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v:e would hope that the Committee would reconunend the appropriate state agency to supervise such a program and award these grsuits-in-aid and scholarships. This Coimnittee has asked whether or not thore is any precedent for states providing subsidy to Hospital Diploma Schools of NuTidng, The answer is yes. We have some knowledge of such a program in the State oJ.' Pennsylvania, where funds are allocated to the Schools through the State Departmen": of Education, We understand that this has been a helpfiil and successful program. Mrs, Dolan, representing the Nurses' Association, has stated that her organization would favor increased State Subsidy only to the fovir year degree prograL. '^d the two year associate degree program, and that they would favor state funds to 3 year diploma schools "only If the state thcxight they could afford it" and then only to those three year schools accredited by the National League for Nursing, I must vigorously oppose this philosophy of "The rich get richer, the poor get poorer". It is very likely that a few of the diploma schools will continue to exist and do a good job, with or without S'tate funds. It is equally likely that a few of the schools will founder even with State funds^ But the large majority of these schools are on the brink�they could go either way�and state support would go a long way in insuring their continued useful existence, !4rs, Dolan further stated that adequate faculty for the Diploma Schools could not be obtained even if the schools had adequate funding. She based this largely on the fact that the School of Nursing at Chapel Hill is the only school in the State presently training nurse educators. I would remind Mrs, Dolan and the r.ommittee that there is no prohibition against recriiiting faculty from across the state line, and that adequate salary inducements might well help such proselyting activity. We have heard today of the need for all interested groups to "get together" on a request to present to the 1967 General Assembly. I would like to point out that in the past 18 months, oior Committee on Nui'sing has held at least 25 meetings on this subject, and all the parties represented in this hearing today were invited and attended and participated in most of those meetings. Eveiy group appearing here today has supported this plan of son.e state subsidy for diploma schools, except for the spokesman of the Nurses Afisociation. It is significant, therefore, to point out that some 70% of the registered nurses in North Carolina do not belong to the Nurses Association, and that, in our opinion, the policy expressed by Mrs, Dolan is largely that of the Univerjiity�level nurse education and not representative of the practicing bedside nurse across this state, Mr, Pbster, speaking for the Hospital Association, has indicated that his organization and the Medical Society are in essential agreement on this problem. I agree with this viewpoint. In closing, I wovild like to emphasize that the policy of the Medical Society is simply this: We are not against any of these various progre-ms of nurse education. We doctors are for more nurses and better nurses at all levels of nurse training. We encourage the continued improvement of the academic level of nurse education. However, we would again remind you that our enthusiasm for new and different programs must not blind up to the fact that our main, dependable, ,;onstan.t and loyal source of supply of registered nurses has and is our ho^ital diploma schools^ They have been the work-horse. The work-horse is sick, but the illness is nothing that a sraaJ1 transfusion of state funds can't cure. We hope you'll heed the plea! 59
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-100: Report on the Shortages of Nurses and Other Medical Personnel in North Carolina [1967] |
Document Title | Report on the Shortages of Nurses and Other Medical Personnel in North Carolina [1967] |
Subject Topical | Nurses -- North Carolina.; Nurses -- Supply and demand -- North Carolina. |
Subject Topical Other | Education, Nursing -- North Carolina -- Statistics.; Nursing Audit -- North Carolina -- Statistics. |
Creator | North Carolina. General Assembly. Legislative Research Commission. |
Publisher | Raleigh, N.C. : The Commission, 1967. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1967 |
Identifier | NCHH-100-000 |
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Language | English |
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Document Title | Report on the Shortages of Nurses and Other Medical Personnel in North Carolina [1967] |
Subject Topical | Nurses -- North Carolina.; Nurses -- Supply and demand -- North Carolina. |
Subject Topical Other | Education, Nursing -- North Carolina -- Statistics.; Nursing Audit -- North Carolina -- Statistics. |
Creator | North Carolina. General Assembly. Legislative Research Commission. |
Publisher | Raleigh, N.C. : The Commission, 1967. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1967 |
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Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Health Discipline | Nursing |
Full Text | v:e would hope that the Committee would reconunend the appropriate state agency to supervise such a program and award these grsuits-in-aid and scholarships. This Coimnittee has asked whether or not thore is any precedent for states providing subsidy to Hospital Diploma Schools of NuTidng, The answer is yes. We have some knowledge of such a program in the State oJ.' Pennsylvania, where funds are allocated to the Schools through the State Departmen": of Education, We understand that this has been a helpfiil and successful program. Mrs, Dolan, representing the Nurses' Association, has stated that her organization would favor increased State Subsidy only to the fovir year degree prograL. '^d the two year associate degree program, and that they would favor state funds to 3 year diploma schools "only If the state thcxight they could afford it" and then only to those three year schools accredited by the National League for Nursing, I must vigorously oppose this philosophy of "The rich get richer, the poor get poorer". It is very likely that a few of the diploma schools will continue to exist and do a good job, with or without S'tate funds. It is equally likely that a few of the schools will founder even with State funds^ But the large majority of these schools are on the brink�they could go either way�and state support would go a long way in insuring their continued useful existence, !4rs, Dolan further stated that adequate faculty for the Diploma Schools could not be obtained even if the schools had adequate funding. She based this largely on the fact that the School of Nursing at Chapel Hill is the only school in the State presently training nurse educators. I would remind Mrs, Dolan and the r.ommittee that there is no prohibition against recriiiting faculty from across the state line, and that adequate salary inducements might well help such proselyting activity. We have heard today of the need for all interested groups to "get together" on a request to present to the 1967 General Assembly. I would like to point out that in the past 18 months, oior Committee on Nui'sing has held at least 25 meetings on this subject, and all the parties represented in this hearing today were invited and attended and participated in most of those meetings. Eveiy group appearing here today has supported this plan of son.e state subsidy for diploma schools, except for the spokesman of the Nurses Afisociation. It is significant, therefore, to point out that some 70% of the registered nurses in North Carolina do not belong to the Nurses Association, and that, in our opinion, the policy expressed by Mrs, Dolan is largely that of the Univerjiity�level nurse education and not representative of the practicing bedside nurse across this state, Mr, Pbster, speaking for the Hospital Association, has indicated that his organization and the Medical Society are in essential agreement on this problem. I agree with this viewpoint. In closing, I wovild like to emphasize that the policy of the Medical Society is simply this: We are not against any of these various progre-ms of nurse education. We doctors are for more nurses and better nurses at all levels of nurse training. We encourage the continued improvement of the academic level of nurse education. However, we would again remind you that our enthusiasm for new and different programs must not blind up to the fact that our main, dependable, ,;onstan.t and loyal source of supply of registered nurses has and is our ho^ital diploma schools^ They have been the work-horse. The work-horse is sick, but the illness is nothing that a sraaJ1 transfusion of state funds can't cure. We hope you'll heed the plea! 59 |
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