NURSING EDUCATION FACILITIES, PROGRAMING CONSIDERATIONS AND ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE, REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR NURSING OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR NURSING OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING AND FOUR GROUPS OF CONSULTANTS REPRESENTING RESPECTIVELY BACCALAUREATE, DIPLOMA, ASSOCIATE DEGREE, AND PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAMS ADVISED THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE STAFF IN DEVELOPING THIS GUIDE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SCHOOLS AND THE EXPANSION OF EXISTING PROGRAMS. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE LITERATURE, VISITED NURSING EDUCATION FACILITIES IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE NATION, AND HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CONSULTANT GROUPS. AN INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW OF NURSING EDUCATION DESCRIBES EACH OF THE ABOVE TYPES OF NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS AS WELL AS GRADUATE EDUCATION, RELATIONSHIPS WITH COOPERATING HEALTH AGENCIES, CLINICAL FACILITIES NEEDED FOR NURSING RESOURCES, AND TRENDS IN ADMISSION AND GRADUATION. EACH TYPE OF PROGRAM IS TREATED IN TERMS OF PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS, NEEDS AND GOALS, PROGRAMING AND SPACE REQUIREMENTS, AND OPERATING BUDGET. THE CHAPTER "ARCHITECTURAL CONSIDERATIONS" TREATS TEACHING, RESEARCH, FACULTY, ADMINISTRATIVE, STUDENT, SUPPORTING, CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND MECHANICAL FACILITIES AS WELL AS FIRE SAFETY AND ACOUSTICS. CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE DISCUSSED AND DIAGRAMS SUGGEST METHODS OF ARRANGING VARIOUS FACILITIES. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AS FS2.74/4--F1B FOR 65 CENTS FROM SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402. (JK)