Descriptive Summary
Repository: University of Virginia School of Nursing, Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry
Title: Virginia C. Dericks Papers
Physical Characteristics: 2.0 linear feet; 4 boxes
Language: English
Collector: Virginia C. Dericks
Biographical Information
Virginia C. Dericks, M.A., R.N., (ca. 1919-2010), was a professor of surgical nursing, a public health nurse, and a clinical nurse consultant, with a specialization in ostomy care and rehabilitation. She held academic and professional positions at the City University of New York, New York Hospital Medical Center; the Westchester County, New York, Department of Health; and the American University School of Nursing, in Washington, D.C. Dericks received a diploma in nursing from the St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing in Paterson, New Jersey, in 1939. She completed a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing education and a Master's in medical-surgical nursing in 1943 and 1947, respectively, at the Teachers College, Columbia University. Dericks had numerous publications to her credit, including both professional nursing journal articles and informational booklets and materials for patients, and she maintained membership in numerous professional associations for Nursing, in general, and more specifically in ostomy and oncology societies. She was a much beloved colleague and mentor.
Scope and Content
The Virginia C. Dericks Papers include a small group of biographical materials and publication reprints, but the vast majority of the papers concern Dericks' academic and professional interests. These include research projects and course notes; materials for the development and maintenance of professional standards, best practices, and definitions; public and professional talks; and patient care strategies. Six folders of the Dericks Papers contain restricted materials which require, prior to consultation, Institutional Review Board certification. These concern a mastectomy patient care study; interviews with colostomy patients; and patient correspondence, referrals, and lists.
Series Description
Arrangement
The Dericks Papers are organized by general subject category. Biographical items and publications come first, followed by Cancer Nursing, Chronic Disease and Rehabilitation Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist materials, Mastectomy Patient Care, Nursing Rounds, Ostomy Care, Patients, and Surgical Nursing. The restricted folders are separated at the end of the papers.
Contents List
VIRGINIA C. DERICKS: 1) CURRICULUM VITAE; 2) CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING MSS DONATION TO ECBCNHI; 3) OBITUARY.
1977, 2003, 2010 Box-Folder: 01-001
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES, SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL, PATERSON, NJ:
1) PROSPECTUS;
2) NURSE'S CAP WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOLDING.
1936-39 Box-Folder: 01-002
CADET NURSE CORPS, MOUNTAINSIDE HOSPITAL, MONTCLAIR, NJ:
1) RATION BOOK;
2) PHOTOGRAPHS;
3) CERTIFICATE;
4) ARTICLES CONCERNING HISTORY.
ca. 1945, 1993-96 Box-Folder: 01-003
ARTICLES BY VIRGINIA C. DERICKS.
1949-1962 Box-Folder: 01-004
ARTICLES BY VIRGINIA C. DERICKS.
1973-77 Box-Folder: 01-005
CANCER NURSING:
1) CANCER NURSING BOOKLET, 1923;
2) ALBANY REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAM, APRIL 1970: CANCER WORKSHOP FOR NURSES, VCD KEYNOTE SPEECH "TRENDS IN NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CANCER;"
3) PROCEEDINGS OF NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CANCER NURSING.
1923, 1970, 1973 Box-Folder: 01-006
CANCER NURSING – CONNIE DONOVAN'S WORK:
1) STANDARDS FOR ONCOLOGY NURSING'
2) "BIOETHICAL DECISION-MAKING IN THE NURSING CARE OF CANCER;"
3) COURSE ON ALTERED ELIMINATION ROUTES;
4) STOMA CLINIC PROTOCOL AT NEW ENGLAND DEACONESS HOSPITAL, BOSTON.
1972-79, n.d. Box-Folder: 01-007
CHRONIC DISEASE AND REHABILITATION NURSING: OUTLINES FOR COURSE DEVELOPMENT; BIBLIOGRAPHIES.
1959-1962 Box-Folder: 01-008
CHRONIC DISEASE AND REHABILITATION NURSING: GENERAL CONCEPTS.
1960-62 Box-Folder: 01-009
CHRONIC DISEASE AND REHABILITATION NURSING: GENERAL INFORMATION.
1959-1960, n.d. Box-Folder: 01-010
CHRONIC DISEASE AND REHABILITATION NURSING: GERIATRICS AND NURSING HOMES.
1959-1962 Box-Folder: 01-011
CHRONIC DISEASE AND REHABILITATION NURSING: NEUROLOGICAL AND ORTHOPEDIC ISSUES.
1960-62 Box-Folder: 01-012
CHRONIC DISEASE AND REHABILITATION NURSING: PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.
1959-1960 Box-Folder: 01-013
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS: CORRESPONDENCE.
1971-75 Box-Folder: 01-014
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS: EARLY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING NOTES BY VIRGINIA C. DERICKS.
[1960S], 1972-1980 Box-Folder: 01-015
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS: EARLY DEVELOPMENT.
1965-1971 Box-Folder: 01-016
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS: EARLY DEVELOPMENT.
1967-68 Box-Folder: 01-017
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS: EARLY DEVELOPMENT: NATIONAL LEAGUE OF NURSING CONFERENCE, PHOENIX, AZ, NOVEMBER 13-15, 1968.
1968 Box-Folder: 01-018
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS: MATERIALS CONCERNING JOB FUNCTIONS.
1970-1983, n.d. Box-Folder: 02-001
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS: MATERIALS RELATIVE TO THE RELATIONSHIP WITH ENTEROSTOMAL THERAPY ORGANIZATION.
1972-1983 Box-Folder: 02-002
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS: PROMOTION AND QUALIFICATIONS.
[1970]-1982 Box-Folder: 02-003
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS: REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS, INCLUDING SELF-EVALUATIONS FOR VIRGINIA C. DERICKS.
1967-1979 Box-Folder: 02-004
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS: SIGMA THETA TAU, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSING – MATERIALS ASSEMBLED RELATIVE TO VIRGINIA C. DERICKS' APPLICATION TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS IN 1977.
1949-1977 Box-Folder: 02-005
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS: TALKS BY VIRGINIA C. DERICKS.
1968-1977 Box-Folder: 02-006
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS: MATERIALS RELATIVE TO TALKS BY DERICKS CONCERNING C.N.S. AND PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANTS, AND RETAILERS/PHARMACISTS.
1971, 1975, 1977 Box-Folder: 02-007
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS: MATERIALS RELATIVE TO A TALK BY DERICKS AT YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING.
1980 Box-Folder: 02-008
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS: VARIOUS ARTICLES, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.
1964-69, n.d. Box-Folder: 02-009
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS: VARIOUS ARTICLES, INCLUDING A BIBLIOGRAPHY.
1970-75 Box-Folder: 02-010
MASTECTOMY PATIENT CARE: COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES.
1954-58 Box-Folder: 02-011
MASTECTOMY PATIENT CARE: JOURNAL ARTICLES AND INFORMATIONAL BROCHURES.
1948-1963 Box-Folder: 02-012
MASTECTOMY PATIENT CARE: INCLUDING NOTES FOR TEACHING AND DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS OF CARE.
1954-1967, n.d. Box-Folder: 02-013
MASTECTOMY PATIENT CARE: STUDY DATA COMPILATION.
1955-1962 Box-Folder: 02-014
NURSING ROUNDS:
1) GUIDELINES
2) COMMITTEE MINUTES: SENIOR STAFF NURSE COMMITTEE, CORNELL UNIVERSITY;
3) FLYERS;
4) HANDOUTS;
5) OBJECTIVES;
6) INTERVIEWING PRINCIPLES.
1964-1983 Box-Folder: 03-001
NURSING ROUNDS:
1) NOTES BY V. C. DERICKS CONCERNING ROUNDS DEVELOPMENT-MODEL AFTER MEDICAL ROUNDS?, 1980, N.D.;
2) RESOURCES ON TEACHING, 1967, 1968;
3) UNPUBLISHED ARTICLE ON ROUNDS, BY V. C. DERICKS, 1980.
1967-1980, n.d. Box-Folder: 03-002
NURSING ROUNDS:
1) TOPICS COVERED 1955-1968, 1978-1980;
2) MATERIALS RELATED TO A GIFT OF AUDIO TAPES OF ROUNDS TO CORNELL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE LIBRARY.
1968, 1979, 1980, 1984 Box-Folder: 03-003
NURSING ROUNDS: ETHICAL DILEMMAS:
1) "INFORMATION GIVING: ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN DAILY NURSING PRACTICE;"
2) AJN ARTICLE "DILEMMAS IN PRACTICE: NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?" JANUARY 1983, AND RELATED ITEMS.
1980-1983 Box-Folder: 03-004
OSTOMY CARE: CARE PLANS, COMMITTEE MEETINGS/MINUTES, REPORTS, AND ANALYSIS.
1947-1976 Box-Folder: 03-005
OSTOMY CARE: CLASSES, TEACHING AIDS, NOTES.
1963, 1969-1981, n.d. Box-Folder: 03-006
OSTOMY CARE: CORRESPONDENCE.
1971-77 Box-Folder: 03-007
OSTOMY CARE: SPEECHES AND TALKS, LAY ORGANIZATIONS.
1967-1983 Box-Folder: 03-008
OSTOMY CARE: SPEECHES AND TALKS, MDs:
1) FOR UROLOGISTS;
2) FOR SURGEONS;
3) CNS-NEPHROLOGY;
4) NEONATOLOGISTS.
1969-1979 Box-Folder: 03-009
OSTOMY CARE: SPEECHES AND TALKS, NURSES, CU, NYU.
1967-1983, n.d. Box-Folder: 03-010
OSTOMY CARE: SPEECHES AND TALKS, NURSING ORGANIZATIONS.
1969-1974 Box-Folder: 03-011
OSTOMY CARE: SPEECHES AND TALKS, NURSING PROGRAMS.
1969-1977, n.d. Box-Folder: 03-012
PATIENTS: HISTORY OF OSTOMY CARE.
1967-1986 Box-Folder: 03-013
PATIENTS: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS.
1961-1972 Box-Folder: 03-014
PATIENTS: SAMPLE CONSULT AND ASSESSMENT FORMS USED BY VIRGINIA C. DERICKS.
1972, n.d. Box-Folder: 03-015
PATIENTS: TEACHING AIDS:
1) BOOKLETS:
COLOSTOMY;
ILEOSTOMY;
UROLOGICAL OSTOMIES;
2) DIAGRAMS.
1952-1982, n.d. Box-Folder: 04-001
PATIENTS: VIEWPOINTS:
1) TEENAGE FORUMS AT N.Y.H;
2) ARTICLES BY FORMER PATIENTS:
B. STEIGER, "MY OSTOMY AND YOURS," HOLLISTER CO., 1976;
TRISH BALDRICH, "I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE," LADIES HOME JOURNAL, APRIL 1980.
1975-1980 Box-Folder: 04-002
SURGICAL NURSING: COURSE LISTING AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION.
1951-59, n.d. Box-Folder: 04-003
SURGICAL NURSING: LECTURE NOTES, DOCTORS' LECTURES.
1948-1959 Box-Folder: 04-004
SURGICAL NURSING: LECTURE NOTES, V. C. DERICKS' LECTURES.
1953-59 Box-Folder: 04-005
SURGICAL NURSING: TEACHING NOTES, INCLUDES STUDENT PROJECTS.
1956-1960, n.d. Box-Folder: 04-006
* RESTRICTED ITEMS FOLLOW *
* I.R.B. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR ACCESS *
RESTRICTED CONTENTS: PATIENTS: COLOSTOMY CARE: PATIENT INTERVIEWS.
1951 Box-Folder: 04-007
RESTRICTED CONTENTS: PATIENTS: CONSULTATIONS/REFERRALS.
1968-1978 Box-Folder: 04-008
RESTRICTED CONTENTS: PATIENTS: CORRESPONDENCE.
1967-1977 Box-Folder: 04-009
RESTRICTED CONTENTS: PATIENTS: MASTECTOMY PATIENT CARE STUDY MATERIALS: INTERVIEW FORMS AND DATA COMPILATION SHEETS.
1949-1958, n.d. Box-Folder: 04-010
RESTRICTED CONTENTS: PATIENTS: MASTECTOMY PATIENT CARE STUDY MATERIALS: REFERRAL FORMS AND INTERVIEW SHEETS.
1954-59 Box-Folder: 04-011
RESTRICTED CONTENTS: PATIENTS: LISTS FOR CLASSROOM PRESENTATION.
n.d. Box-Folder: 04
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University of Virginia School of Nursing, Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry, Virginia C. Dericks Papers.
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