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Faculty Line #141, Winter, 2003

 

agenda for the winter quarter General faculty meeting

Tuesday, February 18, 2003

E163 Student Union, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

 

 

1.         Call to Order

 

2.         Approval of Minutes of November 19, 2002 (Attachment C)

 

3.         Faculty Senate Report with Discussion

 

4.         President/Provost Report with Discussion

 

5.         Unfinished Business

 

6.         New Business

A.             RS COB Proposed Changes From 3 to 4 Hour Credit Base – Tom Sav (Materials can be viewed at the following web address:

http://www.wright.edu/~tom.sav/ucapc/0003/fsreport/rscob.pdf)

B.             Graduate Certificate in School Nursing - Joe Coleman (Attachment A)

C.            Gerontology Certificate in Social Work Program Change – Tom Sav

Add to Core Courses: SW 270

                                    Delete from Core Courses: SW 463

Add to Electives: SW 271 and SW 389

D.             High School Preparation Proposal – Ed Rutter (Attachment B)

 

7.         Announcements and Special Reports

A.             Nominations for Faculty President-Elect (2004-05) are currently being accepted through Friday, April 4, 2003.  The following is applicable via Provost Memorandum No. 82-3, May 1, 1982.

                                                                                               

“The President of the Faculty shall have a two course, or two-third, reduction in his or her full-time teaching load during the Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters of his or her term of office.  The President Elect of the Faculty shall have a one course, or one-third, reduction in his or her full-time teaching load for the Spring Quarter of his or her term of office.”

 

B.             Next General Faculty Meeting: Tuesday, May 20, 2003, 3:30 p.m., E163 Student

Union

 

8.         Adjournment

 

 


Attachment A

Graduate Certificate in School Nursing

 

The College of Nursing and Health Curriculum Committee has approved and forwards to you for consideration a proposal to establish a certificate in school nursing.  The proposal addresses a specified program of post-baccalaureate education for registered nurses.  The College of Nursing and Health and the School of Graduate Studies have already approved the series of courses. The College of Nursing and Health is seeking approval for granting a certificate upon completion of the course work designated as specific to school nursing.

 

A baccalaureate degree (not necessarily in nursing) is the minimal requirement for admission. It is anticipated that applicants will be enrolled in this program in order to complete the requirements for licensure as a school nurse by the Ohio Department of Education.  A certificate will be awarded to upon successful completion of the program of five courses (22 credits).  The student's transcript will say "Certificate in School Nursing" upon successful completion of these four courses.

 

GOAL OF CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

The goal of the school nursing certificate program is to prepare a nurse who can function as a beginning school nurse in Ohio schools. Students will have expertise in assessment, school health services, the role of the school nurse in the educational system and standards and practices of school nurses.

 

OBJECTIVES OF CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

The objectives of this certificate program are the analysis and demonstration of understanding and skills related to the practice of school nursing including application of standards of professional school nursing practice and the role of the school nurse as a member of the school health service team:  including foundations of education; funding and organization of schools; legal issues and laws related to schools; Ohio laws on mandated reporting for abuse and neglect; social agencies; policies for referral and contact; family dynamics; counseling  approaches for working with families; selected family problems; special education laws and categories; individualized education plans; and inclusion.

 

RELATION TO UNIT & UNIVERSITY MISSION.

The proposed certificate program fulfills the university's mandate to meet local and regional needs of employers and working adults.  National health goals, specifically Healthy People 2010 emphasize the importance of preparing an adequate number of school nurses to meet the needs of our nation’s children. Preparation of school nurses at the graduate level meets the state mandates for school nurse preparation. A certificate program (which is currently referred to as the ‘ school nurse licensure-only’ program) will continue to meet the growing need for school nurses who must complete an approved program of study for school nurse preparation and have a baccalaureate degree.

 

POPULATION TO BE SERVED

1.     Employed adults who are registered nurses and who have a bachelor's degree and who are employed in such positions “clinic aide” in schools who want to advance and be eligible for a position as a school nurse.

2.     Employed adults who are registered nurses, hired as temporary school nurses by a school in Ohio, needing to meet licensure requirements for school nurse.

3.     Adults who are registered nurses with a baccalaureate degree who want to prepare for a career in school nursing.

4.     Current graduate nursing students who wish to add to their clinical expertise by pursuing courses and possible licensure as a school nurse

5.     Graduates who are advanced practice nurses being employed in school based health centers and needing a specified course of study related to school nursing in Ohio.

 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Admission to the certificate program requires meeting the School of Graduate Studies non-degree admission requirements.  The School of Graduate Studies and the College of Nursing and Health graduate degree admission requirements must be met if a student is intending to pursue both a Nursing degree program and the certificate program. The student must also be accepted for admission into the degree program and certificate program by the College of Nursing and Health.

 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

There are five courses in the proposed certificate in School Nursing. All five courses have previously been approved and are taught on an annual basis. These are:

 

School Nurse Licensure for 22 credit hours:

NUR 640 (5 credits) School Nursing

NUR 642 (2 credits) Assessment of Children and Adol. in Schools*

HPR 640 (5 credits) Role of the Nurse in Schools

NUR 643 (5 credits) Practicum in School Nursing

HPR 643 (5 credits) Practicum in Nursing in Schools

 

*NUR 766 (3 credits) Health Assessment of Children/Adolescents or NUR 762 (3 credits) Advanced Health Assessment can be substituted for NUR 642.

 

COST

As the courses have been previously taught and continue to be taught with enrollments averaging 22 students, no new resources will be required. 

 

IMPACT ON DEGREE PROGRAMS

As a certificate program, the impact on current degree programs in the CONH and CEHS should be minimal.  The certificate program serves as enrichment and as recognition to an approved course of study leading to endorsement for school nurse licensure by the Ohio Department of Education. The formal recognition of students who successfully complete this program may prove to be an incentive for continued graduate study in the approved Master of Science degree in nursing with a concentration in school nursing or in other degree programs in the university. The certificate program does not lead to a degree, however, some of the courses are applicable to the Master of Science degree in nursing with a concentration in school nursing. Students in degree programs in the College of Nursing and Health may elect to take this course of study as an enhancement to their degree.

 

START DATE

The certificate program will begin Fall 2002 if approved.  The program as such has previously been approved so only approval for granting a certificate is being requested. 

This proposal for a "Certificate in School Nursing" program has been approved by the College of Nursing and Health.  The Dean will appoint a certificate program director who will be responsible for maintaining records of candidates and awardees of the certificate. The director will report to the School of Graduate Students at least annually on number of certificates awarded. A draft of the formal certificate to be awarded to students completing the certificate program conforms to university standards and is attached for the approval of the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies. 

 

CERTIFICATE IN SCHOOL NURSING FACULTY

 

Dr. Steve Frederick (HPR 640, 643)

Dr. Diane Frey (HPR 640)

Dr. Susan Praeger NUR 642, NUR 640, NUR 643)

Dr. Patricia Rennick (HPR 640)

 


Attachment B

HIGH SCHOOL PREPARATION

(Approved by Faculty Senate 1-6-03)

 

Wright State University has adopted a college preparatory curriculum policy.  The university requires applicants to have a high school record that meets the recommendations of the Advisory Commission on Articulation between Secondary Education and Ohio Colleges.  Students who do not meet the high school course requirements may be admitted to the university with conditions and will be required to remove deficiencies before they can graduate from Wright State University.  Students should remove high school deficiencies by the completion of 90 credit hours at Wright State University.

 

The following table summarizes the college preparatory course requirements and indicates how deficiencies may be removed.

 

Subject Area Requirement
Removal of Deficiencies

English – four units

Pass ENG 101*

Mathematics –three units (including

Algebra I and II)**

Pass MTH 126 or MTH 127*

Social Sciences – three units (including two units in history)

Complete two general education courses in

History and an additional general education course in either History or Human Behavior

 

Science—three units

Complete the general education requirement in Natural Sciences.  A one-term lecture/lab course removes up to one unit of deficiency.

Foreign Language –two units (In the same foreign or classical language through Level II)**

Pass courses through the 103 level or demonstrate proficiency by examination.

Arts – one unit

Complete one general education course in Fine and Performing Arts.



*Initial enrollment in English will be determined by guided placement and initial enrollment in Mathematics courses will be determined by placement testing.

**Algebra I and Foreign Language I may be taken before high school.