Cornell University-
New York Hospital
School of Nursing
Cornell University
Cornell University-
New York Hospital
School of Nursing
515 East 71 Street
New York, New York 10021
1975-76
Cornell University Announcements
Volume 67 of the C ornell University Announcem ents consists of tw enty-tw o catalogs, of w hich this is num ber 8 dated May 12, 1975. P ublication dates: tw enty-tw o tim es a year (four tim es in August; three tim es in January and M arch; tw ice in June, July, September, and November; once in A pril, May, October, and D ecem ber). Publisher: C ornell U niversity, S heldon Court, 420 C ollege Avenue, Ithaca, New York 14853. S econd-class postage paid at Ithaca, New York.
Academ ic Calendar
1975-1976
Orientation, Class of 1977, begins 1:00 p.m. Orientation, Class of 1977, ends 1:00 p.m. R egistration
Labor Day holiday
Fall term instruction begins, all classes 8:00 a.m. School holiday
M idsem ester grades due, 5:00 p.m. (Class of 197-6)
Progress grades due, 5:00 p.m. (Class of 1977) Instruction suspended, 1:00 p.m.
Thanksgiving recess Instruction resumed, 7:30 a.m. Fall term instruction ends, 5:00 p.m. Study period
Final exam inations and clin ic a l evaluation begin, 9:00 a.m.
Final exam inations and c lin ic a l evaluation end, 5:00 p.m.
C hristm as recess and intersession Registration, new and rejo ining students Registration, continuing students
Spring term instruction, all classes, begins 8:00 a.m.
W ednesday, A ugust 27 Friday, A ugust 29 Friday, A ugust 29 Monday, Septem ber 1 Tuesday, Septem ber 2 Monday, O ctober 13
Friday, O ctober 24 Friday, N ovem ber 14 W ednesday, Novem ber 26
Monday, D ecem ber 1 Friday, D ecem ber 12
Tuesday, D ecem ber 16
Friday, Decem ber 19
Thursday, January 29 Friday, January 30
Spring recess
Instruction resumed, 7:30 a.m. M idsem ester grades due, 5:00 p.m. Spring term instruction ends, 5:00 p.m.
Final exam inations and clin ic a l evaluation begin, 1:00 p.m.
Final exam inations and c lin ica l evaluation end, 5:00 p.m.
C onvocation and Com m encem ent
The dates shown in the A cadem ic Calendar are subject to change at any time by official action of C ornell University.
In enacting this calendar, the University Senate has scheduled classes on relig ious holidays. It is the intent of Senate legislation that stu dents missing classes due to the observance of religious holidays be given am ple o p por tun ity to make up work.
Saturday, M arch 20 Monday, March 29 W ednesday, March 31 Friday, May 14 Monday, May 17 Thursday, May 20 W ednesday, May 26
Announcements
Contents
2 A cadem ic C alendar 7 H istory of the School 8 A ccreditation
8 The U ndergraduate Program 12 Adm ission
15 Grades and A cadem ic Standing 16 Degree Requirem ents
17 State Registration for Graduates 17 Expenses
18 Financial A ssistance 20 General Inform ation
23 D ivision of C ontinuing Education 23 Facilities fo r Instruction 25 D escription of Courses 29 Register
34 Index 36 A pplicatio n
Cornell University
Cornell U n ive rsity-N e w York Hospital
School of Nursing
H istory of the S chool
The C ornell U niversity-N ew York H ospital School of N ursing was established as a school in Cornell U niversity in 1942, on the sixty-fifth anniversary of the founding of The New York Hospital School of Nursing. One of the earliest nursing schools in the country, the School is part of The New York H o s pita l-C orn ell M edical Center, w hich includes also the C ornell U niversity M edical C ollege and the various b u ild ings of The New York Hospital extending from S ixty-eighth to S eventy-first Streets on the East River.
The Center is a jo in t undertaking of the Society of the New York Hospital and Cornell University, and is com m itted to a fourfold purpose includ ing: (1) care of the sick, p ro viding the same w isdom and skill to rich and poor; (2) education of doctors and nurses, research w orkers, technicians, and others who w ill work in the field of m edical science; (3) research to extend the boundaries of know l edge in the health fields; and (4) the prom otion of pu blic health through the developm ent of preventive medicine.
The New York Hospital is the second-oldest voluntary hospital in this country— its royal charter having been granted in 1771 in the reign of King George III. The first patients were soldiers wounded in the R evolutionary War. At that tim e the Hospital was located on the low er end of Manhattan, the only part of the c ity then settled. On early maps the loca tion was designated sim ply as “ the H ospita l." Cornell University, with its cam pus in Ithaca, New York, received its charter in 1865. Three circum stances contributed to the founding of the U niversity in the eventful years that marked the close of the C ivil War. In the first place, Ezra Cornell, a citizen of Ithaca, had com e into a large fortune from his holdings in the newly form ed Western Union Telegraph C ompany and had devoted much thought to the good that m ight be done by giving his
w ealth to education. A second circum stance was the fact that the state of New York had received a substantial land grant, under the M orrill A ct of 1862, fo r the sup port of colleges teaching a g riculture and the m echanical arts. The th ird circum stance was that Mr. C ornell had as a colleague in the state legislature of 1864-65, a young senator named A ndrew D. W hite, later to becom e the first president of the U niversity, who had the vision of preserving the state's land grant intact for a single great institu tion w hich should teach not only agriculture and the m echanical arts but the hum anities and the sciences as well. The M edical College, the School of Nursing, and the G raduate School of M edical S ciences are the divisions of the U niversity w hich are located in New York City.
The H ospital had been operating for over one hundred years before a school fo r the training of nurses was opened. Early steps had been taken, however, to im prove the care given to patients. In 1799 Dr. Valentine Seamen, a scho la r and prom inent physician, had organized a series of lectures, com bined w ith a course of p ractical instruction in the wards, for the women w hom the Hospital had engaged as “ w a tch ers'' and "n u rs e s ." A lthough the theore tical content was m eager and the practical instruction not system atically planned, these classes focused attention on the fact that women w ho had some preparation for th e ir w ork gave better care than those w ith out instruction. When, in 1873, the first training school in this country on the N ightingale pattern was opened in Bellevue H ospital, the G overnors of the Society of the New York Hospital contributed to its support. Four years later, in 1877, when the Hospital moved to new build ings, The New York H ospital Training School fo r Nurses was opened in quarters w hich w ere considered to have all the modern im provem ents of the tim es. The School moved to the present location w hen the M edical Center was opened in 1932.
Since 1946 all students adm itted to the U nder graduate D ivision have been candidates for the degree of B achelor of Science in Nursing.
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In 1968, noting a s hift in the educational ba ckground of individ uals seeking adm ission to the School, a separate program for college graduates was started. B eginning in the fall of 1975 all students adm itted to the School w ho are not registered nurses w ill have the m inim um of a B achelor's degree in another d iscip lin e .
In the fall of 1974, a sm all group of registered nurses from the staff of The New York Hospital were adm itted to the upper division m ajor to study fo r the degree of B achelor of Science in Nursing.
The D ivision of C ontinuing Education was organized as an educational unit of the School of N ursing in 1971. A lthough it is a nondegree- granting division of the S chool, it has the same status w ithin the structure as the o rgani zational un it for undergraduate program s lead ing to a degree.
The C ornell U niversity-N ew York H ospital School of N ursing Alum ni Association, o rig in a lly the Alum nae A ssociation of The New York Hospital School of Nursing, was organized in 1893. It was one of the ten alum nae asso ciation s w hich helped to bring about the national professional organization of nurses, now known as the Am erican Nurses' A ssocia tion. In 1945 the Alum ni A ssociation becam e a part of the C ornell University Alum ni Association.
A c c re d ita tio n
The School is accredited by the D epartm ent of Baccalaureate and H igher Degree Programs of the N ational League for N ursing as a generic colleg e program leading to a baccalaureate degree.
The School is registered by the State Educa tion D epartment, D ivision of Professional E ducation of the U niversity of the State of New York. C ornell U niversity is accredited by the M iddle States Regional A ccreditation Association.
U n d e rg ra d u a te Program
The Curricula
The School of N ursing offers an undergraduate program fo r colleg e graduates and registered nurses leading to the degree of B achelor of Science in Nursing.
Goals of the University
The U niversity's basic ob je ctive is to produce men and women of inte lle ct and to equip them to use th e ir a b ilitie s w isely. C ornell is not solely a place fo r m em orizing data or mastering
a vocation. It is, instead, a route to intellectual m aturity, a means fo r developing the ideas, insights, and values w hich form a perm anent cap acity fo r inte lle ctual th o ugh t and action. Cornell students are prepared to use know l edge w ell 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 individ uals to develop th e ir potential so th a t they may fun ction productive ly w ith in existing and changing social systems. This is a dynam ic process involving the active p a rticipatio n of students and teachers. The school provides the environm ent in w hich students can test th e ir a b ilitie s and evaluate th e ir progress. The m ajor purposes of the general education courses preceding the nursing m ajor are: to in s till know ledge; to cultivate intellectual skills; and to nurture the traits of personality and cha racte r ba sic to a reasoned and re sponsible life. Because of the foundation pro vided by these courses, it is a n ticip ated that students w ill be prepared to better under stand them selves, th e ir social and physical environm ent, and the role of the professional nurse in society.
Nursing
P rofessional nurses provide a vital, dynam ic, evolving service w ith in the health care system that m aintains and prom otes the health of individ uals and groups w ho are under stress of a h e alth-illne ss nature. They practice inte r d e p e n d e n t^ w ith other health care professionals in a variety of health care settings. Profes sional nurses assume re sp o n sib ility fo r p ro m otion of individ ual and the profession’s standards of nursing practice. They recognize the need to assume an ad vocacy role on behalf of th e ir clie n ts and to speak on co m m unity and professional issues that are w ithin th e ir field of com petence. As professional people they recognize the need to continue to develop personal and professional com petence through the form al and inform al educational structures tha t are best suited to th e ir needs and abilitie s.
Objectives of the Professional
Program
The nursing program aim s to produce graduates w ho w ill:
1. Use cog nitive s kills of assessment, decision making, and evaluation in diag nostic,
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health m aintenance, preventive, restorative, and therapeutic measures.
2. U nderstand the interaction of the internal system of man with his external system in a health-illne ss continuum .
3. A pply p rin cip le s of group process in the delivery of health care.
4. Function interdependently with other health professionals in the management of health care.
5. Dem onstrate cha racte ristics fo r continuing professional developm ent in nursing. 6. Promote standards of nursing practice
through assessment of existing practice. 7. U nderstand the effect of form al and
inform al structures and the functions of health care delivery system s in relation to nursing practice.
8. C ontribute to constructive change in nursing practice.
9. A ccept individ ual re sponsib ility and acco u n ta b ility fo r nursing practice. 10. Utilize practice as a means of gathering
data fo r refining and extending nursing theory and practice.
Program of Study
Organization of Curriculum for the
College Graduate
The developm ent of the curriculum reflects two com ponents: a structural fram ework, that provides the skeleton fo r the c urriculum and a conceptual fram ework, that provides a unifying them e for organizing theoretical content for nursing and cognate courses, as w ell as for understanding the process of nursing.
Structural Framework
The stru ctu ra l fram ew ork of the curriculum rests on three m ajor assum ptions:
1. The upper division of a baccalaureate pro gram in nursing provides the specialized theore tical knowledge upon w hich profes sional nursing practice rests.
2. A c lin ic a l experience core provides the opportunity to develop proficiency in exercise of clin ic a l judgm ent and skills essential to professional nursing practice. 3. B accalaureate program s prepare nurses
w ho can assume roles (practice) as inter dependent practitione rs in a variety of health care settings.
The curriculum , a sixty-credit upper division nursing major, consists of nursing and cognate courses and a c lin ic a l experience core. The upper division courses in bio lo g ica l and psychosocial sciences focus on the level and type of inform ation that is essential to provide theoretical understanding of the b io logical and psychosocial functions that reflect
the adapting human organism . U pper division courses in nursing provide an ad ditional know ledge base essential fo r nursing theory and practice.
Throughout the curriculum , and form alized in a research course, there is an em phasis upon the s c ie n tific mode of inquiry. Profes sional practitione rs of nursing require more than the m astery of a p a rticular body of pro fessional inform ation or a cluste r of tech nical skills. They need inte lle ctual leverage fo r con tinued learning, fo r m odifying practice, and fo r understanding the social forces that fa cilita te or im pede th e ir a b ility to fun ction effectively in th e ir personal and professional life. Since nursing is an applied science, the a b ility in a given situation to exercise clin ic a l judg m en t and skill is c ritica l. The c lin ic a l ex perience core provides the opportunity to develop proficiency in the coo rdina tion of know ledge and skills essential fo r nursing practice. The focu s is on nursing fun ctions; on assessm ent and problem -related intervention through health counseling, health education, preventive, restorative, and therapeutic measures.
Each c lin ic a l nursing course is planned so that, w ithin the course and w ithin the sequence of courses, understanding of and skill in the nursing process develop as a continuum . The program s are planned so that the student moves from the less com plex situation to those that test his o r her a b ility to provide lead er ship in the delivery of nursing care services; to fun ction in a co lle g ia l re la tionsh ip with other m em bers of the health team; and to appreciate the em erging roles of professional nurses.
In the first sem ester the focu s of the nursing m ajor is upon the a c q uisition of sk ills in com m unication; the nursing process; selected tech nical skills; and study of the ba sic needs com m on to patients regardless of the nature of th e ir health problem . The student then progresses to the study of concepts of psycho social needs and problem s, and physio logical alterations of body processes of adult patients w ith representative acute m edical-su rgical health problem s. In the courses in the second and third sem ester the student has c lin ic a l practice experience in the hospital, the home, and other com m unity agencies. The content of the second sem ester deals with concepts and sk ills requisite to the health needs of c h ild bearing women, children, and fam ilies. Family influence, social trends, and normal develop ment are integrated throug hou t the semester. The con cept of nurturance fo r the prom o tion of optim um health provides the fram ew ork fo r nursing intervention. Experiences are pro vided in teaching p rin c ip le s of health m ainte nance to fa m ilie s in a variety of settings.
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In the third semester the focus is upon the prevention and control of selected com m unity health problem s includ ing mental health problem s. The com m on denom inator used in teaching is the ep id em io lo gical approach. Experience also is provided fo r the student to have ongoing observations and participation in the dynam ics of group process.
In the fourth sem ester the focus is upon caring for patients with m e dical-su rgical illnesses with m ultiple and com plex nursing needs; having responsib ility fo r nursing care of groups of patients; and participatin g in the leader ship activities related to nursing care. Pharm acology, nutrition, and diet therapy are included w ithin the structure of all of the nursing courses of the curriculum .
Courses in the b iolo gical sciences and pro fessionally related social sciences are offered concurrently with the nursing courses. Courses in the b iolo gical and social sciences correlate the sequential developm ent of basic c o n cepts and theories with the requirem ents of the various clin ica l nursing courses.
Conceptual Framework
Content and process are two dim ensions central to the developm ent of the conceptual fram e work. They are com plem entary com ponents w hich are viewed in the context of a dynam ic relationship. The approach to the selection of content fo r the curriculum is through the delineation of essential concepts. Essential concepts are derived from general systems theory and the basic sciences. This approach provides a structure w ithin w hich nursing knowledge can be synthesized. Likewise, this approach allow s students and facu lty the opportunity to test general propositions (in fe r ences) fo r va lid ity and re lia b ility w ithin the context of selected phenom ena in the practice setting. The prem ise is that although a con cept may remain a constant elem ent w ithin the curriculum , the theoretical basis for the con cept is constantly being altered through additional em pirical evidence in nursing practice or through advances in science and te ch nology. D elineation of these essential con cepts 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 baccalaureate degree program fo r registered nurses (graduates of hospital diplo m a and associate degree program s) is sim ila r to the program for college graduates and likewise reflects two com ponents: a structural fram e w ork, that provides the skeleton for the curriculum , and a conceptual framework, that
provides a unifying them e for organizing theoretical content fo r nursing and cognate courses, as well as fo r understanding the process of nursing.
Structural Framework
C andidates w ho have succe ssfully 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 P roficiency Examination, and success ful achievem ent on the C ornell U n iv e rsity- New York H ospital School of N ursing C linical P roficiency Examination are considered fo r adm ission to the program . The assum ptions fo r the structural fram ew ork of the curriculum are sim ila r to those of the cu rriculum for college graduates.
The curriculum as a thirty point upper division nursing m ajor consists of nursing and cognate courses and a clin ic a l experience core. In the instance of graduate nurse students, the assum ptions reflect valida tion of previous education and experience in nursing. The upper d ivision courses in b iolo gical and psycho social sciences focus on the level and type of inform ation that is essential to provide theoretical understanding of the b io lo g ic a l and psychosocial fun ctions that reflect the adapt ing human organism .
Conceptual Framework
The clin ic a l nursing core, or the study of the practice of nursing, in this curriculum w ill focus upon the process of nursing as a system - oriented process in the three dom ains of prim ary, acute and long-term care. The c lin ic a l experience core provides the structure for preparation of interdependent practitioners. Associated sem inars serve as a mode fo r ex tending the scope of knowledge and experience and for de veloping professional peer co m m unication and decisio n-m aking skills. D uring the 1975-1976 school year one group of the Class of 1976 w ill be com pleting the requirem ents fo r the baccalaureate degree as Program I students. These students entered the School w ith sixty colleg e cre dits and no professional education.
Each student entering the School is expected to com plete the entire program for w hich he or she is enrolled. To meet the objectives of the program , students w ill have c lin ic a l experience in a variety of hospital and com m unity settings. In order to be e lig ib le for the degree from C ornell, the last th irty credits must be taken in one of these program s. The faculty reserves the right to make changes in the curriculum that it believes are in keeping w ith the cha ng ing needs of society or the best interests of the student and the School.
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Program PlanC lass of 1 9 7 6
-Program I
Fourth Year
Fall Semester Hours
N ursing 154 10 P ublic Health 246 2 B iologica l Science 131 3 E lective (optional) 2 17 S pring Semester N ursing 250 12 Social S cience 108 2 Social Science 207 2 Elective (optional) 2 18
Typical Program Plan for
College Graduates
(A plan may be made for part tim e study.)
First Year Hours
Fall Semester N ursing 156 10 N ursing 160 1 B iological Science 133 3 Social S cience 109 2 16 S pring S e m e ste r' N ursing 157 10 Social S cience 110 2 B iologica l Science 134 3 Elective (optional) 2 17 S econd Year F a ll S em ester” N ursing 256 10 B iologica l Science 136 3 Elective (optional) 2 -4 15-17 S pring Semester N ursing 257 12 Social Science 108 2 Social Science 207 2 Elective (optional) 2 18
* Beginning with the Class of 1977 one-half of the class w ill be assigned to this sequence of courses in the fall sem ester 1976.
* * Beginning w ith the Class of 1977 one-half of the class w ill be assigned to this sequence of courses in the spring sem ester 1976.
Suggested Guide for Planning a
Program for Registered Nurses
(This suggestion is based on the assum ption tha t registered nurses may be part-tim e students.)
First Year
Fall Semester Hours
B iologica l Science 133 3 Social S cience 109 2 P harm acology* 140 2 a n d /o r E pidem iology* 247 2 7 -9 S pring Semester B iologica l Science 136 3 S ocial S cience 110 2 Social S c ie n ce ** 108 2 a n d /o r Social S c ie n c e ** 207 2 7-9 S econd Year F a ll Semester C lin ic a l N ursing 365 or 366 5 Assessm ent of Health Status 360 2 •P h arm a cology 140 o r E pidem iology 247 2
7 -9 S pring Sem ester
C lin ica l N ursing 367 5 " S o c ia l S cience 108 or S ocial S cience 207 2
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A d m issio n
General Requirements
The num ber of qualified ap plicants exceeds the num ber of students that can be adm itted to the program s of the nursing m ajor each year. A p p lica n ts selected w ill be those who, in com petition w ith others seeking adm ission at the same tim e, have dem onstrated by th e ir q u a lifica tio n s th a t they are w ell fitted fo r the nursing profession.
E valuation of the ca n d id a te 's a b ility to profit from the instruction at the School of N ursing is based on secondary school and college records, the recom m endations of school authorities, and the results of standardized achievem ent tests; evidence of the can didate 's a b ility to make effective use of free time, and capacity for leadership and concern for others, is given due consideration. Evaluations are also made on the basis of e xtracurricular activities, references, and an interview. Interview s are granted only to those ap plicants meeting certain m inim um adm ission standards. A final d ispo sition on a stud ent’s ap plication cannot be made unless the student attends a
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personal interview at the School of Nursing. An extensive m edical report is required because of the nature of the professional program . Students already enrolled in the nursing major of another colleg e o r university may request the evaluation of th e ir colleg e records for possible transfer to the School at Cornell. It is the po licy of Cornell University actively to sup port equality of educational opportunity. No student shall be denied adm ission to the U niversity o r be discrim inate d ag ainst o th er w ise because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, or sex.
Specific Requirements (or the Baccalaureate Degree Program for Registered Nurses
Registered nurses w ho are em ployed by The New York H o s p ita l-C o rn e ll M edical Center a n d /o r have earned a certificate from the D ivision of C ontinuing E ducation of the School of N ursing may be considered for adm ission to th is Program of the nursing major. Each a p plicant must com plete a m inim um of sixty sem ester hours of general education courses at any university, college, or ju n io r college accredited by one of the regional associations of colleges and secondary schools. Upon com pletion of forty-five sem ester hours of credits, includ ing the required courses in the natural and social sciences, applicants may register fo r selected courses in the profes sional m ajor as un classified students w hile c on currently com pleting the sixty-credit require ment.
A pplican ts to this Program are required to take the NLN P re-Nursing and G uidance Examina tion, The U niversity of the State of New York C ollege P roficiency Exam inations, Baccalaureate Level, in M e dical-S urgical Nursing, P sychiatric- Mental Health Nursing, and M aternal-C hild Nursing, and the C ornell U niversity-N ew York Hospital School of N ursing C linical P roficiency Examination. Thirty cre dits by exam ination w ill be granted for satisfactory perform ance in the New York State C ollege P roficiency Examination and the C ornell U niversity-N ew York Hospital School of N ursing C linical P roficiency Examination.
The follow in g d istrib u tio n of general education courses is required fo r adm ission:
C om m unications, 6 credits: com position, p u blic speaking, o r speech.
Hum anities, 2 0 -3 0 credits: art, language, literature, m usic, philosophy, religion. No cre dit w ill be granted fo r studio hum anities courses, such as painting, ceram ics, voice, etc. Natural science a n d m athem atics, 12 credits: general biology or an acceptable substitute (4 credits) and general chem istry (4 credits) are required. Transfer cre d it w ill not be granted fo r science courses with an eco lo gical or
so c io lo g ica l approach o r fo r a “ D ” grade in the natural sciences.
S ocial science a n d history, 1 2 -2 2 credits: s ociolo gy (3 cre d its required), psychology (3 cre dits required), p o litic a l science, anthro pology, econom ics, history, geography. Transfer c re d it w ill not be granted fo r a " D " grade in the required sociolo gy and psychology courses.
Specific Requirements for the College Graduate
Persons w ho hold o r are to be awarded a baccalaureate degree by an accredited senior colleg e or university may be considered for adm ission to th is Program of the nursing m ajor. A pplican ts w ill be required to take the G raduate Record Examination.
The follow in g d is trib u tio n of courses is required for adm ission to the Program fo r C ollege G raduates
Hum anities, 10 credits.
S ocial science, 10 credits: sociolo gy (3 credits required), psychology (3 cre dits required). Transfer cre d it w ill not be granted fo r a “ D ” grade in the required sociolo gy and psychology courses.
N atural science a n d m athem atics, 8 credits: general biolo gy o r an acce ptab le substitute (4 credits) and general chem istry (4 credits) are required. Transfer c re d it w ill not be granted fo r science courses w ith an eco lo g ica l or so cio lo g ic a l approach or fo r a “ D " grade in the natural sciences.
Applications
P rospective students should w rite the Office of A dm issions, C ornell U n ive rsity-N e w York H ospital School of Nursing, 515 East 71 Street, New York, New York 10021, fo r form s to be used in making ap p lica tio n fo r adm ission.
Im portant Dates
For College Graduates
The fo llo w in g inform ation and dates ap ply for ap plicants to the Program for C ollege Graduates. Requests fo r a p plication s may be made any tim e after May 1, 1975 fo r adm ission in Septem ber 1976.
A dm issions ap p lica tio n s are due by O ctober 1, 1975 for early review and by January 1, 1976 fo r regular review. A p p lic a tio n s w ill be released and accepted after January 1, if places re main to be fille d .
Early review de cisio ns are announced by January 1. Though all qualified ap plicants who have com pleted th e ir a p p lic a tio n s by O ctober 1 w ill be interview ed in the fall, only those m eeting the crite ria fo r early review w ill receive th e ir ad m issions de cisio n by January 1. In
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addition those ap plicants w ho do not qualify for the program w ill be notified once th e ir a p plication has been reviewed. D ecisions made by regular review are announced in M arch and A pril. A p plicatio ns subm itted after January 1 w ill be acted upon as they are com pleted. Each a p plicant accepted by regular review must advise the School of his or her decision regarding adm ission w ithin two weeks of acceptance. Upon acceptance, early review applicants w ill be advised of the date their d e cision is due.
For Registered Nurses
The follow in g inform ation and dates apply for the registered nurse applicants. A prelim inary ap p lica tio n may be filed at any time. (No fee is required.) This entitles the a p plicant to advisem ent relative to planning a program of study to meet the general education re quire ments. The form al ap p lica tio n for adm ission should be filed by applicants who have earned at least forty-five of the required sixty general education credits.
The ap plication and all accom panying form s must be received by May 1 fo r the fall sem ester and N ovem ber 1 for the spring semester. A pplican ts w ill be notified about the ir adm ission status by July 1 for the fall sem ester and January 1 fo r the spring semester.
For All Applicants
The Financial A ssistance A pplicatio n must be filed by February 15. D ecisions are announced May 1. Offers must be accepted w ithin three weeks of receipt.
Visits to the School
Members of the staff are available to meet with prospective ap plicants to discuss the S choo l’s adm ission requirem ents, ap plication procedures, and the appropriateness of the a p p lica n t's general ed ucation in satisfying the requirem ents fo r adm ission. A ppointm ents for these visits are required. Prospective ap plicants are asked to call the A dm 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 ap plication m aterials have been subm itted and reviewed.
G rad es and A c a d e m ic S tanding
The A cadem ic Standards C omm ittee, com posed of facu lty representing the two nursing pro gram s and the dean o r her representative, meets at least two tim es each year to review the academ ic records of students in the School. The C om m ittee is responsible fo r reviewing
the records of students w hose s u ita b ility for nursing is in question, w hose cum ulative average does not meet m inim al standards for prom otion, w hose 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 acceptable level of achievem ent.
The C om m ittee recom m ends to the facu lty the prom otion of all students and the candidates for the degree of B achelor of Science in Nursing. The C om m ittee acts on the records of those students w ho qualify for the D ean's List and those who are to be considered for graduation with distinctio n.
The grading system is based on a 4.0 scale as follow s: 4.0 -3 .5 (100—90% = A) excellent to very good; 3 .4 -2 5 (8 9-80 % = 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 (B elow 60% = F) failing.
S a n d U Grades: Final grades of S (satisfactory) and U (unsatisfactory) also may be given in certain courses and for all c lin ic a l laboratory courses. A grade of S is equivalent to 1.5 or higher; a grade of U is equivalent to 1.4 or lower. The specified course cre dit w ill be given for grades of S; no cre d it w ill be given for grades of U. S and U grades are not used in com puting grade po in t averages.
Incom plete Grades: An incom plete (IN C ) is a tem porary grade. It is given only when students are unable to com plete all the requirem ents for a course because of illness a n d /o r pro longed absence due to circum stances beyond th e ir control.
Students who receive an incom plete in a course, unless it is a prerequisite 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 prerequisite to another course, the student must com plete the required w ork before registering fo r the subsequent course.
The facu lty may grant approval for a student to repeat a course a n d /o r a fu ll sem ester if, fo r acce ptab le reasons, the student's ach ie ve ment was below the scho ol's expected level. In such instances, the first grade(s) w ill not appear on the official records. N otations to this effect w ill be entered on the back of the tra nscript but w ill under no circum stances be disclosed.
N otice o f Grades: G rades are issued dire ctly to the students at the end of each semester. Parents and guardians may be notified w hen a student is placed on academ ic w arning a n d /o r asked to w ithdraw from the School.
Exem ption of Courses: C ollege graduates who w ish to obtain cre d it by exam ination fo r one
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of the biolo gical science or social science courses must make an ap plication through the Office of Records sixty days prio r to the official date of enrolling in the course.
The student w ill be notified of the date, tim e, and place of exam ination by the Office of Records. The exam ination must be taken at least two weeks prio r to enrollm ent in the course. Upon successful com pletion of the exam ination, the tra n scrip t w ill show the course and credits earned by exam ination.
A u d itin g Courses: Students w ho w ish to audit a course by regular attendance w ith the privile ge of p a rticipatin g in class discussions and obtaining all course m aterials may do so by making form al ap p lica tio n to the O ffice of Records. Courses with lim ited enrollm ent, la b o ratory courses (clin ic a l and science), and sem inar courses w ill not be open to auditors. Students w ho earn cre dit for a course by exam ination (as outlined in the Policy on Exemption Examinations) may, with the per mission of the facu lty mem ber responsible for the course, attend selected lectures if there has been evidence of lim ited recall in a p a rticular area of content.
Academ ic Standing
In order to be in good standing for a semester, a student must: (1) attain a grade of 2.0 or better in nursing theory, 1.5 or better in re lated courses, and S in clin ic a l laboratory courses; and (2) have a m inim al cum ulative average (M.C.A.) fo r the sem ester as follow s: firs t semester, 1.6; second semester, 1.76; third semester, 1.82; and fourth semester, 1.83. Students w hose grades or averages fall below these levels at m idsem ester a n d /o r end of sem ester w ill be placed on academ ic warning by the Office of the Dean. A student may rem ain on academ ic w arning fo r only one semester. If the con ditions of the w arning have not been removed by the end of the next semester, the student w ill be required to w ithdraw from the School of Nursing.
Dean’s List
Students w ho attain a sem ester average of 3.50 w ithout any D or U grades and have com pleted all of the required course w ork by the end of the sem ester are e lig ib le fo r the Dean's List. The Dean’s List w ill be posted by the Office of Records.
Dismissal
The facu lty of the School of N ursing reserves the privile ge of retaining only those students w ho in th e ir judg m en t dem onstrate satisfactory progress tow ards the degree, m eeting the
requirem ents of scho la rship , mental and physical health, and personal attributes con sidered suita ble fo r professional nursing practice. Students w hose s u ita b ility fo r nurs ing is questioned may be asked to w ithdraw from the School.
Withdrawal
A student may w ithdraw from the School at any time. The de signation of w ithdraw al in good standing w ill be recorded if the stud ent’s academ ic and personal perform ance is in accord with the standards of the School and the fina ncial record has been cleared. A stu dent who plans to w ithdraw must notify the O ffice of Records and discuss the reason for leaving w ith the dean.
D e gre e R e q u ire m e n ts
The degree of B achelor of S cience in Nursing is conferred by C ornell University upon recom m endation of the fa cu lty of the School of Nursing. In o rder to qualify for the degree, the candidate must have attained the required cum ulative average for the total program and have com pleted s a tisfa cto rily all theory and clin ic a l laboratory courses outlin ed in this A nnouncem ent a n d /o r required by de cisio n of the faculty.
B achelor of S cience with Distinction
Upon recom m endation o f the faculty, the degree of B achelor of Science in N ursing with d is tin ctio n w ill be conferred upon those stu dents who: have achieved a cum ulative average of 3.50, com pleted all requirem ents fo r the degree, and attained a grade point average of B for co lle g e w ork com pleted p rio r to transfer ring to the School of Nursing.
Sigma Theta Tau
In 1968 the School received a charter fo r the A lpha U psilon cha pter of Sigma Theta Tau, the N ational Honor S ociety of Nursing. The purposes of the S ociety are to recognize the achievem ent of sch o la rsh ip of superior quality, to prom ote the developm ent of lead er ship qu alities, and to encourage creative w ork w hile fostering high professional ideals. It is hoped that the com m itm ent of the individual to the ideals and purposes of professional nursing w ill be strengthened by participatio n in the H onor Society.
Students w ho have com pleted at least one-half of the nursing m ajor, and have a m inim um grade point average of 3.0, are considered for indu ction into A lpha U psilon chapter. In a d d i tion to dem onstrated sup erior scho la stic achievem ent, a candidate must also give evi dence of professional leadership potential.
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E ligibility for State R egistration
G raduates of the School of N ursing are e lig ib le fo r adm ission to the licensing exam ination in all states. Since states require a nurse to be licensed in order to practice nursing, students are encouraged to take the exam ination in the state in w hich they plan to practice. Each graduate is expected to take the first lice n s ing exam ination that is adm inistered follow ing com pletion of the program . S atisfactory pe rfor mance on the licensing exam ination results in state registration of the license and the designation o f Registered Nurse.
E xpenses
The costs of attending the School of N ursing fa ll into two general categories. The first category includes certain fixed charges for tuition, fees, and charges fo r services pro vided by the School. The second category includes living costs and item s of personal expense. To help students prepare th e ir in d i vidual budgets an estim ated budget is pu b lished. A lthough expenses, excluding fixed fees, vary fo r the individ ual student, the esti mated budget reflects the usual expenses for single, fu ll-tim e students living in University housing.
The estim ated total expenses for the academ ic year include:
Item Estimate
Tuition $2400
Housing 1500
Food and m aintenance 1000
Books and supplies 300
Uniforms, entering students 250 Transportation, clin ic a l experience 100
Incidental expenses 250
Health insurance 175
* Tuition: A sem ester of fu ll-tim e study con sists of 12-18 cre d it hours of course work. This may be any com bination of required e lec tive or audited courses. The full tuitio n w ill be charged and there w ill be no prorated refund for courses dropped or exempt; nor w ill there be an ad ditional charge for electives added w ithin this num ber of cre dit hours.
A sem ester of part-tim e study consists of ten or fewer cre d it 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 individ ual registered fo r part- tim e study w ill be by advisem ent. Tuition of $80 per cre dit hour w ill be charged. ** Health insurance: Each student is required to be enrolled in a health insurance plan. An
Fees
Application Fee. (For a p plicants registered in a general education program .) A fee of $20 must accom pany the ap p lica tio n fo r first adm ission.
Transfer Fee. (For ap p lica n ts registered in a baccalaureate nursing program .) A fee of $25 is charged to evaluate the record of a student already registered in a baccalaureate nursing program w ho w ishes to ap ply fo r transfer to this School.
Reinstatement Fee. (For students previously registered in this S chool.) A fee of $10 w ill be charged to evaluate the record of a form er student seeking to reregister in this School.
Acceptance Fee. A nonrefundable deposit of $50 is required of every student upon acceptance fo r adm ission to the U niversity; and when the student first registers, it is used to cover m a triculatio n costs. The de posit does not ap ply to the firs t sem ester's tuitio n and fees.
Late Registration Fee. A fee of $5 is charged to each late registrant. First sem ester re g istra tion closes 5 p.m., A ugust 29, 1975. Second sem ester registration closes 5 p.m., Friday, January 30, 1976.
Exemption Examination Fee. The usual fee for an exem ption exam ination is $15.
Fee for Auditing a Course. There w ill be no charge fo r fu ll-tim e students. Part-tim e stu dents w ill be charged $45 fo r the privile ge of receiving the course outline, the biblio grap hy, and attending selected classes.
Payment of Bills
B ills fo r fixed charges are distrib uted a p p ro xi m ately two weeks p rio r to each semester. The b ill is due and payable at registration each semester, unless special arrangem ents have been made w ith the S chool. The am ount, time, and m anner of payment of tuition, fees, or other charges may be changed at any tim e
associated ho spital plan is available to all students in the M edical Center. Students w ill be exempt from enrollm ent in the Center plan if they give evidence of carrying com parable health insurance and sign a w aiver to that 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 Center w ill be b illed each semester. These charges w ill appear as a separate item on the b ill and w ill reflect the current insurance rates. Questions con cern ing waivers or b illin g should be discussed with the assistant to the dean, on S 10.
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w ithou t notice. Students w ho have questions re garding th e ir b ills or the payment of grants or loans should see the assistant to the dean, on S 10.
Provision is made for the payment of b ills during the registration period at the beginning of each semester. Financial assistance awarded by the School, except loans, w ill be ap plied dire ctly to the fixed charges. No reim burse ment of assistance offered as a grant is anticipated unless the student vo lun tarily 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 fo r a student to remain in good standing, receive an honorable w ithdraw al from the S chool, or participate in the com m ence ment exercises, all b ills must be paid and satisfactory arrangem ents made fo r the future repaym ent of loans. Any student w ho registers for a sem ester and then w ithdraw s before the sem ester b ill is paid must make a satisfa c tory settlem ent of tuitio n and fees due before the w ithdraw al form can be signed.
A student com pletes arrangem ents fo r a loan authorized by the School by signing a note and receiving the che ck during the registration period. The proceeds of a loan must be ap plied first to the balance due on School charges but may not be claim ed as an exem ption from the bill.
New York State tuitio n assistance awards may not be claim ed as an exem ption from the tuition b ill since the state prepares individ ual checks, that are payable to the student, and sends them to the School for d istrib ution . Checks fo r these awards w ill not be available at the tim e tuition and fees are due. When an extension of tim e fo r paym ent of part or all of the tuition and fees is granted, based on a New York State award, it is w ith the understanding that should the state for any reason fail to prepare a che ck for the am ount of the award, the student is personally responsible fo r the am ount due.
Refunds
Part of the tuition w ill be refunded to students w ho o fficia lly w ithdraw during the first half of the semester. The refund w ill be based on a deduction of 10 percent a week on all charges as of the first day of the semester. No refund w ill be made after the m idsemester.
Financial A ss is ta n c e
In general, students plan to meet the cost of th e ir education through se lf-help (loans and em ploym ent). To the extent that is possible, parents and spouse are expected to co n trib ute to the cost of a student's education.
The C ornell U niversity-N ew York H ospital School of N ursing participate s in the C ollege S cholarship S ervice (CSS) of the College Entrance Exam ination Board. P articipants in CSS sub scribe to the p rin cip le that the am ount of fin a n cia l assistance granted a student should be based upon fina ncial need. The CSS assists colleges and universities and other ag encies in determ ining the stud ent’s need for fina ncial assistance. Each entering student w ho seeks fin a n cia l assistance is required to subm it a copy of the approp riate C onfidential Statem ent form to the C ollege S cholarship Service by February 15, de signating Cornell U niversity-N ew York H ospital School of Nurs ing as one of the recipients. The C onfidential Statem ent should be obtained from the School of Nursing.
Financial assistance is offered to students usually as a com bination of s cho la rship or grant, loan, and em ploym ent. The scholarships and grants adm inistered by the School are described below. These are assigned on the basis of need rather than aca dem ic rating. Loans may be available from a fund estab lished jo in tly by the School and the federal governm ent. No more than $2,500 may be borrow ed by a student during an academ ic year. The am ount of loan aw arded to each e lig ib le student is dependent upon the total am ount of federal fun ding made ava ila ble to the School. To be e lig ib le fo r e ith e r a grant or a loan, a student must intend to be enrolled at least ha lf-tim e and de m onstrate the need fo r fina ncial assistance. In ad dition, the student must be a citizen o r national of the United States, or have im m ig ratio n status and personal plans to ju s tify the con clu sion that he or she intends to becom e a perm anent resident of the U nited States.
Application for Financial Assistance
Entering students w ho w ill need fina ncial assist ance should return the Financial A ssistance A p p lica tio n w ith th e ir ap p lica tio n form s by February 15. These w ill be forw arded to the chairperson of the Financial A ssistance Com mittee. The C onfidential Statem ent should be filed through the C ollege S cholarship Service by February 15 of the year the a p p lica n t an ticip ates adm ission to the School of Nursing.
S tudents enrolled in the School w ho expect to register fo r the next academ ic year and who an ticip ate the need fo r fina ncial assistance, should make appointm ents to see the c h a ir person of the Financial A ssistance C om m ittee before D ecem ber 15. Students re ceiving financial assistance may arrange an interview w ith the chairperson of the com m ittee d u ring the fall sem ester to review th e ir awards. Those who may o r may not be re ceiving fina ncial assistance and w hose fa m ily situations change d u ring an
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academ ic year, should feel free to discuss the ir problem s with the chairperson of the com mittee.
Financial Assistance Administered
by the School
Vivian B. Allen Scholarship Fund. Established as an endowed fund by gifts from the Vivian B. A llen Foundation, Inc.; incom e from w hich is used to provide scho la rship aid annually for one or more students in need of fina ncial assistance.
Allstate Foundation Grant. A grant is made available to the School each year to assist a student throug hou t the program.
Juliette E. Blohme Scholarship Fund.
E stablished as an endowed fund by Dr. and Mrs. George H. Van Emburgh as a mem orial to Juliette E. Blohm e of the class of 1922 through a gift of $6,000, the interest on w hich may be used in w hole or in part each year.
Fund of the Committee for Scholarships. A fund, established and m aintained by a com m ittee of women interested in the School of Nursing, to assist students w ho need financial help in order to prepare for nursing. A w ards from the fund are made to entering students and to students enrolled in the School.
Cornell Women's Club of New York. In the spring of the year a s cho la rship is made ava il able by this C lub for the ensuing school year. It is awarded e ith er to an entering student o r a student enrolled in the School.
Davison/Foreman Foundation Grant. Grants from this Foundation are allocated in the spring sem ester fo r the education of women w orking fo r a college degree. The awards are made to students enrolled in the School.
Samuel J. Moritz Scholarship Fund. Estab lished in 1960 as a mem orial to Samuel J. Moritz, and made possible by a g ift from Edward M oritz and LeRoy Moses, executors of his estate. The incom e provides scho la rship aid annually to one o r more students in need of financial assistance.
Helena Rubinstein Foundation, Inc. Grant.
Grants from th is Foundation are made available to the School and adm inistered to students w ho have dem onstrated need fo r financial assistance.
The Switzer Foundation Grant. A grant of $2,500 is made available to the School each year. This grant is intended to assist students w ho are Am erican citizens living w ithin fifty miles of New York City and w ho have financial need.
Tudor Foundation Student Loan Fund. A loan Fund established by the Foundation and adm inistered by the School to assist students in need of aid w ho hold schola rship s or grants to defray the cost of tuitio n and w ho need fu rth e r fina ncial assistance to enable them to attend the School. Loans from the Fund are not to exceed $1,000 to any one student in any one school year.
W omen’s Florist Association, Inc., Scholarship.
U nder a sch o la rsh ip plan established in 1949 by the W om en's Florist A ssociation, Inc., a nursing student w ho has sa tisfa cto rily co m pleted one year of the nursing m ajor is e lig ib le fo r a scho la rship not to exceed the sum of $200. This scho la rship is to be used for tuitio n by a student in fina ncial need. S ince 1959, two of these scho la rship s have been made available to the School of N ursing each year.
The Christian C. Yegen Scholarship Fund.
E stablished in the spring of 1965 as a mem orial to Mr. C hristian C. Yegen, fa th e r of an alum na of the C ornell U niversity-N ew York H ospital School o f Nursing.
Financial Assistance Adm inistered
by Outside Sources
New York State Regents Scholarships, Grants, and Loans
The follow in g assistance is available for re si dents of New York State.
Tuition Assistance Program. Grants of $ 1 0 0 - $600 yearly, depending on need and tuitio n paid, w ith a m inim um yearly grant of $100. For those students w ho dem onstrate a capacity to pursue a degree and plan to attend college, and to those w ho are presently in colleg e and m aintain satisfactory academ ic perform ance. For more inform ation on these awards, w rite to the Regents E xam ination and S cholarship Center, 99 W ashington Avenue, A lbany, New York 12210.
New York Higher Education Assistance Corporation sponsors a program through w hich students may obtain loans from local savings banks.
G eneral In fo rm ation
School Organization
Any student en tering the School is au tom a tically a m em ber of the student organization. The fun ctions of th is organization are to con tribute to the developm ent of the professional ed uca tion of the individ ual student through
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operation with fellow students and faculty; to represent the individ ual student in matters of stud ent-faculty concern; to encourage in the student body m aturity in matters of scho la rship and personal conduct; to provide an all- inclusive organization through w hich business pertaining to the whole body of students may be transacted; and to foster an attitude of involvem ent in student life and developm ent in the nursing program.
Housing
Facilities
Students attending the School of N ursing may live in University housing or select th e ir own living fa c ilitie s w ithin the com m unity. A p p lic a tions fo r U niversity housing should be available about A p ril 1.
Jacob S. Lasdon House, located at 420 East 70 Street, provides fu lly furnished, carpeted, and air-c o n d itio n e d apartm ents w ith kitchens, din in g areas, living rooms, and baths fo r both sin g le and m arried nursing, m edical, and graduate students registered in C ornell. Single students may share a one- or tw o-bedroom apartm ent. By using the living room and the bedroom (s) as individ ual be d ro o m /stu d y rooms, two students may share a one-bedroom apartm ent and three students may share a tw o-bedroom apartm ent. Four single students may share a tw o-bedroom apartm ent if two students share one bedroom. There are a lim ited am ount of studio apartm ents fo r married stu dents. M arried students w ithout children w ill find the studio and one-bedroom apartm ents suitable. M arried students with children w ill find the tw o-bedroom apartm ent more a p pro priate.
Regulations
S tudents signing leases fo r University housing must notify the appropriate office at least thirty days in advance of any move o r change of roommate.
Students living a distance from the School should con sid er the tim e to be spent in com m uting each day. C lasses and clin ic a l ex perience may be scheduled M onday through Saturday in a com bination of hours that may begin as early as 7:30 a.m. and end at 9:00 p.m.
A ll students must keep the O ffice of Records inform ed of th e ir correct address and te le phone number. The Student H andbook outlines the system used fo r d istrib u tio n of official School com m unications to students. Each student is expected to follow the procedure to avoid delay in responding to the com m unications.
Recreational Facilities
Because the School believes that the education of young men and w om en today includes healthful social re lationships, provisions have been made for the developm ent of such rela tio n sh ip s in the life of the student.
A social com m ittee is responsible fo r a fu ll and varied social calendar that includ es such activities as dances, coffee hours, and suppers. Other activities in w hich students may par tic ip a te are the yearbook and singing groups. The d ire c to r of student relations is available at all tim es to advise students in the organiza tion of discussion groups and in the planning of social and cultural activities.
Health Services
Personnel Health Service of The New York Hospital, located in J—1, provides health care fo r students en rolled in the S chool. This in cludes: a physical exam ination and routine tests follow in g the in itia l registration in the S chool, an ongoing im m unization program , am bulatory m edical care in the o u tpatie nt c lin ic s, and, when indicated, adm ission to The New York H ospital. The health of the student is closely m onitored throug hou t the program w ith the expectation that each student w ill be se lf dire ctive in m aintaining a po sitive health status. Health insurance is required. At re gistration, each student must eith er enroll in the Blue C ro s s /B lu e S hield of G reater New York plan available at the School o r provide evidence of equivalent health insurance coverage and sign a waiver. For insurance coverage through the School, a fee w ill be charged each sem ester based on the current Insurance rate. (See Expenses p. 17.)
Students are expected to take corrective action fo r any health problem s includ ing dental w ork before registration in the School. Any subse quent elective procedures are to be scheduled during vacation periods.
If in the o p in ion of the Personnel Health Service physician, the co n dition of a stud ent's physical or em otional health makes it unwise for the student to rem ain in the program , the School au thoritie s may require the student to w ithdraw eith er tem porarily or perm anently at any time.
Counseling Services
The School m aintains active counseling services that are available to any students w ho need assistance, e ith e r in connection w ith routine matters that may com e up in th e ir w ork in the School o r in connection w ith special personal problem s.
The d ire c to r of student relations assists stu dents in every way possible in th e ir educational,
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personal, and social adjustm ent, and c o operates with the facu lty in helping students in these areas and dire cts students to those members of the staff w ho are best qualified to be of assistance in relation to the pa rticular problem at hand.
Group therapy is also made available through the office of the dire cto r of student relations to assist students w hose effectiveness and adjustm ent are im paired by personal concerns.
D ivision of C o ntinuing
E ducation
The D ivision of C ontinuing Education is an organized educational unit of the School of N ursing under the adm inistration of the dean. The D ivision offers organized and planned presentations of approp riate educational ex periences at a professional level that are university oriented and related to the needs and purposes of the em ploym ent o r practice situa tion. The program s offered by the Division have th e ir orig in s in selected areas of nursing practice. The objectives of the program s are directed toward enabling registered nurses, both in practice and returning to practice, to update and expand th e ir know ledge and s kills in circum scribe d areas of c lin ic a l nursing practice. A variety of special w orkshops and form alized training program s are conducted cooperatively w ith the C ornell University M edical C ollege, the professional staffs of The New York H o s p ita l-C o m e li M edical Center; the D epart ment of Health, Health Services A dm inistration of the City of New York; the V isiting Nurse Service of New York; and other cooperating com m unity agencies.
Inform ation on program s being offered, applications, and fees may be obtained by w riting to: D ivision of C ontinuing Education, 515 East 71 Street, New York, New York, 10021.
F acilities for In stru ctio n
The fa c ilitie s of The New York H o spita l-C orn ell Medical Center provide the setting for the m ajor part of the educational program offered to students in both division s of the School of Nursing. The classroom and office fa c ilitie s for the School are located at 515 East 71 Street. In addition to the usual classroom and con ference room fa cilitie s, there are an au dio visual laboratory and learning laboratories for the practice of basic nursing skill.
The library, in the Samuel J. Wood Library and Research B uilding at 1300 York Avenue, is shared by the students and the facu lties of the School of N ursing and the M edical C ollege, and the staff of The New York Hospital. The reading room of the library is located on the first floor. A djoinin g the reading room are the sections for current journals, reference works, and monographs. The book stacks and carrels are on two floo rs below the main reading room. Sixteen hundred current journals are received each year; the total co lle ctio n has reached more than 100,000 volum es.
The library also is equipped w ith a co m m unication term inal linked to a com pute r to provide searches of the m edical literature. The Inform ation and Reference D epartm ent receives requests for these searches. Typing and d u p lica tin g services and, most im portantly, a staff w illin g to help are also available. The clin ic a l nursing departm ents have sm all libra ries con taining literature pertaining esp e c ia lly to the sub je ct m atter of the departm ent. These collections, in te rlibra ry loans, and photo d u p lica te copies from other libraries, includ ing the N ational Library of M edicine, supplem ent the main library.
A ll students have c lin ic a l experience on the patient units of The New York H ospital. The Hospital com prises five c lin ic a l departm ents— M edicine, Surgery, Lying-In H ospital, Pediatrics, and The Payne W hitney C lin ic (psychiatry). Each of these units (largely self-conta in ed) has fa c ilitie s fo r inpatients and outpatients, and for teaching and con ducting research. The H ospital has approxim ately eleven hundred beds and ninety clinics.
In order to meet the ob jectives of the program, the School of N ursing contracts w ith selected voluntary and governm ental ag encies fo r a d d i tional clin ic a l experiences. It is a requirem ent of the program that each student participate in the care of patients in the com m unity. Repre sentatives of various governm ental and voluntary agencies plan with the facu lty for appropriate ways to con tribute to the student's knowledge of the com m unity and the organization for human services. Ind ivid uals w ho feel it would be d iffic u lt to travel w ithin some parts of the New York City com m unity and to participate fu lly in assigned experiences, should give tho ugh tful consideration to this before regis tering in the program of the School.
