENT A F F I L I A T E NURSE P R O G R A M A T O T E E N

Since January, 1951, the Ve te rans Admin i s t r a t i on Hospi ta l at O t e e n , N. C. has o f fe red an eight weeks affiliate p r o g r a m in T u b e r c u l o s i s nurs ing to students f r o m s c h o o l s of nurs ing in V i r g i n i a , G e o r g i a , South Caro l ina , and Nor th Caro l ina .

M r s . Jean F. R i c h a r d s , Chief, Nurs ing S e r v i c e , and the facul ty , with the a s s i s t a n c e of M i s s Ruth M. B o y l e s of Chapel Hil l , N. C. , s e rv ing as consul tant , worked fo r o v e r a yea r r e v i s i n g the c u r r i c u l u m . A p p r o v a l was granted r ecen t l y by Ve te rans Admin i s t r a t i on Centra l O f f i c e . Washington, D. C. The new c u r r i c u l u m , "Nurs ing in T u b e r c u l o s i s and Other L o n g - T e r m I l l n e s s e s , " w i l l be initiated August 25 , 1 957. Some of the ma jo r changes or addi t ions in the new p r o g r a m include a pos i t ive health a p p r o a c h , c a s e method of study, pa t i en t -cen te red nurs ing c a r e , s tuden t -cen te red teaching and learning, p r o b l e m so lv ing a p p r o a c h , total nurs ing c a r e and c o m p r e h e n s i v e nurs ing .

The new p r o g r a m of study wi l l be c a r r i e d out in s ix w e e k s , and Oteen wi l l have affiliate nu r se s the yea r ' round.

The on ly Nor th Caro l ina s c h o o l par t ic ipat ing in the affi l iat ion is A g r i c u l t u r a l and T e c h n i c a l Co l l ege of North Caro l ina Schoo l of Nurs ing , G r e e n s b o r o , N. C.

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O t e e n has had n u m e r o u s r e q u e s t s to accept addit ional s c h o o l s into the affi l iation but at the

present t ime the staff fee l s they should l imi t the s i z e of the groups until the new c u r r i c u l u m is

put into effect and the transi t ion has been m a d e s u c c e s s f u l l y .

S P E C I A L F I E L D S I N H E A L T H NURSING A G A I N A S U C C E S S

By popular demand and b e c a u s e of continued in teres t as ev idenced by m a n y i n q u i r i e s . Spec ia l s

F i e l d s of Publ ic Health N u r s i n g was again of fered this year (July 8 - A u g u s t 3) by the D e p a r t ­

m e n t of Publ ic Health N u r s i n g . School of Publ ic Heal th . U n i v e r s i t y of North C a r o l i n a .

T h e School of Publ ic Heal th , by cooperat ive a r r a n g e m e n t s and f inancial support f r o m the Nor th

Caro l ina H e a r t A s s o c i a t i o n , North Caro l ina D i v i s i o n of the A m e r i c a n C a n c e r Soc ie ty and the

Publ ic Health S e r v i c e , D e p a r t m e n t of Health, Educat ion and W e l f a r e , o f fered the fol lowing

c o u r s e s :

Ti t le of C o u r s e Date Ins truc tor N u m b e r of Students Attending

C a n c e r Contro l July 8 - 1 2 Kather ine N e l s o n 8 5

A s s i s t a n t D i r e c t o r ,

G r a c e - N e w Haven School o f N u r s i n g

T u b e r c u l o s i s Contro l July 1 5 - 1 9 M a r g a r e t B . Do lan 8 5

A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r ,

Publ ic Health N u r s i n g , U N C

School of Publ ic Health

Chronic D i s e a s e s July 2 2 - 2 6 Lyd ia Ha l l 95 I n s t r u c t o r , C a r d i a c &c Chronic

D i s e a s e s , T e a c h e r ' s C o l l e g e ,

C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y

C a r d i o v a s c u l a r July 2 9 - A u g . 2 Lyd ia Ha l l 109

D i s e a s e s

O t h e r o f f i cer s o f instruct ion w e r e : Dean Edward G. M c G a v r a n , Ruth W. Hay , P r o f e s s o r o f

P . H . N u r s i n g , and M a r g a r e t B l e e , A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f P . H . N u r s i n g , U N C .

Students who r e g i s t e r e d for the c o u r s e w e r e m o s t l y Publ ic Health n u r s e s , but one m a l e nurse

( inst i tut ional) , two nutri t ionists and one m e d i c a l l ibrar ian a l s o w e r e e n r o l l e d . Students came

f r o m North C a r o l i n a , F l o r i d a , G e o r g i a , V i r g i n i a , W e s t V i r g i n i a , South C a r o l i n a , P a . ,

A l a b a m a , and M i s s i s s i p p i .

N E W F A C U L T Y A P P O I N T M E N T S

U N I V E R S I T Y O F N O R T H C A R O L I N A S C H O O L O F NURSING

D r . E l i zabe th L. K e m b l e , Dean of the U n i v e r s i t y of North Caro l ina School of N u r s i n g , has

announced that there wi l l be four new m e m b e r s joining the s c h o o l ' s faculty this fa l l .

M r s . G e r r i e Ki lburn is a s s u m i n g the posit ion of Ins tructor in the a r e a of m e d i c a l - s u r g i c a l

n u r s i n g . M r s . Ki lburn is a graduate of the St. M a r k ' s Hosp i ta l School of N u r s i n g and of

W e s t m i n i s t e r C o l l e g e , Salt L a k e Ci ty , Utah. P r i o r to coming to Chape l Hi l l , M r s . Ki lburn was

an ins truc tor at the M t . Sinae Hosp i ta l School of N u r s i n g , C leve land , Ohio , and at the U n i v e r s i t y

of Utah School of Nurs ing in Salt L a k e Ci ty .

M r s . N a n c y W e a v e r has been appointed Ins truc tor in P s y c h i a t r i c N u r s i n g . She is a graduate of

the Indiana U n i v e r s i t y Schoo l of Nurs ing and r e c e i v e d her B. S. in Nurs ing Educat ion f r o m Duke

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Univers i ty . M r s . W e a v e r has worked as staff nurse at the Beat ty M e m o r i a l Hospi ta l in

W e s t v i l l e , Indiana.

M r s . Jane Snyder N o r r i s r e c e i v e d her B. S. in Nurs ing f r o m the UNC S c h o o l of Nurs ing and

has been appointed as Ins t ruc tor in M e d i c a l - S u r g i c a l nu r s ing . M r s . N o r r i s has been work ing

in publ ic health nursing at the DeKalb County Health Depar tmen t in G e o r g i a .

M r s . C h e r r y P a r k e r wi l l jo in the facul ty as Ins t ruc tor in Ped ia t r i c Nurs ing . She is a graduate

of the St. T h o m a s Schoo l of Nurs ing , Nashv i l l e , T e n n e s s e e , and r e c e i v e d a B. S. in Pub l i c

Health Nurs ing f r o m the Univers i ty of Nor th Caro l ina . M r s . P a r k e r has had wide e x p e r i e n c e as

an indust r ia l nurse and later r e c r e a t i o n a l d i r e c t o r fo r the Col l ins and A ikman C o r p o r a t i o n ,

N o r w o o d , N. C. She has a l so contr ibuted a g rea t deal to the field of nurs ing l i tera ture and

o ther pub l i ca t ions .

THE A G R I C U L T U R A L AND T E C H N I C A L C O L L E G E , G R E E N S B O R O

M r s . N a o m i Wynn (Hampton Institute, Hampton, V i r g i n i a , B . S . , M . A . , New Y o r k Unive r s i ty ) has been appointed to s u c c e e d M r s . Willet ta S. Jones as Dean of the A g r i c u l t u r a l and T e c h n i c a l Co l l ege Schoo l o f Nurs ing , G r e e n s b o r o , N . C . M r s . Wynn was f o r m e r l y A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r , Nursing Fundamentals at the Agr i cu l tu r a l and T e c h n i c a l Co l l ege Schoo l of Nur s ing . Her f o r m e r pos i t ions included head n u r s e , la ter , s u p e r v i s o r , Sydenham Hospi ta l , New Y o r k ; staff nu r se , Seaview Hospi ta l , New Y o r k .

M i s s R . Winifred Heyward (St. Phi l ip Hospi ta l S c h o o l o f Nurs ing , R i c h m o n d , V i rg in i a ; M . A . T e a c h e r ' s C o l l e g e , Co lumbia Univers i ty , New Y o r k ) has been appointed as A s s o c i a t e Dean of the A g r i c u l t u r a l and T e c h n i c a l Co l l ege S c h o o l of Nurs ing where she was f o r m e r l y Ass i s t an t P r o f e s s o r , Surg ica l Nurs ing . Her f o r m e r pos i t ions included c l i n i c a l i n s t ruc to r , H a r l e m Hospi ta l , N. Y. ; c l i n i c a l i n s t ruc to r , then nurs ing o f f i c e r s u p e r v i s o r , I s rae l Z i o n Hospi ta l , B r o o k l y n , N. Y. ; s u p e r v i s o r and in s t ruc to r in m e d i c a l nurs ing , St. Ph i l ip ' s Hosp i ta l , R i c h m o n d , V a . , where she had f o r m e r l y been a head nurse in s u r g e r y and o b s t e t r i c s .

P S Y C H I A T R I C C O N S U L T A T I O N C O N F E R E N C E

"Implementa t ion of Communica t i on and Soc ia l In terac t ion Skills Throughout the Schoo l C u r r i c u l u m " was the point of e m p h a s i s in the A p r i l 24 Consul tat ion Confe rence held for the P s y c h i a t r i c Affi l iat ing A g e n c y of the State Hospi ta l at Ra le igh and all affiliating s c h o o l s . M i s s E leanor F rany , P s y c h i a t r i c Nurs ing Consultant for the National League F o r Nurs ing was p resen t as a r e s o u r c e p e r s o n for the c o n f e r e n c e .

During the morn ing s e s s i o n M i s s Evangel ine S o u t s o s , Ass i s t an t P r o f e s s o r of Nurs ing a t the Univers i ty of North Caro l ina Schoo l of Nurs ing , d i s c u s s e d " C o m m u n i c a t i o n and S o c i a l In terac t ion Sk i l l s " f r o m the standpoint of p rov id ing student e x p e r i e n c e s that wi l l a l low for the deve lopmen t of these nursing s k i l l s .

During the af ternoon s e s s i o n , the " P h i l o s o p h y and O b j e c t i v e s of the Affi l iat ing A g e n c y " w e r e d i s c u s s e d by M r s . Ger t rude P i t ch fo rd , D i r e c t o r of Educa t ion . She e m p h a s i z e d the i m p o r t a n c e of the students being s e c u r e in b a s i c nurs ing foundation including human re la t ionsh ip sk i l l s as p repara t ion f o r p s y c h i a t r i c e x p e r i e n c e whe re ch ief emphas i s i s p laced on such sk i l l s in the c u r r i c u l u m .

One hundred people r e g i s t e r e d for the c o n f e r e n c e . Schoo l s affiliating at the State Hospi ta l at Rale igh a r e : Cabar rus M e m o r i a l , C o n c o r d ; City M e m o r i a l , Wins ton -Sa lem; Cleveland County Unit, Shelby; Gas ton M e m o r i a l , Gas ton ia ; Hamle t , Hamle t ; Highsmith , Faye t t ev i l l e ; J a m e s Walke r , Wi lming ton ; L o w r a n c e , M o o r e s v i l l e ; M e r c y , Char lo t te ; N . C . Bapt is t , W i n s t o n - S a l e m ; R e x , Rale igh; R o b e s o n County, L u m b e r t o n ; Ruther ford , Rutherford ton; Watts , Durham; and W i l s o n , Wi l son . These are all North Caro l ina S c h o o l s .

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UNC SCHOOL OF NURSING R E C E I V E S U. S . P U B L I C H E A L T H SERVICE G R A N T

August 1 6 , 1957 - The Univers i ty of Nortl> Caro l ina Schoo l of Nursing has been notified that i t is the r ec ip i en t of a f ede ra l grant to be used in suppor t of its undergraduate p r o g r a m in p s y c h i a t r i c nurs ing . The grant wi l l be in e f fec t for a f i v e - y e a r pe r iod and wi l l p rov ide fo r study and expe r imen ta t ion on the i n c o r p o r a t i o n of menta l health ins t ruc t ion in the f o u r - y e a r co l l eg i a t e p r o g r a m in nursing a t the Univers i ty of Nor th Ca ro l ina . A c c o r d i n g to El izabe th L. K e m b l e , Dean of the Schoo l o f Nurs ing , M i s s B a r b a r a B e r n a r d , A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f P s y c h i a t r i c Nurs ing , wi l l be d i r ec t l y r e s p o n s i b l e for the implementa t ion of this p r o g r a m .

This p r o j e c t is an o u t - g r o w t h of a f o u r - y e a r s tudy, cu r ren t ly in its fourth y e a r , wh ich the S c h o o l of Nurs ing has been conduct ing under U. S . Publ ic Health S e r v i c e s p o n s o r s h i p . D r . H a r r y Mar t in , P r o j e c t C o o r d i n a t o r , and his staff have been studying and del ineat ing those a spec t s of s o c i a l and p s y c h i a t r i c s c i e n c e e s sen t i a l in undergraduate nurs ing educa t ion . This new grant w i l l p r o v i d e fo r further i n c o r p o r a t i o n of those menta l health a spec t s and p r inc ip l e s of i n t e rpe r sona l re la t ions which a re r e c o g n i z e d as be ing e s sen t i a l b a s i c content in the educa t ion of all n u r s e s . P r o v i s i o n wi l l be made f o r the inc lus ion of these p r i n c i p l e s in the learning e x p e r i e n c e s p r o v i d e d for students in all c l i n i c a l a r e a s .

NEWS F R O M THE N O R T H C A R O L I N A S T A T E B O A R D O F H E A L T H

S e v e r a l in teres t ing news i t ems have c o m e f r o m the N. C. State Boa rd of Health, of which M r s .

M a r y King Kneed le r is Chief of the P. H. Nurs ing Sec t ion :

1. A working draft of the r e v i s e d Pub l i c Health Nurs ing Manual has been c o m p l e t e d . A l l publ ic health nu r se s in the state have par t ic ipa ted in th is . The final draft of the manual w i l l be c o m ­pleted in 1 959.

2 . Pub l i c Health N u r s e s of Nor th Caro l ina r e c e i v e d the Mer i t A w a r d of the N. C. Pub l i c Health A s s o c i a t i o n at the annual mee t ing of the A s s o c i a t i o n held in A s h e v i l l e in May . (The next i s sue of the News Le t t e r wi l l feature a c o p y of the c i ta t ion) .

3. The publ ic health nurs ing c l a s s i f i c a t i ons have been changed, both in fo rma t and in t i t le . The fo l lowing is a l is t of the changes in t i t les of nu r se s in l o c a l health depa r tmen t s : O L D T I T L E NEW T I T L E R e g i s t e r e d nurse in P . H. P u b l i c Health Nurse I Junior Pub l i c Health N u r s e Pub l i c Health Nurse II Sen io r Publ ic Health Nurse P u b l i c Health Nurse III Educa t iona l S u p e r v i s o r P u b l i c Health Nurs ing S u p e r v i s o r I Superv i s ing P. H. Nurse P u b l i c Health Nursing S u p e r v i s o r I I D i r e c t o r o f P . H. Nurs ing Pub l i c Health Nurs ing D i r e c t o r

4 . F i f ty - two publ ic health nu r se s f r o m North Caro l ina c o m p l e t e d the c o u r s e s P . H. 190, P r i n c i p l e s and P r a c t i c e s of Publ ic Health Nurs ing , and Pub l i c Health 195, Publ ic Health Nurse in a Maternal Health P r o g r a m ; g iven through ex tens ion through the Unive r s i ty of North Caro l ina S c h o o l of Publ ic Health, Chapel Hil l , in June, 1957.

5. T w o 3-day insti tutes fo r nu r se s on mate rna l and child health w e r e held in Saluda in Augus t .

HAVE YOU H E A R D ? ? ?

A v e r y impor tan t p r o g r a m c a r r i e d on by the Nor th Caro l ina League F o r Nurs ing is conducted by the C a r e e r s C o m m i t t e e . M e m b e r s of this c o m m i t t e e s e r v e as guidance c o u n s e l o r s to p r o s p e c t i v e students of nurs ing . Las t y e a r , o v e r 500 inqui r ies about nurs ing and nurs ing educa t iona l p r o g r a m s (in Col leg ia te S c h o o l s , 3 - y e a r s c h o o l s , and p r a c t i c a l nurs ing educa t ion) w e r e answered through the League o f f i c e .

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A T T E N T I O N - N O R T H CAROLINA P R A C T I C A L NURSES

At the NLN Convent ion in Chicago last May, ac t ion was taken to f o r m an In te rd iv i s iona l Counc i l on P r a c t i c a l Nurs ing "Whereas p r ac t i ca l nurs ing is a part of all nurs ing and p r a c t i c a l nurse

educa t ion affects the quali ty and quantity of nurs ing c a r e ; and Whereas p r a c t i c a l nurse educa t ion and s e r v i c e cannot be l o g i c a l l y separa ted f r o m al l o ther nursing s e r v i c e and educat ion; and Whereas the functions of the NLN relate to ' o rgan ized nurs ing s e r v i c e s ' - - - and ' educat ion fo r nurs ing in all f i e lds " this ac t ion was taken. This is a good beginning . So, p r a c t i c a l

n u r s e s , le t ' s make North Caro l ina the leading state League in the s t rength of p r a c t i c a l nurse

m e m b e r s h i p and ac t iv i ty . (How about i t ? ?)

R e b e c c a Hi l l , Cha i rman M e m b e r s h i p Commi t t ee

P E O P L E , P R O G R A M S AND P L A C E S

Miss Rhobia T a y l o r , F ie ld Consultant for the Commi t t ee on C a r e e r s , NLN, i s scheduled to be

in Rale igh the week of Sep tember 3 0.

A North Carol ina m e m b e r of the National Planning Commi t t ee of the NLN B a s i c P s y c h i a t r i c Nurs ing Educat ion P r o j e c t i s D r . Ewald B u s s e , Cha i rman of the Depar tmen t of P s y c h i a t r y a t Duke. Dr . H a r r y Mart in of the UNC S c h o o l of Nursing is a l so taking part in the P r o j e c t by s e rv ing as a m e m b e r of the Soc ia l Sc ient i s t C o m m i t t e e .

A w o r k s h o p on M e d i c a l - S u r g i c a l nurs ing was held at the Duke S c h o o l of Nurs ing June 4-7 with

30 in a t tendance. T h o s e who attended e x p r e s s e d c o n v i c t i o n that i t was a r ea l learning e x p e r i e n c e under the l e a d e r s h i p of M i s s T h e l m a Ingles and M r s . F r a n c e s K r e u t e r .

M i s s Mabel Pat ton, Publ ic Health Nurs ing Consultant with the N. C. State Boa rd of Health who re t i red in July, 1 956, r e c e i v e d the Rankin A w a r d of the N. C. Publ ic Health A s s o c i a t i o n .

M i s s Angel ine G o r e , a s e n i o r student nurse a t Highsmith Schoo l of Nurs ing , Faye t t ev i l l e , was s e l e c t e d to go to N i g e r i a to r e p r e s e n t North Caro l ina Bapt is t students as a m i s s i o n a r y in the s u m m e r of 1957. Al though many highly qualif ied students applied for c o n s i d e r a t i o n as N. C. s u m m e r m i s s i o n a r i e s , M i s s G o r e was one of the two students s e l e c t e d by a s p e c i a l c o m m i t t e e of the N. C. Bapt is t Student Union O f f i c e r ' s C o u n c i l . She is the f i rs t student nu r se sent to the m i s s i o n field in this c a p a c i t y .

The Highsmith Hospi ta l Schoo l of Nurs ing r e p o r t s 100% League m e m b e r s h i p on their facul ty fo r this y e a r . Congra tu la t ions , HIGHSMITH!!

M i s s R e b e c c a Hil l , Facu l ty M e m b e r of the UNC Schoo l of Nurs ing , and League M e m b e r s h i p Chairman, s e r v e d on a panel at the NLN Convent ion in Ch icago in May . M i s s Hill d i s c u s s e d "Work ing With Inst i tu t ions" on a panel d i s c u s s i o n of m e m b e r s h i p p r o m o t i o n .

M r s . Jane Has t ings , M e d i c a l - S u r g i c a l C l in ica l In s t ruc to r , Highsmi th , attended the Duke w o r k s h o p on M e d i c a l - S u r g i c a l Nurs ing in June.

The newes t g r o u p in the state to f o r m a l o c a l A s s o c i a t i o n of Paren ts and F r i ends of Mental ly Retarded Chi ldren wi l l be the Orange County G r o u p which wi l l o r g a n i z e in O c t o b e r under the d i r e c t i o n of M r s . R o y Hall of Chapel Hi l l . This wi l l make the twenty-ninth such g roup now in o p e r a t i o n in Nor th Caro l ina . Nurses in te res ted in furthering the cause of helping the men ta l ly re ta rded child by work ing with such l o c a l o rgan iza t ions m a y s e c u r e further in format ion f r o m the State P res iden t , M r s . L . B . Bryan t , 3534 P a r k Road , Char lo t te , North Ca ro l ina .

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The S u m m e r , 1957 issue of Communi ty Health features an 18-page pic ture a r t i c l e , "NURSING -

A C a r e e r That Counts . " The i s sue a l so contains b r i e f d e s c r i p t i o n s of the m a j o r types of nursing

p r e p a r a t i o n - "The Col leg ia te P r o g r a m , 1 1 by Dean El izabe th K e m b l e of the Unive r s i ty of North

Caro l ina Schoo l o f Nurs ing , and "The Dip loma P r o g r a m , " by M r s . B e s s i e P . B u r g e s s , D i r e c t o r

of Nurs ing at Watts Hospi ta l .

New Execu t ive D i r e c t o r o f the Nor th Caro l ina Heart A s s o c i a t i o n i s J im L o g a n . M r . L o g a n r e p l a c e s B i l l W o o d , who has accep ted a t o p - l e v e l pos i t ion with the A H A .

Cred i t for the i l lus t ra t ions used in our News Le t t e r g o e s to M i s s L a u r a B r e e s e , Nur se -Hea l th Educa to r at the Gas ton County Health Depar tmen t . M i s s B r e e s e not on ly s e r v e s the NCLN as S e c r e t a r y , but she has ag reed to s e r v e as the A r t D i r e c t o r fo r our publ ica t ion .

$ sje $ >je sjc # 3|c >|c # >;< ̂ < ifp ̂ >;« >jc # y.c $ #

The next N C L N NEWS wi l l be the January, 1958, i s s u e . The Boa rd of D i r e c t o r s fee ls that this wi l l be an impor tan t i s s u e , so watch for i t! !

Your Pub l i c Rela t ions C o m m i t t e e w e l c o m e s news f r o m all b r anches of nurs ing and re la ted a r e a s . Contr ibut ions should be sent to: N C L N Headquar te rs Off ice 1 1 9 N. Columbia Chapel Hil l , Nor th Carol ina

# # $ 5|e $ s|s a}s jJc # # ;|c sjc sjc s]c $

A N N O U N C E M E N T

D r . Es ther L u c i l l e B r o w n wi l l be the speake r a t the monthly mee t ing of D i s t r i c t 11, N. C. S. N. A. which wi l l be held at theUNC Schoo l of Nursing A u d i t o r i u m in Chapel Hill a t 8:00 p . m. on O c t o b e r 12, 1957.

NEW B O O K L E T S YOU MAY WISH TO O R D E R F R O M NLN

1. "Hospi ta l s and Pub l i c Health Nursing S e r v i c e s Plan Bet te r Patient C a r e " is the title of a new book le t , ava i lab le f r o m the Depar tmen t o f Pub l i c Health Nurs ing , Nat ional League F o r Nurs ing , 2 P a r k A v e n u e , New Y o r k 16, New Y o r k . Its p r i c e is $ 1 . 0 0 a c o p y .

This 3 9-page b o o k l e t s u m m a r i z e s the p r o c e e d i n g s of a c o n f e r e n c e s p o n s o r e d by the L e a g u e ' s D i v i s i o n of Nurs ing S e r v i c e s in C h i c a g o , May 1956. I m p r o v e d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s be tween hospi ta ls and publ ic health nurs ing s e r v i c e s as a means to m o r e c o m p l e t e , cont inuous patient c a r e is e m p h a s i z e d in the r e p o r t .

2. "Nurses F o r a G r o w i n g Nation, " is a s e c o n d book le t which you might wi sh to o r d e r f r o m the N L N . This book le t deals with a new study r e l ea sed by the National League F o r Nurs ing , p r e ­dic t ing s o m e sa l ient future needs in p r o f e s s i o n a l nurs ing . "Nurses F o r a Growing Nation" is p r i c e d at 3 5 cents pe r s ingle c o p y .

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NLN P U B L I C A T I O N S - C O N T ' D .

3. A new 16-page book le t , " P s y c h i a t r i c Nurs ing Supplement to the Sel f -Evalua t ion Guide F o r

Schoo l s of Nurs ing Offer ing Educat ional P r o g r a m s Leading to a D i p l o m a , " has been p repa red by

the National League F o r Nursing Mental Health and P s y c h i a t r i c Nurs ing A d v i s o r y S e r v i c e with

the c o o p e r a t i o n of N L N ' s Depar tment of D ip loma and A s s o c i a t e D e g r e e P r o g r a m s . Its p r i c e is

40 cen t s .

Des igned to mee t the needs of educa to r s in nurs ing and o ther d i s c i p l i n e s , the book le t p resen t s

in c o n c i s e f o r m s o m e of the p r inc ip l e s pert inent to the in tegrat ion of p sych i a t r i c nurs ing into

the total p r o g r a m .

4. The Cons t ruc t ion and Use of T e a c h e r - M a d e Tes t s by the NLN Tes t Cons t ruc t ion Unit contains

102 p a g e s , and is p r i c e d at $2 . 50.

HAPPENINGS ON THE N A T I O N A L L E V E L

C O N S U L T A N T A P P O I N T E D F O R HOSPITAL NURSING

The National League F o r Nursing has announced the appointment of Eve lyn Z e t t e r , as f ield s e r v i c e consultant in its Depar tment of Hospi ta l Nurs ing , in which nur ses and lay p e r s o n s w o r k together to br ing good nurs ing ca r e to hospi ta l patients in their c o m m u n i t i e s throughout the coun t ry . M i s s Ze t t e r w i l l conduct insti tutes of the Nurs ing Aide I n s e r v i c e Tra in ing P r o j e c t - a p r o g r a m jo in t ly s p o n s o r e d by the A m e r i c a n Hospital A s s o c i a t i o n , U. S . Pub l i c Health S e r v i c e and the NLN - and wi l l coord ina te insti tutes fo r nursing s e r v i c e p e r s o n n e l c o - s p o n s o r e d by NLN and the A H A .

F E L L O W S H I P S IN NURSING ANNOUNCED

At the opening b u s i n e s s s e s s i o n of the N L N ' s convent ion in C h i c a g o , awards of 33 f e l lowsh ips in nurs ing , 22 fo r d o c t o r a l and advanced study and 11 for m a s t e r ' s d e g r e e cand ida tes , w e r e announced.

Individual annual grants range f r o m $ 3 , 0 0 0 to $ 5 , 0 0 0 , and total $ 1 7 1 , 0 0 0 , a c c o r d i n g to Anna F i l l m o r e , gene ra l d i r e c t o r of the L e a g u e . The awards w e r e made p o s s i b l e by a grant f r o m the Commonwea l th Fund.

Des igned to m e e t the c r i t i c a l need for m o r e qualif ied n u r s e s in top pos i t ions in teaching, a d m i n ­i s t ra t ion , r e s e a r c h and advanced nurs ing p r a c t i c e , the L e a g u e ' s f e l lowsh ip p r o g r a m is now in its third y e a r .

SREB P L A N S P R O J E C T S

A study of nurse ut i l izat ion is being planned by the Southern Reg iona l Educat ion B o a r d , the resul t of a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n made by a c o n f e r e n c e on nurs ing p e r s o n n e l fo r mental health p r o g r a m s held in Wagone r , O k l a h o m a , in M a r c h of this y e a r . The study wi l l " invest igate the p r o c e s s of nursing c a r e , ro le expec ta t ions o f va r i ous nurs ing p e r s o n n e l , admin is t ra t ive s t ruc tu re s , pa r t i cu la r functions of the p s y c h i a t r i c n u r s e , nursing and non-nurs ing tasks . " In the study, "nurs ing" is unders tood to include pre - and p o s t - hospi ta l iza t ion nurs ing c a r e .

Another p r o j e c t a r i s ing f r o m the c o n f e r e n c e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s i s a su rvey of p s y c h i a t r i c f ac i l i t i e s that o f fe r p s y c h i a t r i c nurs ing educa t ion p r o g r a m s . The s u r v e y wi l l examine the c o r r e l a t i o n of a c a d e m i c content and c l i n i c a l p r a c t i c e , their in tegra t ion and qual i ty . A sugges ted study to "evaluate and upgrade the l eve l of undergraduate educat ion in the field of menta l health nurs ing" wi l l be postponed until the ut i l izat ion study and the NLN b a s i c p s y c h i a t r i c nursing educat ion p r o j e c t a re c o m p l e t e d .

(News i t e m f r o m NEWS L E T T E R , Counc i l on P s y c h i a t r i c and Mental Health Nurs ing , NLN, V o l . 4 , N o . 3 , Sep tember 1957)

I S Y O U R A R E A W E L L R E P R E S E N T E D I N T H E N O R T H C A R O L I N A L E A G U E F O R N U R S I N G ?

Have Y O U recruited a new m e m b e r ? ? R e m e m b e r , the enclosed application form is for the use

of new m e m b e r s . Renewal blanks will be mailed to you f r o m the N L N off ices .

North Carolina League for Nursing,

P. O , Box 687

1 1 9 North Columbia Street

Chapel Hil l , North Carolina

Inc.

s . . . r th Carolina League for Nursing

N e w s

6 (1958)

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January, 1958 Number 1

fresh and clean. Tradit ional ly we wish for certain things at this t ime

imber of things 1 would like the League as a whole to wish for:

vision and strength to be active participants in the North Carolina

be afraid to submit new ideas or s erv i ce s that would foster the work

it ourse lves and our beliefs in the value of the organization and the

cated. *

could know how much M i s s Ruth Council , M i s s Sue K e r l e y and I

you at the Southern Regional Council of State Leagues of Nursing held

on D e c e m b e r 4th and 5th.

il Council of State Leagues F o r Nursing is to provide a m e c h a n i s m

irder that the National and State Leagues may participate m o r e effec-

;ion designed to meet the health needs of its people.

purpose perhaps one of the most significant and challenging aspects of

le report given by M r s . Marion Sheahan on the work of the National

is it applies to the Southern Region. The data presented in Nurses

s on even greater implication for us when it is translated in t erms of

l eg ion . A full report of this meeting will be given at the State Con­

vention in Jviarcn.

As the nursing profess ion advances in stature and in status, it moves forward on the difficult

road to maturi ty . Many improvements are yet to be made , but s i zable p r o g r e s s is being made

in improvement of patient c a r e , education, accreditat ion, s a l a r i e s , securi ty , ethical codes and

legislation. T h e s e advantages may be credited very large ly to the leadership and activity of our

profess ional organizat ions . M o r e gains will follow as we all plan and sow and reap together to

meet the needs of the Southern region and our own state.

For mysel f - a personal wish that as we look to 1958 we will be ever mindful of our spec ia l

b less ings , the most precious of which is the opportunity of serving our Mas ter day by day

through serving o thers .

E lo i se R . L e w i s , Pres ident , N C L N

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