Abstract

This study was conducted to find out to what extent the student load at the Paradise Valley School of Nursing was conductive to a well balance life and to make recommendations which might guide the faculty in curriculum planning.

The normative-survey was the method used to gather data from the faculty and students of the Paradise Valley School of Nursing. Interviews and two guide sheets were used to gather information from fourteen instructors regarding their course requirements and their estimates of balanced living for students. One activity record was used on which students recorded their activities for two weeks. Forty-six activity records were passed out each week to the students; 80 percent returned the first week and 84 percent were returned the second week.

Criteria for academic load and balanced living for students at Paradise Valley School of Nursing were developed from literature surveyed, standards of the school, and faculty recommendations.

The data when tabulated and compared showed that:

1. The average student spent a little more time sleeping, less time at meals, about the same time for personal care, twice as much time in recreation, less time in spiritual activities, more time working, much less time in academic activities, and had less unscheduled time than was shown in the criteria for Paradise Valley School of Nursing.

2. The instructors allowed more time than was found in the criteria for spiritual activities, academic load, and unscheduled time: they allowed less time for work. They thought students should spend more time studying on the week end, work one day, and have free time for self evaluation.

3. The planned load was more than that reported by the students and less than that estimated by the instructors.

4. Students were living a well-balanced life at the Paradise Valley School of Nursing, even though they were not coping with the hours of required study.

Based on the findings in this study; it was suggested that: one courses be shortened; course content and assignments be re-evaluated; classes be held on five days of the week; only fifteen semester hours be planned for freshman; classes be adjusted to run regularly throughout the semester; counsel and assistance be given to students in budgeting all activities.

More research needs to be done on balanced living activities, stresses and recreational needs for students of nursing, and the advisability of students of nursing working as nurses.

LLU Discipline

Nursing

Department

Nursing

School

Graduate School

First Advisor

R. Maureen Maxwell

Second Advisor

L. Lucile Lewis

Third Advisor

Charlotte D. Ross

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Degree Level

M.S.

Year Degree Awarded

1962

Date (Title Page)

6-1962

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Students, Nursing

Subject - Local

Paradise Valley Sanitarium and Hospital. School of Nursing

Type

Thesis

Page Count

ix; 118

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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