DOCUMENT RESUME ED 029 944 VT 004 825 Study of Nurse Education Needs in the Southern N(.w York Region. Hospital Review and Planning Council of Southern New York. Inc.. N.Y.: National League for Nursing. New York. N.Y.: Public Health Service (DHEW). Washington. D.C. Div. of Nursing. Pub Date Apr 67 Note-151p. EDRS Price MF-$0.75 HC-S7.65 Descriptors-Educational Demand. *Educational Needs. Educational Planning. *Educational Problems. EducatIonal Programs. Educational Supply. Educational Trends. Employment Statistics. *Health Occupations Education. IndividualCharacteristics. Labor.Supply.Manpower Needs. Nurses.*Nursing, Program Descriptions. Questionnaires. *School Surveys Identifiers"New York The study was undertaken to assess the needs of and facilities for professional nurse education in the 14-county regionof Southern New York in order to provide direction for future planning. The information used in the study was a composite of: (1) available statistics. (2) data collected from 855 study participants through interviews, group discussions, and questionnaires. and (3) data obtained by surveying the educational and residence facilities of 39 of the 60 nursing schools in the region offering initial professional nursing educational programs in 1963-64. In all. 40.500 were currently employed and anadditional 14.500 were estimated to be needed. By 1975. another 4.000 will be required in 'spite of increases in graduating classes. Fifteen recommendations include the following: (1) employer assessment of nurse utilization and working conditions. (2) greater hospital responsibility for selection and in-servicetraining of workers employed to assist professional and technical personnel. (3) educational programs to assist out-of-country nurses to become licensed. (4) legislation providing assistance to nursing education. and (5) a crash recruitment program. (JK) 011.01011.....* U.S. DEPARTMENT Of HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE Of EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT.POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. STUDY OF NURSE EDUCATION NEEDS in the SOUTHERN NEW YORK REGION. HOSPITAL REVIEW AND PLANNING COUNCIL of SOUTHERN NEW YORK, Inc. in cooperation with NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING and DIVISION OF NURSING, UNITEP STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE April, 1967 HOSPITAL REVIEW AND PLANNING COUNCIL OFSOUTHERN NEW YORK, INC. OFFICERS THOMAS J. R0q-q, rhairmAn of the Board JACK C. HALDEMAN, M.D. , President CHARLES B. DELAFIELD, Vice Chairman RT. REV. MSGR. PATRICK J. FRAWLEY,Vice Chairman* ROBERT L. POPPER, Vice Chairman MORRIS HINENBURG, M.D., Treasurer PERCY T. OLTON, JR., Secretary JOSEPH P. PETERS, Assistant Secretary BOARD OF DIRECTORS Grant Adams John Hoh Jack R. Aron William L. Kelleher George Baehr, M.D. Louis P. Kurtis Walter Beinecke, Jr, Frank M: Nilan Samuel L. Berson, M.D. Percy T. Olton, Jr. Mrs. George M. Billings Edward O'Rourke, M.D. John F. Brosnan Jerome F. Peck, Jr. J. Douglas Colman Marvin E. Perkins, M.D. John V. Connorton Hermann G. Place Howard R. Craig, M.D. Robert L. Popper Charles B. Delafield Peter A. Puglia Carl F. Demo Alfred L. Rose Donald H. Elliott Thomas J. Ross Ralph S. Emerson, M.D. Jay Rubin Saul L. Epstein H. F. Rudiger Very Rev. Msgr. James H. Fitzpatrick Solomon Schussheim, M.D. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Patrick J. Frawley* Martin R. Steinberg, M.D. Mitchell I. Ginsberg Joseph V. Terenzio Harry Golembe, M.D. Matthew A. Vassallo, M.D. Rev. Richard P. Hendel Joseph P. Walsh Morris Hinenburg, M.D. George T. C. Way, M.D. *Deceased SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON NURSE EDUCATION NEEDS Jack C. Haldeman, M.D., Chairman President, Hospital Review and Planning Council of Southern New York, Inc. George E. Armstrong, M.D. Director, New York University Medical Center, New York City Mrs. George M. Billings Trustee, Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn Rana Roy la, R.N., Ph D. Associate Dean, College of Medicine University of Nebraska Sister Mary Camilla, R.N. Director, School of Nursing, St. Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Arthur H. Diedrick, M.D. Practicing Physician, representing the Medical Society of the State of New York Ralph S. Emerson, M.D. Practicing Physician, representing the Nassau County Medical Society Rt. Rev. Msgr. Patrick J. Frawley* Director, Division of Health and Hospitals Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New York E. K. Fretwell, Jr., Ph.D. Dean for Academic Development City University of New York Gerald J. Griffin, R.N. Chairman, Department of Nursing Bronx Community College Morris Hinenburg, M.D. Medical Care Consultant, Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Eleanor Lambertsen, R.N., Ed.D. Chairman, Department of Nursing Educa- tion, Teachers College, Columbia University Ruth V. Matheney, R.N.,Ed.li Chairman, Department of Nursing Nassau Community College Henry Mills, Ed.D. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Long Island University Jesse Pavis Assistant to the President Manhattan Community College Miss Evelyn M. Peck, R.N. President, District 13 New York State Nurses Association *Deceased Miss Frances Peterson, R.N. Director, Department of Diploma and Associate Degree Programs, National League for Nursing Henry N. Pratt, M.D. Former Director, New York Hospital Miss Frances Purdy, R.N. Dean and Director, College of Nursing State University Hospital, Brooklyn Martha E. Rogers, R.N., Sc.D. Chairman, Department of Nurse Educa- tion, New York University Louis Schenkweiler Vice President and Administrator Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City Miss Esther Schisa, R.N. Director, Department of Public Health Nursing, Westchester CountyDepartment of Health Mildred Schmidt, R.N., Ed.D. Assistant in Nursing New York State Education Department Miss Jean Sutherland, R.N. President, Southern New York League for Nursing Miss Mary Jane Venger, R.N. Director of Nursing, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York City Miss Dorothy Weddige, R.N. Director, Nursing Education and Nursing Service, Department of Hospitals, New York City Mrs. Ruth Yankauer, R.N. Division of Hospital and Medical Facilities, U.S. Public Health Service STAFF Rena E. Boyle, R.N., Ph.D. Lawrence H. Mason, M. Arch., M.P.H. Harold R. Rowe, R.N., M.S. THE STUDY OF NURSE EDUCATION NEEDS IN SOUTHERN NEW YORK TABLE OF CONTENTS page Foreword 5 Summary 7 Recommendations 19 The Study of Nurse Education Needs I. Tne Study 31 II. Overview of Basic Nursing Education Programs in the Southern New York Region 47 IIL Diploma Nursing Programs 61 IV. Associate Degree Programs in Nursing 74 V. Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Nursing Programs 84 VI. Graduate (Masters) Program in Nursing 97 VIL Nursing Education Facilities 99 Appendix Sections I. Source Material 103 II A. Questionnaire for Senior Nursing Student, Collegiate Program, ,5 105 II B. Questionnaire for Senior Nursing Student, Diploma Program... 107 II C. Questionnaire for Nurse Faculty Members 109 II D. Interview Structure: Directors and Deans of Collegiate Prograps 112 II E. Interview Structure: Diploma Program Nursing Education Director 113 II F. IntervieW Structure: Administrator and Nursing Service Director.. 116 II G. Form to Be Completed by Professional Nurse 119 II H. Statistical Data from a Diploma Program in Nursing 122 II J. Schedule of Interviews in Hospital with Diploma Program 125 II K. Information for Scheduling Interviews in Hospital with Diploma Program 126 ILI. Projection of Nurse Needs in the Southern New York Region 127 IV. Estimates of Costs of Nursing Programs. 128 V. Questions for Consideration by Institutions Contemplating the Establishment of New Nursing Programs, or the Expansion of Present Programs 132 VI A. Initial Professional Programs in Nursing, Solithern New York Region 135 VLB. Institutions Used for Student Experiences by Schools of Nursing, Southern New York Region 139 Maps Showing Location of Schools of Naming and Institutions Used for Student Experiences Insert .. FOREWORD The 14-county region of Southern New York is a center of medicalprogress. It has more than 25,000 physicians; 10 city and county health departments; 251 hospitals which furnished more than 42 million days ofcare in 1965; and seven medical schools, with an eighth proposed for the near future. The region also counts among its health resources more than 60 professional nursing school programs; yet it is beset with nurse shortages of such magnitude that output of its educational programs in nursing falls alarmingly short of meeting the need. In fact, the shortage of professional nursing personnel in the 14-county region has reached crisis proportions. Many temporarymeasureshavebeen taken to relieve the situation, but it is obvious that any attempt to solve the problem must beon a long-range basis reaching deep into the educational structure of professional nursing education. Therefore, an assessment of professional nursing education needs in the Southern New York region is both necessary and timely. Previous studies of nursing education needs in the Nation and in New York Statecan not be expected to reveal the characteristics and resulting needs of a specific region, particularlyso unique an area as the fourteen counties comprising the Southern New York State area. The shortage of professional nurses in the region is well known but the dimensions of the shortage have been more a matter of speculation than precise measurements. Moreover, many individuals and groups have offered solutions whichwere usually more an expression of their own experiences or affiliations than the result of systematic