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Cornell

University

Announcements

Cornell University-

New York Hospital

School of Nursing

Academic Calendar

Orientation, C lass of 1979, begins 9:00 a.m.

Registration, new students and students not preregistered

O rientation, C lass of 1979, ends 5:00 p.m.

Labor Day holiday Fall term instruction begins, all classes, 8:00 a.m.

School holiday

Progress grades due, all classes, 12:00 noon Preregistration for intersession and spring semester, continuing students

Thanksgiving recess: Instruction suspended, 1:00 p.m. Instruction resumed, 7:30 a.m. Fall term instruction ends, all classes, 5:00 p.m. Final exam inations and clin ical evaluation begin, 9:00 a.m. Final exam inations and clinical evaluation end, 5:00 p.m. C hristm as recess begins, 5:00 p.m. Intersession begins, 9:00 a.m. Intersession ends, 5:00 p.m. Orientation, new students, 1:00 p.m. Registration, new students and students not preregistered, 3:00 p.m. Spring term instruction begins, all classes, 8:00 a.m.

W ednesday, A ugust 31

Thursday, S eptem ber 1 Friday, S eptem ber 2 Monday, S eptem ber 5 Tuesday, S eptem ber 6 Monday, O cto b e r 10 Friday, N ovem ber 4

N ovem ber 14-1 8

W ednesday, N ovem ber 23 Monday, N ovem ber 28 Friday, D ecem ber 16

M onday, D ece m b e r 19

W ednesday, D ecem ber 21 W ednesday, D ecem ber 21 Monday, Ja nuary 9 Friday, Ja nuary 27 Friday, Ja nu a ry 27

Friday, January 27

M onday, Ja nuary 30

School holiday Spring recess: Instruction suspended, 5:00 p.m. Instruction resumed, 7:30 a.m. M idsem ester grades due, 5:00 p.m. Preregistration for sum m er session and fall semester, continuing students Spring term instruction ends, all classes, 5:00 p.m. Final exam inations and clinical evaluation begin, 1:00 p.m. Final exam inations and clinical evaluation end, 5:00 p.m. Grades due, C lass of 1978, 5:00 p.m. C onvocation and C om m encem ent Grades due, C lass of 1979, 5:00 p.m.

The dates shown in the A cadem ic C alendar are sub ject to change at any time by official action of C ornell University. In enacting this calendar, the U niversity has scheduled classes on religious holidays. It is the intent of the University that students m issing classes due to the observance of religious holidays be given am ple opportunity to m ake up work.

Monday, February 20

Friday, M arch 17 Monday, M arch 27 Thursday, April 6

April 17-

Friday, May 12

M onday, M ay 15

Thursday, M ay 18 Thursday, M ay 18 W ednesday, M ay 24 Friday, May 26

Announcements

Contents

2 A ca dem ic C alendar 7 H istory of the School 8 A ccreditation 8 The U ndergraduate Program 13 Adm ission 14 G rades and A cad em ic Standing 16 Degree R equirem ents 16 State Registration for G raduates 16 Expenses 19 Financial A ssistance

21 G eneral Inform ation

22 Division of C ontinuing Education

22 Facilities for Instruction

25 D escription of C ourses

29 Register

34 Index

36 List of Announcem ents

The courses and cu rricu la described in this Announcem ent, and the teaching personnel listed herein, are subject to ch ange at any tim e by official action of C ornell U niversity,

8 U ndergraduate Program

1971. Although it is a nondegree-granting division of the School, it has the sam e status w ithin the structure as the organizational unit for undergraduate program s leading to a degree.

The C ornell U niversity-N e w York H ospital School of Nursing Alum ni Association, originally the Alum nae Association of The N ew York Hospital School of Nursing, w as organized in 1893. It w as one of the ten alum nae associations that helped to bring about the national professional organization of nurses, now known as the A m erican N urses’ Association. In 1945 the Alum ni A ssociation becam e a part of the C ornell University Alum ni Association.

A ccredita tion

The School is accredited by the D epartm ent of Baccalaureate and H igher Degree Program s of the National League for N ursing as a generic college pro gram leading to a b accalaureate degree.

The School is registered by the State Education Department, D ivision of Professional Education of the U niversity of the State of N ew York. C ornell U niversity is accredited by the M iddle States Re gional A ccreditation Association.

U ndergraduate Program

The Curricula

The School of N ursing offers an undergraduate pro gram for college graduates and one for registered nurses leading to the degree of B achelor of S cience in Nursing. In order to be eligible for the degree from Cornell, the last thirty credits m ust be taken in one of these programs. Each student entering the School is expected to com plete the entire program fo r w hich he or she is enrolled. T o m eet the objectives of each program, students w ill have clinical experience in a variety of hospital and com m unity settings. The faculty reserves the right to m ake changes in the curriculum that it believes are in keeping w ith the changing needs of society or in the best interests of the student and the School.

Goals of the University

The U niversity's basic objective is to produce men and w om en of intellect and to equip them to use their abilities wisely. C ornell is not solely a place for memorizing data or m astering a vocation. It is, instead, a route to intellectual maturity, a m eans for develop ing the ideas, insights, and values w hich form a perm anent capacity for intellectual thought and action. C ornell students are prepared to use know ledge well for them selves and society. The diversity of C ornell contributes breadth and perspective to strong and specialized program s of study.

Philosophy of the School of Nursing

Education

Education is a process that helps individuals to

develop th e ir potential so that they m ay function productively w ithin existing and changing social systems. This is a dynam ic process involving the active participation of students and teachers. The school provides the environm ent in w hich students can test their abilities and evaluate th e ir progress. The m ajor purposes of the general education courses preceding th e nursing m ajor are: to instill knowledge; to cultivate intellectual skills; and to nurture the traits of personality and ch a ra cte r basic to a reasoned and responsible life. Because of th e foundation pro vided by these courses, it is anticipated th a t students will be prepared to better understand them selves, their social and physical environm ent, and the role of the professional nurse in society.

Nursing

The School of N ursing provides the professional education for leadership positions in nursing practice in a com prehensive health care system. Professional nurses practice interdependently with oth e r health care professionals in a variety of health care settings. These nurses assum e responsibility for prom otion of individual and professional standards of nursing practice. They recognize the need to assum e an a d v o cacy role on behalf of their clients and to speak on com m unity and professional issues that are w ithin their field of com petence. As professional people they recognize the need to continue to develop personal and professional co m pe ten ce through th e form al and in form al educational structures that are best suited to their needs and abilities.

Objectives of the Professional

Program

The nursing program aims to produce graduates who will:

1. Use cognitive skills of assessm ent, decision making, and evaluation in diagnostic, health m aintenance, preventive, restorative, and therapeutic m easures.
2. U nderstand the interaction of the internal system of man w ith his external system in a health- illness continuum.
3. A pply principles of group process in the delivery of health care.
4. Function interdependently with other health professionals in th e m anagem ent of health care.
5. D em onstrate ch ara cteristics fo r continuing professional developm ent in nursing.
6. Promote standards of nursing p ra ctice through assessm ent of existing practice.
7. U nderstand the e ffe ct of form al and informal structures and the functions of health care d e livery system s in relation to nursing practice.
8. Contribute to co nstru ctive ch ange in nursing practice.
9. A cce p t individual responsibility and a c c o u n t ability for nursing practice.
10. Utilize practice as a m eans of gathering data for refining and extending nursing theory and p ra c tice.

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the opportunity to test general propositions (infer ences) for validity and reliability w ithin th e context of selected phenom ena in the practice setting. The premise is that although a co n ce p t m ay rem ain a c o n stant elem ent w ithin the curriculum , the theoretical basis for the conce pt is constantly being altered through additional em pirical evidence in nursing p ra c tice or through advances in science and technology. Delineation of these essential co nce pts also provides a structure w ithin w hich nursing practice can be analyzed.

Organization of the Curriculum for the

Registered Nurse

The organization of the curriculum of the b accalaure ate degree program for registered nurses (graduates of hospital diploma and associate degree program s) is sim ilar to the program for college graduates and like wise reflects two com ponents: a structural fram ework, w hich provides the skeleton for the curriculum , and a conceptual fram ework, w hich provides a unifying them e for organizing theoretical content fo r nursing and cognate courses, as well as for understanding the process of nursing.

Structural Fram ew ork

C andidates who have successfully com pleted the prerequisite adm ission requirem ents of sixty credits of general education courses, successful achievem ent in the New York State C ollege Proficiency Exam ina tion, and successful a chievem ent on the C ornell U niversity-N ew York Hospital School of N ursing C linical Proficiency Examination are considered for adm ission to the program. The assum ptions for the structural fram ework of the curriculum are sim ilar to those of the curriculum for college graduates.

The curriculum is a th irty-credit, upper-division n urs ing major consisting of nursing and cognate courses and a clinical experience core. In the instance of graduate nurse students, the assum ptions reflect validation of previous education and experience in nursing. The upper-division courses in biological and psychosocial sciences focus on the level and type of information that is essential to provide theoretical understanding of the biological and psychosocial fu n c tions that reflect the adapting hum an organism.

Conceptual Fram ew ork

In this curriculum , the clin ical nursing core, or the study of the practice of nursing, will focus on the process of nursing as a system -oriented process in the three dom ains of primary, acute, and long-term care. The clinical experience core provides the stru c ture for preparation of interdependent practitioners. Associated sem inars serve as a m ode for extending the scope of knowledge and experience and for d e veloping professional peer com m unication and decision-m aking skills.

Program of Study for

College Graduates

College graduates must earn a m inim um of sixty-tw o credits in the School of N ursing to be eligible for the

degree in nursing. In general, students registered for full-tim e study are advised to carry 15 to 16 credits per semester. The follow ing 62 credits are required for the degree.

Nursing Courses

C linical N ursing C ourses C redits N ursing 156 10 N ursing 157 10 N ursing 256 10 N ursing 257 12 R elated N ursing C ourses C redits N ursing 160 1 N ursing 360a 2

Professionally Related Courses

B iological S cience C ourses C redits Biological S cience 1 3 3 ' 3 Biological S cience 134 3 Biological S cience 136 3 Social S cience C ourses C redits Social S cience 109, Life-span G rowth and Developm ent, Part I* 2 Social S cience 110, Life-span G rowth and Developm ent, Part II 2 Social Science 108, R esearch 2 Social Science 207, N ursing in the 2 Social Order ' Required unless exem pted by appropriate exam ina tion approved by the School of Nursing.

Electives

Course C redits Pharm acology 140 2 Epidem iology 247 2 Spanish for Professionals 2 W om en’s Health 2 Food and N utrition for Health 2 N ursing 360b 1 -

A m inim um enrollm ent of ten students is required for each course in the School to be offered. A student m ay also elect G uided Study, Independent Study a n d /o r a C linical N ursing P racticum w ith the approval of the appropriate com m ittee.

Program of Study

for Registered Nurses

Registered nurses must earn thirty credits in the School of N ursing after com pleting the prerequisites for adm ission to the degree program. In general, registered nurses are part-tim e students and so are advised to select their courses carefully before regis tering each semester. The follow ing 30 credits are required for the degree.

Nursing Courses

C linical N ursing C ourses C redits Nursing 365 or 366 5 N ursing 367 5

14 Grades and A cadem ic Standing

political science, anthropology, econom ics, history, geography. Transfer cre dit will not be granted for a “ D ” grade in the required sociology and psychology courses. Individuals w ho plan to subm it proficiency exam ina tion results in any of the four required subject areas of biology, chem istry, psychology, and socio lo gy must have taken the exam inations no m ore than five years prior to the anticipated year of enrollment.

Specific Requirem ents for the C ollege G raduate

Persons who hold or are to be awarded a baccalaureate degree by an a ccredited senior college or university may be considered for adm ission to this program of the nursing major. Applicants will be required to take the G raduate Record Examination. The follow ing distribution of courses is required for adm ission to the Program for C ollege Graduates. Humanities, 10 credits.

Social science, 10 credits: sociology (3 credits re quired), psychology (3 credits required). Transfer credit will not be granted for a "D " grade in the required sociology and psychology courses.

N atural science and m athem atics, 8 credits: general biology or an acceptable substitute (4 credits) and general chem istry (4 credits) are required. Transfer credit w ill not be granted for scien ce courses with an ecological or sociological approach or for a “ D " grade in the natural sciences. Any applicant w ho com pleted a general biology course before 1964 m ay be required to take a challenge exam ination in biology or take a biology course before adm ission to fulfill the general biology requirement.

Those college graduates w ho have not yet com pleted the required science or social scien ce courses may fulfill any or all of these requirem ents by taking a New York State C ollege P roficiency S ubject Exam ina tion (CPE) or a C ollege Level Exam ination Program Subject Examination (CLEP) in biology, chem istry, psychology, or sociology. Individuals who plan to subm it proficiency exam ina tion results in any of these subjects m ust have taken the exam inations no m ore than five years prior to the anticipated year of enrollment.

Applications

Prospective students should w rite the O ffice of A d missions, C ornell U niversity-N e w York Hospital School of Nursing, 515 East 71 Street, N ew York, N ew York 10021, for form s to be used in making application for adm ission.

Im portant Dates

For College G raduates

The follow ing inform ation and dates apply for applicants to the Program fo r C ollege G raduates. Requests for applications m ay be m ade any tim e after May 1 ,1 9 77 , for adm ission in Septem ber 1978. Adm issions applications are due by O ctober 1, 1977, for early review and by January 1, 1978, for regular

review. A pplications will be released and accepted after January 1, if places rem ain to be filled. Early review decisions are ann o u nce d by January 1. Though all qualified app lican ts w ho have com pleted their a pplications by O ctob e r 1 will be interviewed in the fall, only those m eeting the criteria for early review will receive th e ir adm issions decision by January 1. D ecisions m ade by regular review are ann o u nce d in M arch and April. A pplications subm itted after January 1 w ill be acted upon as they are com pleted. Those applicants w ho do not qualify for the program will be notified once their application has been reviewed. Each applicant a ccep ted by regular review must advise the School of his or her decision regarding adm ission w ithin tw o w eeks of accep tan ce. Upon acceptance, early review app lican ts will be advised of the date their decision is due. For R egistered N urses The follow ing inform ation and dates a pply for regis tered nurse applicants. A prelim inary application m ay be filed at any tim e. (N o fee is required.) This entitles the applicant to advisem ent relative to planning a program of study to m eet the general education requirements. The form al application fo r adm ission should be filed by a pplicants w ho have earned at least forty-five of the required sixty general education credits. The application and all accom p a n yin g form s m ust be received by April 1 for the fall sem ester and O ctob e r 1 for the spring sem ester. A pplicants w ill be notified about their adm ission status by Ju ly 1 fo r the fall sem ester and January 1 for the spring semester. For A ll A pplicants The Financial A ssistance Application m ust be filed by M arch 1. D ecisions are ann o u nce d M ay 1. Offers m ust be accep ted w ithin three w eeks of receipt.

Visits to the School

M em bers of the staff are available to m eet with pro spective applicants to discu ss the S ch o ol's adm ission requirements, application procedures, and the app ro priateness of the a p p lica n t’s general education in satisfying the requirem ents for adm ission. A ppoint ments for these visits are required. Prospective applicants are asked to call the Adm issions O ffice to schedule an appointm ent. An inform ational visit does not take the place of the required interview, w hich is scheduled after a pp lica tion m aterials have been subm itted and reviewed.

G rades and A ca d e m ic Standing

The A ca dem ic Standards Com m ittee, com posed of faculty representing the program s of the cu rricu lum and the dean or her representative, m eets at least four tim es each year to review the a cad e m ic records of students in the School. The com m ittee is responsible for review ing the records of students w hose cum ulative average does not m eet m inim al standards, whose

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cum ulative average has dropped seriously since the previous semester, or students w hose perform ance in the m ajor nursing course is below the acceptab le level of achievement.

The com m ittee recom m ends to the faculty the ca n d i dates for the degree of B achelor of S cience in Nursing. The com m ittee acts on the records of those students who qualify for the D ean's List and those w ho are to be considered for graduation with distinction.

The grading system is based on a 4.0 scale as follows: 4.0-3.5 (100-90% = A), excellent to very good; 3 4 -2.5 (89-80% = B), good: 2.4-1.5 (7 9-70 % = C), satisfactory; 1.4-0.5 (69-60% = D), below acceptable level; 0.4-0.0 (below 60% = F), failing.

S and U G rades: Final grades of S (satisfactory) and U (unsatisfactory) are reported for most clin ical labora tory courses and for a limited num ber of other courses. A grade of S in clinical laboratory courses is equivalent to 2.0 or higher; a grade of U m eans failing. For other courses, a grade of S is equivalent to 1.5 or higher and a grade of U to 1.4 or lower. The specified course credit will be given for grades of S; no cre dit w ill be given for grades of U. S and U grades have no num eri cal value and are not used in com puting grade point averages.

Incom plete G rades: An incom plete (INC) is a tem po rary grade. It is given only w hen students are unable to com plete all the requirem ents for a co urse because of illness a n d /o r prolonged absence due to c irc u m stances beyond their control.

Students who receive an incom plete in a course are required to com plete the course w ork w ithin one year after the grade is recorded or the grade w ill be changed to a U. If the incom plete is in a course that is prerequi site to another course, the student m ust com plete the required w ork before registering for the subsequent course

The faculty may grant approval for a student to repeat a course a n d /o r a full sem ester if, for acceptable reasons, the student's achievem ent w as below the S chool’s expected level. In such instances, the first grade(s) will not appear on the official records. N ota tions to this e ffect will be entered on the back of the transcript but will under no circum stances be disclosed.

N otice ot Grades: Grades are issued directly to the students at the end of each sem ester. Parents and guardians may be notified when a student is asked to w ithdraw from the School,

Exem ption o f Courses: Because most co llege grad uates w ho enroll in the School of N ursing have earned a num ber of college credits in psychology, all students who a ccept a place in the entering class are required to take an exem ption exam ination for the course Social Science 109, Life-span Grow th and D evelop ment, Part I before they enter the school. The CLEP test "Human Growth and D evelopm ent Subject Exam ination" is used as the exem ption exam ination.

C ollege graduates w ho w ish to obtain cre dit by ex am ination for the Biological S cience 133 course may also take an exem ption exam ination. The A m erican C ollege Testing Program 's p roficiency exam ination in anatom y and physiology and the N ew York State C ollege Proficiency Exam ination subject exam ination

in anatom y and physiology are used as the exem ption exam inations. Detailed inform ation concerning these exam inations and registration m aterials are forw arded to all students once they have a ccep ted a place in the class. Upon successful com pletion of either exem ption examination, the student’s transcript will show the course and credits earned by exam ination. Students who are successful on an exem ption exam ination but w ho feel they w ant the course co nte nt must register for the course and fulfill all requirements. It is not possible to audit these courses. There will be no tuition refund for those w ho exempt. A uditing Courses: Students w ho wish to audit a course by regular attendance with the privilege of partici pating in class discussions and obtaining all course m aterials may do so by making form al application to the O ffice of Records. C ourses with limited enrollm ent, laboratory courses (clinical and science), and sem inar courses will not be open to auditors. An audited course will not appear on a student's record. C hanges in Program s o f Study: Students may change their registration for elective course s during the one week change-of-program period at the beginning of each semester. A C hange of Program Request form signed by the student’s adviser must be filed in the O ffice of Records by the second T uesday of the fall sem ester and the second M onday of the spring sem es ter. Students will be notified of the action on their request by the O ffice of Records. R equests to add courses will be honored w ithin the enrollm ent lim ita tions of the course.

Academic Standing

In order to be in good standing for a sem ester, a student must: (1) attain a grade of 2.0 or better in nursing theory, 1.5 or better in related courses, and S in clinical laboratory courses; and (2) have a m inim al cum ulative average (M.C.A.) for the sem ester as follows: first semester, 1.6; second sem ester, 1.76; third semester, 1,82; and fourth sem ester, 1.83. Students whose grades or averages fall below these levels at m idsem ester a n d /o r end of sem ester will be placed on academ ic w arning by the O ffice of the Dean. A student m ay remain on acad e m ic w arning for only one semester. If the conditions of the w arning have not been rem oved by the end of the next sem ester, the student will be required to w ithdraw from the School of Nursing. Students who have m et all of the adm ission require m ents are classified as m atriculants. Students w ho have not yet met all the adm ission requirem ents are considered nonm atriculants. N onm atriculant students will be notified when they have achieved m atriculant status by the director of admissions.

Dean's List

Students who attain a sem ester average of 3.50 w ith out any grades below 1.5 or U grades and have c o m pleted all of the required course w ork by the end of the sem ester are eligible for th e D ean's List. Only students w ho are enrolled as full-tim e students and have achieved m atriculant status are eligible fo r the

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effect at the tim e of adm ission and every sem ester thereafter w hile registered in the School. Students enrolled in the plan available at the M edical C enter will be billed each semester. These charges will appear as a separate item on the bill and will reflect the c u r rent insurance rates. Q uestions concerning w aivers or billing should be discussed with the assistant to the dean on S 10. A sem ester of part-tim e study consists of eleven or few er credit hours of course work. This may be any com bination of required and elective courses. The maxim um num ber of credits to be taken by an in dividual registered for part-tim e study will be by advisement. Tuition of $100 per credit hour will be charged.

Fees

A pplication Fee. (For applicants registered in a general education program.) A fee of $20 m ust a c com pany the application for first admission.

Transfer Fee. (For applicants registered in a b ac calaureate nursing program.) A fee of $25 is charged to evaluate the record of a student already registered in a baccalaureate nursing program who w ishes to apply for transfer to the School.

Reinstatem ent Fee. (For students previously regis tered in the School.) A fee of $10 will be charged to evaluate the record of a form er student seeking to reregister in the School.

Acceptance Fee. A nonrefundable deposit of $50 is required of every student upon a cceptance for ad m ission to the U niversity; w hen the student first registers, it is used to cover m atriculation costs. The deposit does not apply to the first sem ester’s tuition and fees.

Late Registration Fee. A fee of $5 is charged to each late registrant. First-sem ester registration closes at 5 p.m. on Septem ber 2, 1977. Second-sem ester registration closes at 5 p.m. on Friday, January 27,

Special Fees

Fee tor A uditing a C ourse. There will be no charge for full-tim e students. Part-tim e students will be

charged $45 for the privilege of receiving the course outline, the bibliography, and attending selected classes.

C ourse Fees

C ertain nonrefundable fees are charged during the sem ester in w hich a student is registered for the desig nated course. (See course fee schedule on this page.) This fee covers the use of school equipm ent and sup plies necessary for m eeting the objectives of the course. In certain instances there w ill be an additional charge for items lost or damaged.

Payment of Bills

Bills for fixed charges are distributed approxim ately tw o w eeks prior to each semester. The bill is due and payable the first day of each semester, unless special arrangem ents have been m ade with the School. The amount, time, and m anner of paym ent of tuition, fees, or other charges may be changed at any tim e without notice. Students who have questions regarding their bills or the paym ent of grants or loans should see the assistant to the dean on S 10. Provision is made for the paym ent of bills during the registration period at the beginning of each semester. Financial assistance awarded by the School, e xcept loans, will be applied directly to the fixed charges. No reim bursem ent of assistance offered as a grant is a n ticipated unless the student voluntarily leaves the School during the course of a semester. In this case, a proportionate am ount of the grant, not to exceed one- half, is to be reim bursed. In order for a student to rem ain in good standing, receive an honorable withdrawal from the School, or participate in the co m m encem ent exercises, all bills m ust be paid and satisfactory arrangem ents m ade for the future repaym ent of loans. Any student w ho regis ters for a sem ester and then w ithdraw s before the sem ester bill is paid m ust m ake a satisfactory settle ment of tuition and fees due before the withdrawal form can be signed. A student com pletes arrangem ents for a loan autho rized by the School by signing a note and receiving the ch eck during the registration period. The proceeds of a loan must be applied to the balance due on School charges. They may not be claim ed as a credit on the bill.

Course Fee Schedule

Course N 156 N 157 N 256

N 257

N 360

N 365 or N 366 N 367 Epidemiology

N onrefundable lee $ $ 5 $ 5

Charges depend on selection of final clinical experience $

$ 5 $ 5

A dd itio n al charges for loss o r dam age none D enver developm ental kits S phygm om anom eter and cuff supplies in public health bag C harges depend on selection of final c lin ical experience A ssessm ent bag and any part of contents none none none