Nursing has been striving for years to improve its status within the health care delivery system. In trying to achieve professional status nursing must define its particular contribution to health care that is unique and valued by the consumer. The opinions of consumers and nurses are important and can provide valuable input regarding nursing practice. Over the past twenty-five to thirty years a wide variety of studies have been implemented in order to determine exactly what consititutes nursing practice—what it is as well as what it should be. Physicians, nurses, patients and the public have offered opinions regarding nursing activities and how these activities should be organized and implemented. Different research methods and statistical analyses have been used and the findings have been conflicting. One consistent research finding has been that, especially in hospital settings, patients, physicians, and nurses agree that the most important nursing activities are related to physicians* orders. This is understandable in light of the fact that people come to hospitals under a physician’s care seeking a medical service and traditionally, nurses have been held most accountable for efficient and accurate execution of physicians* orders., Copyrights are retained by the author.
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Nursing Hospitals Nurse and patient Social perception
Edinboro University has gone through a few significant changes in the manner in which it is governed. The school opened in 1857 with the financial backing of the community. Citizens of Edinboro who contributed were given a vote for members of the Board of Trustees. At the time, the Board was directly involved in many of the operations of the school from hiring to student discipline. In 1914, the state of Pennsylvania purchased the school from the stock holders. The Board then no longer elected by Edinboro citizens. When the school was designated a university in 1983, the Board of Trustees became the Council of Trustees.
The print records date back to 1860 with handwritten minutes recorded in bound journals. The collection is primarily made up of minutes, but within the minutes of the early years is additional financial information. Personnel decisions and even decisions regarding student discipline are included in the early years. In 1983, the Board of Trustees became the Council of Trustees. Included for much of the 1980’s through 2007, are just the minutes. After this are included the entire packet that the trustees recieve. These include committee reports, financials and more.
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Records Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro State College Edinboro State Teachers College Edinboro State Normal School
