Abstract
During the seven years spanning 1948 through 1954, a bifold unit embracing the principles and practices of home nursing and mother-and-baby care was taught freshman girls enrolled at the Rio Vista Joint Union High School at Rio Vista, California. This unit comprised a separate segment within the course as offered by the Home Economics Department of this high school, and was conducted by the school nurse. In 1955, the advisability of continuing the course was questioned by the school administration. As a result, the unit was discontinued. It was the purpose of this study (1) to evaluate the content of the home nursing and mother-and-baby care course taught freshman girls at the Rio Vista Join High School; (2) to ascertain the advisability of continuing the course pattern as it had been established; (3) to instigate a follow-up study by interrogating recipient of the course through personal interviews; (4) to present the attitudes of this group of former students who are now married and are parents; (5) to present this information to the administrator for his consideration.