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Two-Year CurriculumMy NeighborsScholarships Support 14NursingramStudentsA $1,000 annual grant recently received from the medical staff of St. James hospital, Chicago Heights, by the Prairie State Nursing School Scholarship foundation will make possible the continued support of eight full scholarship students in the freshman class and six in the sophomore class, the Citizen’s Advisory committee announcedrecently.The two-year associate degree program in nursing is designed to prepare men and women for careers as registered nurses.Students, who obtain clinical experience in nursing at hospitals and clinics in the school district, are eligible, upon graduation, to take state board examinations and receive an RN degree.*FRESHMEN currently holding scholarships, and the high schools from which they graduated are; Barbara Berchem,Bloom high school; Carole Brandt, Bloom; Henrine Johnson, Bloom; Velma Nardoni, Crab Orchard Community high school, Salem, 111. Jacqueline Pfafl, Crete-Monee high school; Darlene Hefner (Chicago Heights Kiwanis scholarship) Washington high school, Sioux Falls, S. D., and Katherine Jer-maczonak (Cohen foundation scholarship,. Bloom.Sophomores studying under foundation scholarships are Denise Dodd, Bloom; Esther Ann Evans, Christianburg high school, Christianburg, Va.; Mary Hale. Bloom; Dolares Purlee, Hirsch high school, Chicago; Kathleen Pustlenek, Bloom, and Victoria LaMarre, Marian high school.The ’ nursing program, approved by the Committee of Nurse Examiners, Illinois department of registration and education, admits students each September who are expected tocompleted their work in two academic years and one summer session.Courses ipclude psychology, English, biology, foundations of nursing, bacteriology, humanState college,” the spokesman said. |“It is anticipated that a good proportion of the students entering in the fall class of 1968 will J need scholarship support, so(i1f(44lt;They do pretty well con-nidering not one of ’em is even plugged in.”]growth and development, hu- an-v persons wishing to contri-manities, contemporary society, bute may be assured that thenursing problems, sociology,nursing seminar, orientationand physicial education.A SPOKESMAN for the foundation pointed out that continued efforts to promote contributions to the foundation are nec-needs of qualified students in the nursing program will require all of the funds that can be provided,” he said.The spokesman pointed out that advantages of the Prairie State nursing program not found in other four-vear univer-essary so that a significant fund ; sity programs and the three-| of local money can be accu- year hospital program includemulated to provide a basis for provision for living at home, the government matching grants in saving of considerable expense,the coming three years.completion of the work in two“The greater the amount of years, earning an AAS degree, local money raised for scholar- j an(f obtaining nursing experi-ships to students in the nursing ence m several varied commu-program, the greater the gov- j nity agencies.ernment grant available to as- * * *sist in the operation of the nurs- j MEMBERS of the board of di-: ing school program at Prairie rectors of the college NursingSchool Scholarship foundation are Paul Ashley, MD; Thomas Abbott; Charles Gavin, MDSister Georgette, OSP, administrator of St. James hospital C. R. Heidenrich, MD; Mrs John Henriksen: James Wil liams, Clare Luecke: Mrs. Wil liam Richetts; Paul Webster and Charles Williams.Faculty members in the nurs ing curriculum include Phyllis Welnetz, RN, MSN, director of the nursing program; Patricia Phillips. RN, MA, assistant professor of nursing; M. Jean Cunat, RN. MSN, assistant professor of nursing; Diane Cul-bert. RN, MSN. assistant professor of nursing; and Shirley Hunsberger RN, BSN, instructor in nursing.r
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Homewood Flossmoor Star
Homewood, Illinois, US
Thu, Feb 08, 1968
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