University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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Miss Dorothy M. Smith Dean, Nursing 60

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Dr. Samuel P. Martin Provost and Acting Dean, Pharmacy 59

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pace setter for ' new ' nursing The College of Nursing offers programs of study which lead to the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Nursing. The purposes of the College include the of organizational structure and climate that will promote relationships with nursing staff in the Teaching Hospital in the demonstration of nursing practice that is scientifically based; to conduct nursing to both initiate and be receptive to collaborative efforts with other disciplines in teaching, practice and research in the health fields; and to conduct continuing education programs in nursing. A systematic means for the nurse to information from patients has been long overdue. Such information serves as a basis for the identification of problems which are within the realm of nursing practice and the implementation and evaluation of nursing activities. A nursing history form which Dean Dorothy M. Smith has designed is now being used by students, faculty and the nursing staff of the Shands Teaching Hospital to the nursing needs of patients. The form is the result of many years of diligent effort. The use of this tool will make nursing a more scientific and less intuitive profession which will result in the patient receiving a higher quality of nursing. As a communication tool it will assist in clarifying and unifying the functions of professional to its members; also it may be a means of increasing the effectiveness of the efforts of all health professionals in planning and delivering patient care. Concurrent with the utilization of the history form this fall is the offering of the new nursing clerkship course which is designed to give students practice in assessment of the nursing needs of the patients and the and evaluation of nursing orders and approaches under supervision. nursing practice has largely consisted of repititious technical skills, many of which were initiated by orders from other professionals. The nursing history form and the clerkship place the College of Nursing at the University in an Avant-Garde position of professionalism nationally and internationally since these events offer tangible evidence for the profession of nursing to assume initiative and responsibility for nursing functions. Research in clinical nursing problems where a more sophisticated means for the effectiveness of nursing than is possible in individual nursing courses to receive major emphasis by the faculty and graduate students. 61