Newsletter Announcement Table of Contents General National Council Establishes a New Avenue for Communication President Donley Views Membership At their January 25, 1975 meeting, information of national interest. as Commitment the National Council of Sigma Firm publication dates will be esta Pictures of National Officers with Theta Tau voted to establish a blished for the five annual issues to brief introductions newsletter. This is the first issue of be sent members on the active Chapters in Action this newsletter designed to provide mailing list. A Day in the Life of Nursing Research a channel ·of communication for Tentative annual publication dates Clinical Nurse Specialist Symposium national officers, national commit are September 15, November 15, Missouri Conference Focus is tees and chapters for newsworthy January 15, March 15 and May 15. Research in Clinical Nursing Beta Alpha Chapter Establishes in Houston on January 24 and 25 to Scholarship arrange for the sessions. The con Indiana Chapters Co-sponsor Beta Beta Chapter to Host Biennial vention theme "Avenues for Action" Research Sessions · -· Convention will provide opportunities for Newsletter Established Beta Beta Chapter, Texas Woman's members to participate in planning N LN Research Conference University, will host the Sigma for Sigma Theta Tau action through NLN Booth Theta Tau 1975 Biennial Conven out the country for the next Beta Beta to Host Biennial tion scheduled for October 24 and biennium. Convention 25 at the Hotel Warwick, Houston, Joan De Vilbiss, faculty, Texas · 50th Anniversary Meeting of Texas. Woman's University, is Chairman of Association of College Honor The National Council members met the local arrangements committee Societies with the local planning committee for the Biennial. Death of Nursing Leader Reported Sigma Tlieta Tau ~Cf lC(f~On/ vo1ume1~rch1s1s
ACHS Holds 50th Anniversary Sigma Theta Tau to Exhibit at NLN Meeting Sigma Theta Tau members will Mrs. Carolyn Widmer, official have an opportunity to meet Sigma Theta Tau ACHS represen national officers and discuss tative and Mrs. Nell Watts, Executive national programs and chapter Officer, attended the 50th anniver operations at the NLN Convention sary meeting of the Association of May 18-20, 1975. This first Sigma College Honor Societies in Theta Tau booth will be located in Williamsburg, Virginia, February the Exhibition Center, The River- 6-8, 1975. gate, New Orleans, site of the NLN Representatives from the almost Convention. The national officers 50 National Honor Societies look forward to this opportunity discussed current concerns; vitality, for direct contact with Sigma Theta opportunities, responsibilities and Tau members from all areas of the morality of honor societies. country at booth #911. The Association of College Honor Societies was established to con national honor society of nursing sider problems of mutual interest and to promote the highest inter ests of honor societies. Honor societies in American colleges and Announcements- Mark Your Calendar universities exist to · recognize the April 24 & 25 Clinical Nurse Specialist Symposium, Holiday Inn ati:ainment of scholarship of Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee. superior quality, development of leadership qualities and to May20 Sigma Theta Tau Research Conference, 11 :30 A.M., encourage the production of May 20, 1975, Marriott, New Orleans. superiorscholarship and leadership. May 18-20 Sigma Theta Tau Booth #911 , The Rivergate Exhibition Sigma Theta Tau will host the 1976 Hall, New Orleans. ACHS meeting in Indianapolis, February 26-28. Oct. 24 & 25 Biennial Convention, Warwick Hotel, Houston, Texas made by Dr. Lillian Pierce, Sigma Missouri Conference Focus is Chapters in Action Theta Tau Educational Develop Research in Clinical Nursing Excellence Promoted Through Research ment Committee member and Approximately 150 registrants professor of nursing at Capital attended the Sigma Theta Tau re University in Columbus, Ohio. search conference on November 1 The following papers were and 2 in Columbia, Missouri. Four presented: chapters sponsored this confer "The Use of Landmarking by ence which presented research Nurses in Administering Inter papers prepared by members of muscular Injections" Mary Smilanic, Sigma Theta Tau in each of the R.N., B.S. sponsoring chapters. An accomplished nursing re "Study of a Clinical Nurse Special searcher and Sigma Theta Tau ist in a Nursing Home" Peggy member, Dr. Carol A. Linderman, Limehouse Gray, R.N., M.S. Director of Regional Medical "Pulmonary Function Changes with Program for Nursing Research Suctioning" Patricia O'Conner, Development, WICHE, keynoted \ R.N., B.S. this informative conference. Dr. of nursing throughout the country. "Nursing and the Ethnographic Linderman's topic was "Generating National President Ms. Larson, along with the other Study of Health and Illness New Knowledge: Who's Respons Sr. Rosemary Donley, S.C., Eta Council members, is scheduling Behavior" Antoinette T. Ragucci, ible?" Chapter, national president and evaluation visits during the spring R.N., Ph.D. Beta Lambda, Avila College, a currently assistant professor, .months to the petitioning schools "A Comparison of Adolescents Who newly chartered chapter, was in School of Nursing, University of and will present recommendations Continued in Psychotherapy with vited as a guest chapter by the Pittsburgh. concerning readiness for char those Who Terminated Abruptly" four sponsoring chapters: Alpha Prior to assuming office as presi tering to the House of Delegates in Mary Jo Pollock, R.M., M.S. Iota, University of Missouri Medical dent, Sr. Donley has served as first Houston in October, 1975. Center; Beta Delta, University of vice president of Sigma Theta Tau, National Treasurer Mrs. Wetsel and Mrs. Kiker make presentation to Logan Ware "Planning Nurse Staffing to Corre spond with the Emergency Patient Oklahoma Medical Center; Delta president of Eta Chapter and Virginia George, Iota Chapter, Beta Alpha Chapter Establishes aid for nursing majors of junior Demand Pattern" Joanne S . Chapter, University of Kansas member of National Bylaws Com national treasurer, is a faculty Scholarship. standing with preference to be Stevenson, R.N., Ph.D. Medical Center and Gamma mittee. As president Sr. Donley member at Vanderbilt University A gift of $5,000 to establish a given those who participate in Chapter, University of Iowa. directs the national organization, School of Nursing. As treasurer, scholarship for students in Texas Harris College of Nursing's honors installation of new chapters and Ms. George is responsible for Christian University's Harris College program. Clinical Nurse Specialist Avenues for Action: national headquarters. preparation of the budget, admin of Nursing, Ft. Worth, has been Presentation of the check was made Symposium scheduled in April. Research in Practice istering the funds, developing p·resented the University by the Iota Chapter, Vanderbilt University in brief ceremonies by Mrs. Cordelia Jean McKinley, first vice president, financial policies and serving as a Beta Alpha Chapter of Sigma Theta and the National Educational N. Wetsel, TCU alumna and 1974- announces the Sigma Theta Tau National First Vice President member on the Research Fund Tau . 75 chapter president, to Logan Development Committee of Sigma Committee. sponsored N LN Research Confer Jean McKinley, Kappa Chapter, The 187-member chapter of the Ware, University director of scholar Theta Tau have scheduled a "Sym ence scheduled for 11 :30 AM. May national first vice president, is National Secretary national honor society of nursing, ships and financial aid. Also posium on the Clinical Nurse 20 at the Marriott in New Orleans. currently associate chief, Nursing established at TCU in April of 1970, participating was Mrs. Myrlene Specialist" for April 24 and 25 at Kitty Parker Smith, Kappa Chapter Service, V.A. Hospital, Lexington, has specified that interest from this Kiker, TCU assistant professor of the Holiday Inn Vanderbilt, Nash This conference is the kick-off of is national secretary and Chairman, Kentucky. gift and subsequent additions to nursing and Sigma Theta Tau ville, Tennessee. the "Avenues for Actions" theme Department of Nursing, Radford the fund be used for scholarship scholarship chairman. Particia A. Chamings, Iota Chapter, and wi II present research in practice Ms. McKinley was appointed to the College, Radford, Va. As secretary, - member of Educational Develop done cooperatively by burse office of first vice president January Ms. Smith prepares official records A Day in the Life of ment Committee and faculty mem educators and practitioners. 1, 1975. of the meetings of the House of Nursing Research ber at Vanderbilt University, is As national program chairman, she Delegates and National Council. Indiana Chapters Co-sponsor An informative research conference program chairman for this timely REFLECTIONS is planning the research confer She arranges necessary communi Research Session was co-sponsored by three Ohio symposium. newsletter ence at N LN New Orleans Conven cation of the House of Delegates published for the tion on May 20, 1975 and arranging "Nurses Physiological Rhythm and chapters and scheduled at Ohio Presentations will be made on a membership by and National Council actions. Mental Efficiency" was the topic State University, Columbus on wide variety of views and practices Sigma Theta Tau, Inc. the Sigma Theta Tau Biennial of the research project sponsored October 18, 1974. Alpha Mu, Case by representatives from Schools Sr. Rosemary Donley Convention at Houston, October National Executive Officer by Indiana Chapters of Sigma Theta Western Reserve University of Nursing in the Southeastern president 24 and 25, 1975. Nell Watts, Alpha Chapter, became Tau at an October luncheon session Frances Payne Bolton School of Region. The program plans for Nell Watts Sigma Theta Tau part-time Execu ed itor of the Indiana Citizens' League for Nursing; Beta Iota, University of topics to include: Who is the nurse National Second Vice President tive, January, 1974 and full-time Nursing Biennial Convention. Cincinnati College of Nursing and clinical specialist? educational Death of Nursing L,eader Reported Lily Larson, Delta Chapter, national Executive Officer in November, Joyce Bain, Ed .D., faculty Indiana Health, and Epsilon Chapter, The preparation; power, conflict res The death of Emily C. Cardew, in second vice president, is a faculty 1974. Ms. Watts opened National University School of Nursing Ohio State University School of o I uti on, roles, inhibiting and September, 1974 has been repor member at University of Kansas Headquarters which is located presented significant information Nursing sponsored presentations enhancing factors and utilization of ted by Alpha Lambda Chapter. Miss School of Nursing. in the new School of Nursing concerning this research at the by six nurse researchers from the clinical specialists. Cardew was active in the estabilsh Ms. Larson serves as consultant for building, Indiana University, India joint session sponsored by Alpha three sponsoring chapters. Program details and registration ment of Alpha Lambda Chapter and forming chapters, establishes napolis. Prior to assuming this office Chapter, Indiana University School The keynote address was delivered forms are available from: a charter member. She was the first eligibility of petitioning chapters in Sigma Theta Tau, Ms. Watts held of Nursing; Omega Chapter, De by Dr. Laurel A. Copp, chief Patricia A. Chamings dean of University of Illinois College and arranges for admission of new positions as Executive Director of Pauw School of Nursing and Beta Nursing Research Division, Veter Godchaux Hall of Nursing and was instrumental in chapters. Indiana League for Nursing and Rho Chapter, Ball State University ans Administration, Washington, Vanderbilt University the development of the master's She is currently reviewing applica faculty member at Indiana Uni Department of Nursing. D.C. and the closing remarks were Nashville, Tenn. 37240 program in that college. tions for charters .from 13 schools versity School of Nursing. made by Dr. Lillian Pierce, Sigma Missouri Conference Focus is Chapters in Action Theta Tau Educational Develop Research in Clinical Nursing Excellence Promoted Through Research ment Committee member and Approximately 150 registrants professor of nursing at Capital attended the Sigma Theta Tau re University in Columbus, Ohio. search conference on November 1 The following papers were and 2 in Columbia, Missouri. Four presented: chapters sponsored this confer "The Use of Landmarking by ence which presented research Nurses in Administering Inter papers prepared by members of muscular Injections" Mary Smilanic, Sigma Theta Tau in each of the R.N., B.S. sponsoring chapters. An accomplished nursing re "Study of a Clinical Nurse Special searcher and Sigma Theta Tau ist in a Nursing Home" Peggy member, Dr. Carol A. Linderman, Limehouse Gray, R.N., M.S. Director of Regional Medical "Pulmonary Function Changes with Program for Nursing Research Suctioning" Patricia O'Conner, Development, WICHE, keynoted \ R.N., B.S. this informative conference. Dr. of nursing throughout the country. "Nursing and the Ethnographic Linderman's topic was "Generating National President Ms. Larson, along with the other Study of Health and Illness New Knowledge: Who's Respons Sr. Rosemary Donley, S.C., Eta Council members, is scheduling Behavior" Antoinette T. Ragucci, ible?" Chapter, national president and evaluation visits during the spring R.N., Ph.D. Beta Lambda, Avila College, a currently assistant professor, .months to the petitioning schools "A Comparison of Adolescents Who newly chartered chapter, was in School of Nursing, University of and will present recommendations Continued in Psychotherapy with vited as a guest chapter by the Pittsburgh. concerning readiness for char those Who Terminated Abruptly" four sponsoring chapters: Alpha Prior to assuming office as presi tering to the House of Delegates in Mary Jo Pollock, R.M., M.S. Iota, University of Missouri Medical dent, Sr. Donley has served as first Houston in October, 1975. Center; Beta Delta, University of vice president of Sigma Theta Tau, National Treasurer Mrs. Wetsel and Mrs. Kiker make presentation to Logan Ware "Planning Nurse Staffing to Corre spond with the Emergency Patient Oklahoma Medical Center; Delta president of Eta Chapter and Virginia George, Iota Chapter, Beta Alpha Chapter Establishes aid for nursing majors of junior Demand Pattern" Joanne S . Chapter, University of Kansas member of National Bylaws Com national treasurer, is a faculty Scholarship. standing with preference to be Stevenson, R.N., Ph.D. Medical Center and Gamma mittee. As president Sr. Donley member at Vanderbilt University A gift of $5,000 to establish a given those who participate in Chapter, University of Iowa. directs the national organization, School of Nursing. As treasurer, scholarship for students in Texas Harris College of Nursing's honors installation of new chapters and Ms. George is responsible for Christian University's Harris College program. Clinical Nurse Specialist Avenues for Action: national headquarters. preparation of the budget, admin of Nursing, Ft. Worth, has been Presentation of the check was made Symposium scheduled in April. Research in Practice istering the funds, developing p·resented the University by the Iota Chapter, Vanderbilt University in brief ceremonies by Mrs. Cordelia Jean McKinley, first vice president, financial policies and serving as a Beta Alpha Chapter of Sigma Theta and the National Educational N. Wetsel, TCU alumna and 1974- announces the Sigma Theta Tau National First Vice President member on the Research Fund Tau . 75 chapter president, to Logan Development Committee of Sigma Committee. sponsored N LN Research Confer Jean McKinley, Kappa Chapter, The 187-member chapter of the Ware, University director of scholar Theta Tau have scheduled a "Sym ence scheduled for 11 :30 AM. May national first vice president, is National Secretary national honor society of nursing, ships and financial aid. Also posium on the Clinical Nurse 20 at the Marriott in New Orleans. currently associate chief, Nursing established at TCU in April of 1970, participating was Mrs. Myrlene Specialist" for April 24 and 25 at Kitty Parker Smith, Kappa Chapter Service, V.A. Hospital, Lexington, has specified that interest from this Kiker, TCU assistant professor of the Holiday Inn Vanderbilt, Nash This conference is the kick-off of is national secretary and Chairman, Kentucky. gift and subsequent additions to nursing and Sigma Theta Tau ville, Tennessee. the "Avenues for Actions" theme Department of Nursing, Radford the fund be used for scholarship scholarship chairman. Particia A. Chamings, Iota Chapter, and wi II present research in practice Ms. McKinley was appointed to the College, Radford, Va. As secretary, - member of Educational Develop done cooperatively by burse office of first vice president January Ms. Smith prepares official records A Day in the Life of ment Committee and faculty mem educators and practitioners. 1, 1975. of the meetings of the House of Nursing Research ber at Vanderbilt University, is As national program chairman, she Delegates and National Council. Indiana Chapters Co-sponsor An informative research conference program chairman for this timely REFLECTIONS is planning the research confer She arranges necessary communi Research Session was co-sponsored by three Ohio symposium. newsletter ence at N LN New Orleans Conven cation of the House of Delegates published for the tion on May 20, 1975 and arranging "Nurses Physiological Rhythm and chapters and scheduled at Ohio Presentations will be made on a membership by and National Council actions. Mental Efficiency" was the topic State University, Columbus on wide variety of views and practices Sigma Theta Tau, Inc. the Sigma Theta Tau Biennial of the research project sponsored October 18, 1974. Alpha Mu, Case by representatives from Schools Sr. Rosemary Donley Convention at Houston, October National Executive Officer by Indiana Chapters of Sigma Theta Western Reserve University of Nursing in the Southeastern president 24 and 25, 1975. Nell Watts, Alpha Chapter, became Tau at an October luncheon session Frances Payne Bolton School of Region. The program plans for Nell Watts Sigma Theta Tau part-time Execu ed itor of the Indiana Citizens' League for Nursing; Beta Iota, University of topics to include: Who is the nurse National Second Vice President tive, January, 1974 and full-time Nursing Biennial Convention. Cincinnati College of Nursing and clinical specialist? educational Death of Nursing L,eader Reported Lily Larson, Delta Chapter, national Executive Officer in November, Joyce Bain, Ed .D., faculty Indiana Health, and Epsilon Chapter, The preparation; power, conflict res The death of Emily C. Cardew, in second vice president, is a faculty 1974. Ms. Watts opened National University School of Nursing Ohio State University School of o I uti on, roles, inhibiting and September, 1974 has been repor member at University of Kansas Headquarters which is located presented significant information Nursing sponsored presentations enhancing factors and utilization of ted by Alpha Lambda Chapter. Miss School of Nursing. in the new School of Nursing concerning this research at the by six nurse researchers from the clinical specialists. Cardew was active in the estabilsh Ms. Larson serves as consultant for building, Indiana University, India joint session sponsored by Alpha three sponsoring chapters. Program details and registration ment of Alpha Lambda Chapter and forming chapters, establishes napolis. Prior to assuming this office Chapter, Indiana University School The keynote address was delivered forms are available from: a charter member. She was the first eligibility of petitioning chapters in Sigma Theta Tau, Ms. Watts held of Nursing; Omega Chapter, De by Dr. Laurel A. Copp, chief Patricia A. Chamings dean of University of Illinois College and arranges for admission of new positions as Executive Director of Pauw School of Nursing and Beta Nursing Research Division, Veter Godchaux Hall of Nursing and was instrumental in chapters. Indiana League for Nursing and Rho Chapter, Ball State University ans Administration, Washington, Vanderbilt University the development of the master's She is currently reviewing applica faculty member at Indiana Uni Department of Nursing. D.C. and the closing remarks were Nashville, Tenn. 37240 program in that college. tions for charters .from 13 schools versity School of Nursing. President Donley views who said that they were smarter...... ,,..,Wf;l.ere are w~ in sponsoring and membership as commitment. than the average. nurse or who tiad ~~ -b'eing sponsored in research? Sr. Rosemary Donley discussed the aspirations of leadership? My "yes" current relevance of Sigma Theta decision was not arbitrary. In saying Do we do more than recognize in Tau with members of Beta Kappa yes to membership in Sigma Theta ourselves and in each other sparks Chapter, University of Virginia, Tau I faced that part of me that was ··at creativity or leadership or Charlottesville, at their Founder's summa cum laude and more signif scholarship? Do we call these Day ceremony, November 1974. icantly that part of me that shuns qual ities forth; bid them grow and The following excerpts are from Sr. leadership roles. become; nuture and nourish their Donley's address: Now as we near the mid"'seventies development? If We do then we can One of the things that has never we read and hear of a leadership say our chapter and our society is ceased to amaze me about Sigma crisis and the need for informed dealing with its purposes. Theta Tau is the potential of its direction as we face confusion and I sincerely believe that Sigma membership. The characteristics drop-outs within the profession, Theta Tau posesses the people who and qualifications for entry into the changing patterns of health care can create a clarifying environment society are designed to select and utilization whe11 .over ~0% of em in nursing. I beldev~ - we have the identify an elite group of nurses. ployed nurses work ·in hospitals, structure ·which is directive and Theoretically w.e who belong have absence· of support for nursing or allows for mutual support in this been scr:eened for -scholarship(at nursing se'rvfces ·in present or ;. ~,..wo.rk. W.ith many honp r societies least that which can:· be measured planned federal legislation, dilution -~'.,- o.~ omi E g -"Ls _:: [email protected] . ,The major by a QsP,'1-);.3 Q_~ser,v~d . sf o.r ·. ability of energ"ies by in-fighting about ~,Nra~,I~ qf many·, h ~ A0r as:sociations is (actual or predicted) to exeft lea educational goals, levels of nursing -.' fo invite and the ,qiajor activity of dership in nursing and said to be practice arid licensing patterns. ' the member is to accept. persons who possess personal Sigma Theta Tau is not plagued by Membership in Sigma Theta Tau is characteristics which would enable territorial disputes as the issue ·ot a commitment. At one level it is a us to be participating members of accreditation, splinterorganizations personal acceptance of God-given a group of informed leaders of which fragment its membership, talent and the life response of nursing. Such is our heritage. HEW based projects which usurp scholarship, creativity and work for I came .nto Sigma Theta Tau in the its functions or a membership with the advancement and elevation of Mid-sixties when the idea of an elite conflicts of interest around eco standards of nursin.§ practice. At group or the notion of leadership nomic security. Rather it has set another, it is a group effort to speak anywhere or in anything was under before it clearly designed areas ·tor support and strengthen those fire. l1"0r ·me ft1e decisibn to become of activity - what the newly de=- 2.~! ~ons ang _acthdties which facili a member.was not eGonomic (coul-d -. veloped - national -.group. - The tate our purposes of goals. We as I afford it) or political (will this look Educationa'I Developmenf Com- p.sr~ ~t 1d as?i grou p stand at the good on a C-V) or academic (will :. m ittee is· calling " Avenues of avenues of action. Where are we this help my career in the university) .Action." go ~ ng:individually and collectively? but rather moral. Did I believe in an Where · are we leading others?" elite group in nursing? Did I wish to Where do we stand to speak as join a society whose membership . leasers of nursing? How do we con norms were discriminatory? Did I tr-ibute to the development and want to;affiliate myself with people dissemination of information? : ; :. , - ,. ... ~" -. I .. s ;.:..t '-
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