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THE ROCKET Vol. 77. No n IN OUR 77THYEAR S\ RVINC, Till SI.IPPKRY ROCK COMMUNITY World New Rules May Change Use of Nurse Practitioners By Kelley McFadden practitioner. The written agreement practitioners for prescribing regimens that were relayed while the standing committees in the House and Editor between a Certified Registered Nurse medication and will establish physician was not physically present. Senate will review the proposed in Brief Practitioner and a physician must categories of prescription medication Responsibilities of the physician regulations. The proposed regulations Recently proposed regulations describe the direction provided by the they may not dispense. Nurse include seeingeach patient every third then will be submitted to the could change the use of nurse physician and frequency of contact practitioners will only be permitted to office visit, or at least once a year and Independent Regulatory Review practitioners throughout the state. between the physician and nurse dispense prescription medication for countersigning the nurse practitioner Commission. Mass Suicide The State Board of Nurse Examiners practitioner. patients under the care of physicians. medical regimen on a patient's chart If the proposed regulations pass and the State Board of Medical Nurse practitioners are advanced The nurse practitioner will require within three days. these reviews, they are then published Education and Licensing drafted the practice nurses, have a master's degree direction from the physician to Following the approval of the in the Pennsylvania Bulletin for a Officials today are trying to dis- newregulationsonSeptember9,1994. and are capable of providing mid- diagnose and determine the regulations by the Nurse and Medical public comment period, and following ci na tin- late of the cult leader The proposed regulations will require level care for medical problems such appropriate medical management and boards, the regulations will undergo this period the proposed regulations whose followers apparently com- acollaborativeagreement, which must as eye infections, bronchitis and treatment of patients for the initial an internal review in the Department return to the nurse and medical boards mitted mass suicide in Switzerland be approved by the Medical Board. sexually transmitted diseases. evaluation, provide follow-up of State and in the Office of General for changes. The regulations are sent Wednesday. The agreement will describe the Physicians will also be required to management and treatment of Counsel. to the standing committees and IRRC Forty-eight bodies were found manner that nurse practitioners assist exercise personal direction and regular previously-diagnosed conditions and After the internal review, the for a final review and from there go to Wednesday in the rubble of fires in physicians including listing the review of medical services provided enter a final patient summary into the proposed regulation must endure the Attorney General's office for wo Swiss villages. Two burned functions, medical regimens anddrugs by nurse practitioners. Additional medical record. Within 12 hours, the another regulatory review process in x>dics were also found Tuesday in that may be prescribed by the nurse education will be required for nurse nurse practitioner must report medical the Pcnnsyl vania state legislature. The SEE NURSES. PAGE 7 Canada. The scenes are reminiscent of the Waco, Texas, and Jonestown, Fundraiser Designed to Guyana, cult tragedies. Hill First Convicted Protest Domestic Violence on Clinic Law Special to the Rocket In conjunction with National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, The Former minister Paul Hill, fac- Women's Center and The Russell Wright Fitness Center will join a nationwide ng murder charges in shotgun fundraising campaign benefiting the Ryka ROSE Foundation and its mission slayings at a Florida abortion clinic, to help end violence against women on Oct. 21-26. Wednesday became the first person The Women's Center and the Russell Wright Fitness Center expects to raise convicted under the USA's clinic $1,000 in pledges, with the proceeds helping to support battered women access law. shelters, rape crisis centers and prevention programs to help stop violence Mill, 40, is awaiting trial on state against women. nurder charges that could lead to a According to the American Medical Association, domestic violence is the death sentence. number one cause of injury to women — more than auto accidents, muggings Witnesses testified Hill ambushed and rape combined. Sheri Poe, president and CEO of Ryka Inc., established the loctor John Britton, 69, bodyguard ROSE (Regaining One's Self-Esteem) Foundation because she is a survivor of ames Barrett, 74, and Barrett's wife, rape and subsequent bulimia. une, 68, with a shotgun July 29 at "Through exercises, I was able to break the cycle of bulimia and achieve a he Ladies Center, a Pensacolaabor- Hoi Chang, senior in computer science and mathematics, was recently awarded a scholar- sound body, mind, and spirit, which enabled me to regain my self-esteem and ion clinic. begin to rebuild my life," Poe said. "Unfortunately, there are many survivors ship from Upsilon Pi Epsilon, a national honor fraternity in computer science. Photo by Jessica Guers SEE FUNDRAISER. PAGE 9 Larsen Removed Rolf Larsen yesterday became New Assistant Vice President Position Recently Filled ie first justice of the Pennsylvania supreme Court to be removed from the university's growing Stewart added that Gregory has a ways to improve the systems. The "as well as in the Bailey Library, )ffice through impeachment. By Kristen Gunter technologies," said Foust. doctorate in instructional materials centers on campus will operate as which is almost fully automated." The state Senate, after six hours Staff Writer According to Foust, the position and "his background experience from they do now, but they will report to Foust said that he hopes the new vice if dabate, found Larsen guilty of was created to keep Slippery Rock Drexel University, which happens to Gregory. president wil] help the university to ine of seven articles of impeach- Slippery Rock University has University on the "cutting edge of be a very high-tech institution, will be Stewart added that Gregory will "take advantage of what's available lent at about 8:25 p.m. recently hired someone to fill the technology and to coordinate all of beneficial to us. Also, his have his own office when he arrives at in technology today and help to He was convicted of making an newly-created position called the the computer centers, media services responsibilities at Drexel University SRU in November, and he will report coordinate the computer systems to mproper contact with Richard assistant vice presidentof information directly to the provost. serve offices and be open to the and telecommunications on campus." This new position will "pull Gilardi, a Pitssburgh attorney who and instructional technologies. Foust said that the technologies on the Stewart stressed the importance of residence halls." Also, Foust said he s a friend of Larsen's, in 1988. But A search committee headed by Dr. SRU campus have "grown as separate together everything we've such a position in keeping the anticipates other developments to e was acquitted of lying to a grand Roy Stewart, Slippery Rock entities" and that the purpose of the done so far in technology university up-to-date in all improve the campus, including the ury about his contacts with Gilardi, University dean of graduate students, new position is to bring them together and telecommunications," technological aspects when he said "investigation into a telephone nd of five other impeachment chose an assistant vice president of under one director. that they were essential "to provide registration system for students." ounts. information and instructional President Robert N. Aebersold said said Aebersold. the best possible education for Foust and Stewart agree that the technologies on Monday. Dr. John that the position is intended "to pull included many of the same ones that students." He said that most new assistant vice president of ('ourtesy of the USA Today and The Gregory, who was chosen out of about together everything we' ve done so far he will encounter at SRU." universities are creating the position information and instructional Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 150 candidates from across the in technology and The responsibilities of the vice to keep the technological technologies will be able to move country, will be leaving his position telecommunications." He added that president of information and advancements current. Slippery Rock University ahead in as Chief Information Officer at Drexel what is needed to take the next step is instructional technologies will be "to Foust feels that Slippery Rock technological improvements to benefit University in Philadelphia to accept direction and leadership. coordinate the campus computer University is ahead in many aspects the entire university. the new position at SRU, said Charles Gregory was chosen, according to centers, media services, library involving technology, adding that Headed by Stewart, the committee ' Inside... Foust, provost and vice president of Stewart, because "he had the best system, learning technologies and almost five miles of fiber-optic cable began advertising nationally for academic affairs. qualifications and had both the telecommunications," said Stewart. have been installed on campus over someone to fill the position in the The position has recently