The report on the Nurse Training Act of 1975 focuses on the legislation to provide funds for nursing education through an amendment of title VIII of the Public Health Service Act. It proposes to continue, without change, for fiscal year 1975 the nurse training authorities of title VIII of the Act and to continue the authorities for fiscal years…

To up-date information on the nursing occupations portion of the Allied Health Professions Project, the current status of the program and future projections are described. The 306 nursing tasks, which were developed by project staff and validated through a national survey, have been re-established into three lists. The lists take into account the…

To develop a theoretical construct of touch as it relates to nursing, an extensive was made of the basic and accepted theories of touch, and a survey was conducted of current practices of touch by approximately 900 health personnel in two Dallas, Texas hospitals. Survey data were gathered by observation of 180 sessions involving approximately 540…

The experimental group contained 39 entering freshman nursing students who volunteered for "human relations training." The volunteer control group of 23 received human relations training through the lecture-discussion method, and the control group consisted of 41 non-volunteers who received no additional training in human relations. Four…

The cost analysis method developed in a National League for Nursing-Public Health Service study was adapted to determine the cost of nursing education in the sample of 126 hospital-supported programs in this study. Some of the findings were: (1) The median gross cost per student-year for educational functions was $1,100 and the median net cost…

More than 170 key representatives of nursing, allied health and education professions, government agencies, regional and state planning groups, and other citizens participated in the conference, which sought to answer the questions: (1) What is community planning? (2) Who does it? and (3) How does community planning for nursing relate to overall…

A total of 688 participants representing 356 agencies attended one of five 2-day workshops, which constituted the third phase of a 3-year curriculum development program and were designed to: (1) recognize the constructive aspects of evaluation in the educational process, (2) establish positive perceptions of evaluation for subsequent use in the…

Describes the Phoenix College multimedia approach to nursing instruction. Students independently follow Learning Experience Guides curriculum at their own speed, individually setting up their weekly learning tasks, and working in a skills learning laboratory under the supervision of advanced students who have already mastered the techniques to be…

Describes a continuing education program for nurses which taught them to identify and deal with patient care problems. Tables of workshop content are provided. (TA)

Defines simulation gaming and differentiates it from role playing. The author suggests that educators need to be aware of its advantages and disadvantages and to know how to evaluate the potential effectiveness of a particular simulation game. An example simulation game is provided, with guidelines for developing more simulation games in nursing.…

Four administrators of associate degree programs in nursing present their views on the role of the AD graduate now and in the 80's. (Editor)

Interdisciplinary collaboration of health care professionals is necessary if quality health care is to be assured. This paper describes the process and difficulties of planned change undertaken at the Wayne State University School of Social Work with other health-related schools in the development of an interdisciplinary course and practicum for…

Factors influencing the requirements of health care professions other than medicine for doctoral degrees are examined. The nature of the traditional Doctor of Philosophy program is considered in this context. It is proposed that more structured and clinically oriented doctoral programs may be a useful alternative for some professions. A Doctor of…

Pre/posttest data from 84 nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and social work students who were mentored by families of children with special needs indicated an increase in family-centered attitudes, understanding, and respect among these future service providers. (SK)

The context of this article is the emergence of a new orthodoxy of interprofessional collaboration and multidisciplinary practice in the caring professions. Several current policy initiatives in Scotland, especially in relation to services for children, illustrate this trend, which is evident on an international scale. The article considers the…