University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, September 26, 1990
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Nursing research sees rapid growth
By Courtney Eblen
Kansan staff writer
A national trend toward improving working conditions for nurses has boosted the nursing research field as well.
Medical research now focuses not only on finding cures but on determining how treatments may affect the patients for whom nurses care, nursing researchers said.
At the University of Kansas Medical Center, researchers at the School of Nursing hold more than $2 million in grants for research during the next five years, more than 30 times the amount granted just two years ago.
"Doctors are concerned with the specific disease and cure. Nurses are concerned with the whole person, the human response and did Lauren Aranson, a registered nurse with a doctorate in sociology.
Aarson, who has been a researcher for KU's nursing program for five years, said the program had grown tremendously.
The National Institute of Health established the National Center for Nursing Research five years ago, and since then the center's budget has risen from $9 million to $30 million.
Eleanor Sullivan, dean of nurses
ing, said the center's budget was expected to increase to $40 million by next year.
One result of increased financing is an increased number of nursing schools that offer doctorate programs, Sullivan said. In the past decade, the number has grown from 17 to 47. KU has had a doctorate program for seven years
"It's even exceeded my expectations, and there are still grants in the review process right now," she said.
Sullivan said much of the research would focus on the care nurses provide patients and that care aids patients. For the most part, physicians who know nursing programs have been receptive to the findings.
This year, KU's research program succeeded in winning financing for 64 percent of the grants for which it applied, Sullivan said. The national rate is 25 percent.
Sullivan, who received a doctorate in education and specializes in clinical psychiatric nursing, said she had done five studies in the past seven years on nurses who were substance abusers.
She interviewed more than 500 nurses nationwide and said she found that the majority began using alcohol and drugs for therapeutic purposes, such as easing back pain.
Briefs
Health fair to include free testing, counseling
There will be free cholesterol checks and free samples of lowfat yogurt tomorrow and Friday at Waterville Regional Hospital, one of its third annual health fair.
Jim Strobil, director of student health services at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said the fair also would include free testing of blood pressure, blood sugar and percent fat levels. The program will distribute samples, and other nutrition snacks wil be available.
Free condoms and pamphlets with health and nutrition information will be handed out at the fair. There also will be door prizes.
Strobl said the fair, which is sponsored by the health education department at Watkins, is meant to heighten student awareness of proper nutrition and health. He said Ann Davis, Watkins dietitian, would be at the fair to offer free nutritional counseling.
The fair will be from 9 a.m. to 3
p. m. tomorrow and Friday outside Watkins on the west side of the building.
Student representatives seek extra YES money
The KU student body president testified in Topeka on Friday for Youth Educational Services.
Mike Schreiner, KU student body president, and Andy Roberts, Emporia State University student body president, spoke to the Legislative Educational Planning Committee about expanding the YES program state-wide and requested more money for the program.
Schreiner said that the LEPC instructed its state staff to write legislation for YES financing.
The YES program was established by the Associated Students of Kansas to tutor educationally disadvantaged students. If financed by the Legislature, the program would be administered by the Board of Regents.
From Kansan staff reports
Groups rally against Souter
Pro-choice gathering sparks abortion dispute at Watson
Kansan staff writers
By Tracey Chalpin and Debbie Myers
A rally sponsored by two local groups yesterday to protest David Souter's nomination to the United States Senate into a lively debate about abortion
About 50 people watched as 15 protesters walked in a circle in front of Watson Library, carrying signs and shouting "Souter, out of my uterus!" and "Rise your voice, protect your choice!"
The KU Pro-Choice Coalition and the Lawrence chapter of the National Organization for Women sponsored this conference which lasted for more than an hour.
Although Souter has not publicly announced his stance on abortion, pro-choice groups nationwide are calling for him to be president he has made in the past.
Soon after the rally began about 11 a.m., an anti-abortion group raised a slogan that said "God Cares" and a demonstrator called the anti-Southern demonstrators' chants.
"He's being very vague on the issue, and his record shows that he is not pro-choice." Dalton said. "It is clear that he respects the rights of women."
He said he thought Souter would make unbiased abortion decisions case by case instead of making a general statement.
John McDermott, a campus minister for the New Hope Christian Fellowship, attended the rally with his wife and infant child.
Kristin Lange, vice president of the KU Pro-Choice Coalition, said she thought Souter was avoiding the issue because he was not pro-choice.
Sue Dalton, president of the Lawrence NOW chapter, said the group's concerns focused on choice and women's stance on women's right to choice.
"We see his nomination as a threat to Roe vs. Wade." she said.
"The Constitution was never
intended to protect people's choices," McDermott said. "It was to protect rights. Abortion is not a right."
When protesters said, "Too many women have already died," McDermott said, "Too many babies have already died."
When protesters said, "Protect your body, protect your rights," McDermott said, "Protect your body from your boyfriend."
McDermott said women must decrease the need for abortion by becoming sexually responsible.
Ian Chai, Malaysia graduate student, distributed fliers about abortion. He said he liked the fliers because they were non-confrontational.
"On both sides people are motivated by decent, right feelings," Chai said. "The clash here is the right of one and the worse and the right of the baby to live."
"I lean toward the pro-life aspect because if you're going to make an error, I rather move on it the side of freedom of choice."
Chai said the debate was good because it made people think.
Dalton that recently a toll-free number had been created by NOW, allowing people to leave a "phone number" to the Supreme Court election committee.
She said callers could either leave a "no Souter" message or a "we are concerned" message.
Lange said the pro-choice coalition worked in the Kansas Union last week gathering signatures on a letter to Republican Johnston, stating the group's concern.
Sandi Wayland, president of KU Students for Life, and members of her group distributed information about alternatives to abortion, such as adoption and homes for unwed mothers.
"Many people do not know the extent of Kansas laws," she said.
Kristin Lange, Lawrence sophomore, protests in front of Watson.
Former Sallie Mae employees sue company
Bv David Roach
Kansan staff writer
made against the U.S. Department of Education.
Two former employees of the Lawrence branch of the Student Loan Marketing Association filed a lawsuit last week in federal district court in Kansas City, Kan., alleging that they were forced to resign to prevent them from publicizing illegal activities of top executives.
Sallie Mae buys and administers guaranteed student loans.
The plaintiffs, Diana Crossfield and Brenda Albright, said they were forced out of their jobs at the association, known as Sallie Mae, because it required them to take false assets claimed by the association and erroneous and false claims it
The suit listed Sallie Mae's board of directors and several executives as defendants.
Sallie Mae is owned by public educational institutions and by private investors.
It alleged that Salie Mae executives purchased accounts they knew were worthless in order to pad Salie Mae's earnings. So make it more attractive to investors.
Gisela Vallandigham, director of corporate communications for Sallie
Mae in Washington, D.C., said the lawsuit had no merit.
Melody A. Cathey, the plaintiff's lawyer, said that RICO's exemption of disgruntled employees did not prevent him from accepting as a result of an illegal compspiracy.
The complaint alleged that Sallie Mae executives committed mail fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud and theft of public funds.
Crossfield and Albright alleged that Sallie Mae executives bought student loans that had never been issued. They also inflate the association's assets.
were purchased from the Bank of Horton between 1965 and 1987, they said.
The suit also alleged that Sallie Mae executives made false claims for defaulted loans against the U.S. Department of Education, state-owned and private student loan guardians and individual student borrowers.
Crossfield and Albright were in the process of creating task forces to help them succeed. But they were removed from their duties and forced to resign, the suit stated.
An unspecified number of the loans
The Associated Press contributed information to this story.
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