Overview College of Nursing School Nurse Practitioner Program Records 1971-1988 Repository: Clemson University Libraries Special Collections, Clemson, South Carolina Series #: 91 Title: College of Nursing, School Nurse Practitioner Program Records Abstract: This series contains some of the material/records produced by the College of Nursing School Nurse Practitioner Program Dates: 1971-1988 [inclusive]; 1986-1988 [bulk] Quantity: 3.85 cubic feet consisting mainly of folders, (51) photographs, (74) negatives, (4) slides, (1) scrapbook Scope and Content This series contains correspondence, grant proposals, memoranda, minutes of meetings, photographs, negatives, slides, a scrapbook, and publications. The records were generated by the College of Nursing. The material in the collection covers the period 1971-1988, with most of the collection dating from 1986-1988. Correspondence files comprise the bulk of the series. Major correspondents include Lorena Downs, Program Director, Dee Evers, Director, Department of Continuing Education, College of Nursing, and Judith B. Igoe, Director of the School Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Colorado. Other files document various activities of the School Nurse Practitioner Program within the College of Nursing, the School Nurse Achievement Program, the HealthPACT program, the Wellness Center, continuing education brochures, seminars, continuing education units, curriculum, preceptor training, training at health facilities and schools in South Carolina, and consultation with faculty of the University of Colorado s School of Nursing. The folders are arranged alphabetically by subject. Additional Collection Information Restrictions Most files are unrestricted. Restricted are those files of students enrolled in the School Nurse Practitioner Program. The restrictions are provided for in the Freedom of Information Act S.C. Code Ann. 30-4-40(a)(2). 1
Preferred Citation Cite as: Description and date of item, Clemson University, College of Nursing, School Nurse Practitioner Program Records, Series 91, Special Collections, Clemson University Libraries, Clemson, SC. Administrative History The School Nurse Practitioner Program offered at Clemson University was a sixteen-month program of continuing education for nurses interested in delivering primary health care to an underserved and needy population of school age children and adolescents in the southeastern portion of the United States. The need for school-based health care and nurse practitioners was documented by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation s National School Health Project, 1983. There was no school nurse practitioner training program in the State of South Carolina or elsewhere in the Southeast when Clemson University s College of Nursing was awarded a grant by the Division of Nursing, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 1985. Lorena Downs, RN, CPNP, MA, was hired as program director in April, 1986. Judith Igoe, Director of the School Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Colorado, served as consultant. The first class of students was admitted in March 1986 and the second class of students was admitted in March of 1987. Eligibility requirements were for practicing registered nurses with a minimum of three years of work experience who intended to pursue a career in school nursing or college health nursing. A total of 11 students completed the program. The School Nurse Practitioner Program was terminated September 30, 1988 because funding for the program was not continued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. College of Arts and Sciences 1965 Associate of Arts in Nursing Director, School of Nursing 1965-1968 Lida Williams Dean, College of Nursing 1968-1980 Geraldine Labecki 1980-1981 Gloria Tanner (Acting) 1981-1986 Mary Lohr 1987 January Kelly, Mary Ann (Acting) 1987-1995 Opal Hipps Departments 1968 School of Nursing established July 1 1972 College of Nursing created May 1 1995 School of Nursing restructured 2
Centers 1978 Wellness Center Program Directors 1986-1988 Lorena Downs, School Nurse Practitioner Program Detailed Description Box Folder Title 1 Academic Credit Courses 1 Education 471/671: The Exceptional Child, 1986-1987 2 List of Faculty, 1986-1987 3 Management 301: Principles of Management, 1986-1988 4 Nursing 210: Introduction to Nursing I, 1986-1987 5 Nursing 230: Professionalism in Nursing I, 1986-1987 6 Nursing 300: Seminar in Health Care Topics, 1986 7 Nursing 330: Professionalism in Nursing II, 1986-1987 8 Psychology 340: Life-Span Developmental Psychology, 1987 9 Psychology 343: Infancy to Young Adulthood Development, 1986 10 Accounting Procedure, 1987 11-13 Advisory Board, 1984-1988 14 American Nurses Association, Inc. Certification, 1986 15 Application Process, 1986 Articles 16 Magazine, 1971-1986 17 News Releases, 1985-1988 18 Newspaper, 1985-1987 Award 19 Honorary Nursing Practice Award Winner- Barger, Sara, 1988 20 Most Innovative Program Award, 1987 21 Behavior Management Case Study, 1987 22 Brochures, 1986 23 Burley, Robert H., 1986-1987 24 Center for Disease Control, 1986 Clinical 25 Dental Health, 1986 summer 26 Experience- Summer Sessions, 1987-1988 27 4-H Fitness Fair, 1986-1987 summer 28 Guidelines, 1987 29 Nursing Center- Redfern Health Center, 1986-1987 30 Outdoor Laboratory, 1986-1987 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) 31 Information, n.d. 2 1 Pre-study, 1988 3
2 Copyrights-Procedures/ Permissions, 1987 Correspondence 3 Downs, Lorena F., 1986-1988 4 Eldridge, Terry, 1986-1987 5 Evers, Dee, 1984 6-9 Igoe, Judith B., 1982-1988 10 Kenig, Sylvia, 1986-1988 11 Legislators, 1985 12-13 Students, 1986-1988 Curriculum 14 Advisory Committee, 1986-1987 15 Handbook, 1987-1988 16 Summary, 1986-1988 17 Evaluation Reports (Formative), 1986 18 Faculty, 1987-1988 3 1-2 Fees and Financial Aid, 1986-1987 3 Graduation, 1987-1988 4 Harder, Byron B., Jr., 1987 5 Hatfield, Mary Ellen, Nurse Consultant, 1986-1988 6 Hearst, Foundation, 1986-1987 7 Housing, 1987 8 Interim, 1986-1988 9 Job Classifications, 1986 10 Lecturers, List of, 1986-1988 11 Letters of Commendations, 1986-1987 12 Letters of Support Not Used, 1985 13 Letters of Support Requests, 1984-1985 14 Open House, 1986 15 Organizational Charts, 1987 16 Patient Models, 1987 17 Permanent Records for Students, 1988 18 Project Health P.A.C.T. (Participatory and Assertive Consumer Training), 1987 19 Attachments, 1987 20 Public Relations, 1985-1988 21 Recruitment for 1988, 1987-1988 Resources 22 Library Reserve List, 1988 23 Media Center, 1986-1988 24 Personalized Assistance Laboratory (PAL), 1986-1988 25 Textbooks Required, 1988 4 1 Schedules-Weekly Plan Sheets, 1986-1988 2-4 School Nurse Achievement Program, 1986-1988 5 Coordinator Manual, 1986 School Nurse Practitioner 6 Certification, 1987 4-6 7-2 Continuation Applications, 1986-1987 4
Correspondence, 1986-1988 3 Grant Proposal 4 1985 February 5 Appendices A-I, 1985 February 6 Appendices J-L, 1985 February 7 Appendices M-Q, 1985 February 8 Appendices R-V, 1985 February 7 1 Correspondence, 1985-1987 2 Letters of Support, 1987 3 Grant Tables, 1983 Program 4 Clemson University College of Nursing, 1983-1985 5-8 Correspondence, 1984-1988 9-10 Final Report, Volume 1-2, 1988 September 8 1 School Nurse Practitioner Program [Poem written by Ruth Davis (Dee Dee) Chewning], 1987 August 14 2 Students, 1986-1988 3 Survey, 1987-1988 4 University of Colorado School of Nursing, 1984 Seminars 5 1986-1988 6 Child Abuse, 1987 7-8 Common Childhood Problems, 1986-1987 9 Creative Nurse Management, 1987-1988 10 Family Seminar, 1988 11 Genetics, 1987 12 Nutrition, 1986-1987 13 Pediatric/Adolescent Health Assessment, 1987 14 Role Development, 1987-1988 15 Travel Rules and Regulations, 1983-1986 PUBLICATIONS 16 Brochures, 1986-1987 17 Ephemera, 1987 PHOTOGRAPHS 18 Negatives (74) 35mm, 1986-1988 19 Positives (2) Brochures, 1986-1987 20 Positives (28) Scrapbook Album, 1986-1987 21 Positives (21) Students, 1988 SLIDES 22 Buildings and People (4), 1986-1987 SCRAPBOOK 9 Scrapbook, School Nurse Practitioner Program, 1986-1987 5
RESTRICTED Student files: 10 1 Anderson, Valgene D., 1986-1988 2 Blacker, Wendy Lee, 1986-1988 3 Brandt, Mary Carolyn Martin, 1986-1988 4 Chewning, Ruth (Dee Dee), 1986-1988 5 Greer, Brenda Oakley, 1986-1988 6 Gress, Carol E., 1987-1988 7 Hewes, Linda Lou, 1987-1988 8 Hubbard, Barbara Marie, 1987-1988 9 Kent, Rebecca Lynn, 1986-1988 11 1 McGregor, Audrey S., 1986-1988 2 Thompson, Jacqueline Delmira, 1987-1988 3 White, Marjorie Ruth, 1986-1987 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) 4 SNP Interim-Theory and Clinical, 1987 September- 1988 May 5 SNP Interim-Theory and Clinical, 1986 June 15-August 15 6 SNP Interim-Theory and Clinical, 1986 September 1-1987 May 31 7 SNP SSI- Theory and Clinical, 1987 June 15-August 14 8 SNP SSII- Theory and Clinical, 1987 June 15-August 14 9 SNP SSII- Theory and Clinical, 1988 June 13-August 12 10 Grades, Academic, 1986-1987 Index Terms Subjects Clemson University. College of Nursing Nurse practitioners South Carolina Nursing students South Carolina Nursing schools South Carolina Nursing Study and teaching South Carolina Author Added Entries Downs, Lorena Hipps, Opal Igoe, Judith B. Lohr, Mary Title Added Entries School Nurse Achievement Program Project Health PACT (Participatory and Assertive Consumer Training) University of Colorado, School of Nursing Administrative Information Provenance 6
The provenance of this series consists of the following accessions: 89-16 and 89-75 Processing information Student assistant Jeannie Nguyen and Archivist III Linda L. Ferry processed this collection. The finding aid was completed in November 2005. 7