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New York State Education Department Bureau of Nursing Education Institutional Nursing Program Files

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Overview of the Records

Arrangement

19340-99, 19340-03:Alphabetical by name of sponsoring institution.

19340-99A, 19340-01:Arranged by type of nursing program; therein alphabetical by the name of sponsoring institution.

Administrative History

The Bureau of Nursing Education's main functions are reviewing, assessing, and accrediting registered, practical, professional, and advanced specialty nursing programs in New York State. Bureau staff review and evaluate program or curricula proposals and conduct site visits to both new and established nursing programs maintained by hospitals, colleges, universities, and BOCES in order to ensure that these education and training programs meet policy and curricular criteria and the standards promulgated by the Board of Regents.

Scope and Content Note

19340-99: The accretion represents the program files of all accredited nursing programs that are no longer in operation ("rescinded"). Individual files typically contain applications for accreditation; feasibility studies; pre-opening site visit reports; institutional evaluation reports; annual narrative reports submitted by the institutions; memoranda; correspondence; and other documents associated with the bureau's review and evaluation functions.

19340-99A: This accretion consists of institutional self-study reports that were submitted to the Bureau of Nursing Education prior to the bureau's periodic on-site accrediting visits. The self studies are of two kinds: those for licensed practical nursing programs; and those for registered nursing programs. Although each report varies somewhat in format and/or layout, most invariably include information on the institution's mission/philosophy; resources (financial and physical); organization and administration; curriculum; faculty; students and information provided to them; and program evaluation/effectiveness.

19340-01: This accretion consists of several records types including program files of registered nursing programs and licensed practical nursing programs, self-study reports, program files of rescinded nursing programs (1865-2000), and annual narrative reports submitted by institutions (1996-1998).

19340-03: This accretion consists entirely of approximately 60 self-study reports for the years 2000-2003.

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

19340-99, 19340-03: Folder list.

19340-99A: Container list.

19340-01: Container list; Folder list for rescinded programs in last three boxes.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

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