ENG 102 Convergence: Spring '14 (14909)

The M.L.S. degree can be completed in one to three years, on a full- or part-time basis. It is not a traditional, three-year law degree, but a master's degree in which students customize a program from more than 150 courses offered each semester by the College of Law.

ASU prerequisite requirements: BIO 201, BIO 202, CHM 101, PGS 101 or CDE 232, MIC 205/206, ENG 101 and 102, HCR 240, and the math requirement (MAT 117, 142, or higher). Students must have a 3.25 or higher GPA in these courses to be eligible for consideration.

Neonatal nursing education for the future is being influenced by two forces: expanding knowledge of infant development and health care reform. In response to the former and in anticipation of the latter, the University of Colorado School of Nursing incorporated developmentally based, family-centered care concepts in its recent revision of the master's program in neonatal nursing.

A regional referral centre for NIC was chosen for the study. Sampling of nurses was both purposive and stratified in relation to grade and responsibility, via job description analysis. Nurses chosen for interview were qualified in speciality (QIS). QIS is defined by both Redshaw et al (1993) and by the British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM 1996) as being nurses who have received post-basic training and hold a nationally recognised neonatal qualification. The majority (four out of seven) were 'F' grade junior sisters as their role was seen to have the most direct influence on the developmental outcomes of babies, through both direct clinical care and learner responsibility.