Nursing School Opens Masters Program
More than half a dozen graduate
students will initiate the School of
Nursing s new Master of Science in
Nursing program on Monday.
The school s 1975 graduate
curriculum, the first since a previous
13-year-old program was halted by the
university in 1971. will offer students the
opportunity to define their own
programs, according to Dr. Ada Most,
director of academic programs.
"It will be a more flexible program
than most, she said. "They may define
their programs in a non-convential way
and still pursue them. It is possible for
the students needs and interests to be
pursued because of the flexibility within
the program, she added.
The program will allow entermg
students to identify and design a
program of study to fit their particular
fields of interest. Fitting their own
objectives into the overall structure of
the graduate program, students will
"engage in the study of and inquiry into
the practice of nursing and generate
and test theoretical knowledge relevant
to the practice of nursing, according
to Dean Ruby Wilson.
Students concentrating on different
areas of nursing practice will be able to
share their learning with other students
having differing .or similar interests.
Seminars offering a forum for these
discussions will offer students
additional opportunities by promoting
curiosity and freedom to innovate, note
school officials.
Requirements for the masters degree
may be completed in three semesters
and. by attending year-round, in one
calendar year. Part-time study is also
available, with a three-year deadline for
completion ofequirements.
Combined classroom and clinical
phases during each semester of study
will focus the program on professional
nursing practice in leadership roles. It
is basically a clinical program. Most
said, "for preparation of skillful leaders
in the nursing and health fields.
In addition to the requirea courses,
electives are also being offered and.
according to Most, "we will be adding
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He’ll be followed at 9:45 a.m. by Dr.
Bernard Sarnat, an adjunct professor of
oral biology at U.C.L.A., who will
discuss facial growth.
At 10:45 a.m. another Duke professor.
Dr. Ret)ecca H. Buckley, will point out
how the tonsils and adenoids help the
body fight off disease.
"I'm going to argue against blanket
removal (of these glands). ' she said. "In
the past, people have just taken them
out without thinking what function they
might have. ”
The glands secrete antibodies that
ccmtiat bacteria and virus infections,
including polio and colds, she said.
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microbiology and immunology.
concentrate at 11:05 a.m. on nasal
allergies and how they can lead to
malformations. At 11:25 a.m.. Dr.
Douglas Rice will discuss how to
evaluate airway blockage in children.
The effect of such blockage on speech
will be spotlighted at 11:45 a.m. by Dr.
Raymond Massengill.
All three are Duke professors.
At 1:30 p.m. another Duke educator.
Dr. Patrick Kenan will describe how
obstructions of the nasal cavity can
cause inflammation of the middle ear,
Dr. Boyce Cole will detail at 1 ;50 p.m.
how such obstructions can be treated
surgically. Correcting congenital and
acquired airway interference is the
focus of Dr. Kenneth L. Pickrell at 2:10
p.m. Dr. Nicholas Georgiade will
discuss surgical management of
orofacial deformities at 2:30 p.m.
These three men. too. are professors
at Duke.
Dr. Jack L. Paradise, an associate
professor of pediatrics and community
medicine at the University of Pittsburgh,
will report at 3:05 p.m. on a Pittsburgh
study of tonsillectomy and
adenoidectomy.
And at 3:50 p.m.. Dr. Charles D.
Bluestone will tell how enlarged
adenoids contribute to middle ear
inflammation. He is a professor of
otolaryngology at Tufts University in
Boston.
GENETICS SEMINAR
Dr. R.C. Lewontin of Harvard
University's Museum of Comparative
Zoology will speak on "The Paradox of
Genetic Variation" at 12:30 p.m. on
Tuesday. Jan. 14 in Rm 147 of the
Nanaline H. Duke BIdg.
moie as time goes on. Nursing or
non-nursing courses may be accepted
as electives and students may pursue a
thesis option in lieu of six units of
electives.
Upon completion of the requirements
for the M.S.N.. students may elect to
take a fourth semester of courses for
preparation in teaching or
administration.
"The program will remain small. '
Most said. "The students will be able to
do their clinical practices here and in
the surrounding city and county area.
They may even be able to complete their
practicums out of state, completely
away from the area.'
Most said two students in the
incoming class are Duke graduates.
Other North Carolina students are
graduates of the University of North
Carolina and Atlantic Christian College.
Out of state students from Wisconsin s
Marquette University and Tennessee s
Vanderbilt University are also included
in the first graduate class. Applicants
for the fall semester are from various
parts of the U.S. and Canada.
TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATOR-^oyce
R. Osborn, R.T., recently assumed the
role of Technical Administrator of
Diagnostic Radiology. A past president
of the American Society of Radiologic
Technologists, Osborn was also a
technical director at Loyola University
Medical Center before joining the Duke
staff.
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MATERNITY LEAVE
Maternity leave is granted to provide pregnant employees with a leave of absence
for preparation for and recovery from childbirth.
Q. How does it work?
A. According to the university personnel policy manual, maternity leave without
pay is granted and approved by the department head and by the director of
Personnel of their designated representatives after submission by the employee of
a statement from her physician of the expected date of delivery. The beginning ?)ate
of the employee s maternity leave shall be at her discretion as approved in writing
by her physician.
Q. How long does it last?
A. Tentative duration of leave shall be determined in discussion with the
employee in order to assist her department and Personnel in covering her job
temporarily during her absence. A leave request must first be approved by the
designated administrative or supervisory personnel in the department and then
forwarded to the director of Personnel or Employee Relations for approval.
Q. How can I come back to work after my baby is born?
A. Employees are permitted to return to work after submitting a statement from
their physicians that the physical conditions permit return to a full work schedule.
Q. Can I get my old job back?
A. Normally, yes. Sometimes, however, an employee must be replaced during her
leave period depending on the needs of the department. When this happens, the
department will place the employee in a position of equal status and pay lo her
former position. If this cannot be done, she may be placed in a lower position
temporarily and elevated when an equivalent job becomes available.
Q. What happens to length of service accrual during this leave period?
A. It is continuous.
Q. Can sick leave with pay be counted toward a maternity leave?
A. Accrued sick leave may be taken before the employee is placed on unpaid
maternity leave.
Q. How early should I begin planning for maternity leave?
A. At a point prior to the sixth month of your pregnancy you should inform your
supervisor that you intend to request the leave. From that point on. your supervisor
will let you know in detail the procedures to be followed.
BASIC PCA GRADS—Five students recently received certificates of completion ror
a four-week basic Patient Care Assistant course. The graduates include, loft to
right, Michael Dixon, Clarence Smith, Hiron Brown, John Mendez and Walter
Aarons.