THE DIVISION OF NURSING EDUCATION, TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, 1947-1961. THE MCMANUS YEARS: ADVANCES IN THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF NURSING.
Contributors: Columbia University. Teachers College.
Published: 1988
Number of pages: 250
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: Significant events are described which occurred in the Division of Nursing Education at Teachers College under the leadership of R. Louise McManus which reflect an occupation in the process of professionalization. Evidence that McManus and the faculty advanced the legacy of their predecessors, M. Adelaide Nutting and Isabel Maitland Stewart, while responding to demands of society is explored. Changes wrought through experimentation with curriculum design, nursing practice delivery systems, and formal reasearch are described and interpreted.

Chapter I focuses on the evolution of nursing during World War II which influenced post-war actions in the division.

Chapter II details Kellogg Foundation research projects conducted by the division and the overall curriculum study of the division. Outcomes had far-reaching ramifications for nursing: stratification of nursing education which served as a national model. This included the non-specialized baccalaureate nursing major (pre-specialization program) for professional nursing practice and the specialized master's degree to practice in areas such as education or administration.

Chapter III describes stratification of nursing practice generated through experimentation into the functions of team members supervised by the professional nurse, and the development of a graduate field in nursing--nursing service administration. The development of Teachers College Teaching Demonstration Center and Team Nursing Project are also described.

Chapter IV details the Cooperative Research Project in Junior and Community College Education for Nursing which developed a new level of worker, the nursing technician, and which demonstrated that this person could be prepared in community colleges to perform registered nurse functions.

Chapter V presents the origin and early years of the Institute of Research and Service in Nursing Education, the first university center for research in nursing. It administered many research projects, educated numerous nurse researchers to increase and document nursing knowledge, and served as a major consulting hub in nursing research.

The dissertation concludes by summarizing the effects of these activities of the division on the ongoing process of the professionalization of nursing.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-09, Section: B, page: 3679.

Thesis (ED.D.)--COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE, 1988.

School code: 0055.