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|Feb 18, 1986
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|Apr 1, 1982
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|Oct 27, 1977
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|Lysander T. Ashlock, Harold Mukamal, William H. White
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|Swedlow, Inc.
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|Patent Citations (18), Non-Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (69), Classifications (14), Legal Events (8)
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This application is a continuation-in-part pending of application Ser. No. 136,757, filed Apr. 3, 1980, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,500,669, which application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 845,915, filed Oct. 27, 1977, now abandoned.
The present invention relates to coating compositions and in particular, relates to protective coating compositions for polymeric materials.
In recent years, synthetic polymeric materials have been utilized in a wide variety of applications. Transparent polymeric materials have been utilized as windows in aircraft and public buildings. Further, transparent polycarbonates and acrylics have been utilized in glazing for automobiles, buses and aircraft. Although these transparent polymers may be readily fabricated into the desired shape, unfortunately they have relatively low abrasion resistance. The prior method of enabling the use of these transparent polymers involves coating the surface of the polymers with a transparent, abrasion-resistant coating. Prior coating such as silica-containing solutions and polysilicic acid fluorinated copolymer have been utilized. Unfortunately, these coatings are difficult to apply, have a low humidity resistance or are expensive.
Another prior coating composition is disclosed in the Clark U.S. Pat. No. 3,986,997. The Clark composition comprised a colloidal dispersion of silica in a water-alcohol solution of the partial condensate of silanol. Although the Clark composition is suitable in some applications, in other applications, additional hardness, elongation and static dissipation was desired to enable the formation of a more suitable coating. Thus, a coating having an improved hardness, elongation and static dissipating capability is still desired.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved abrasion resistant coating composition. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a coating composition having improved elongation and static dissipating capabilities.
This and other objects and advantages are obtained by forming a transparent, abrasion resistant coating comprising a colloidal dispersion of a water insoluble dispersant in a water-alcohol solution of the partial condensate of silanol. The insoluble dispersant is preferably a metal, metal alloy, metal salt, metal oxide, or metal hydroxide that can be converted into a colloidal dispersion and is stable in the pH range of about 3 to about 6, with a pH of about 5.5 particularly preferred. The silanol preferably has the formula R(Si(OH)3) where R is an organic radical such as a lower alkyl or vinyl, methoxyethyl, phenyl, gamma-glycidoxypropyl or gamma-methacryloxypropyl radical. Preferably, the partial condensate contains at least 30% by weight methyl trisilanol, and more preferably at least about 70% by weight of the partial condensate is methyl trisilanol.
A more thorough disclosure of the objects and the advantages of the present invention is presented in the detailed description which follows.
The present invention contemplates the formation of a transparent, abrasion resistant coating comprising a colloidal dispersion of a water insoluble dispersant in a water-alcohol solution of the partial condensate of silanol.
The insoluble dispersants are preferably a metal, metal alloy, metal salt, metal oxide, or metal hydroxide which can be dispersed in the water alcohol solution of the partial condensate of silanol to form a colloidal dispersion. Suitable metals are antimony, aluminum, gold, silver, copper, tin, cadmium, and indium. Suitable alloys are mixtures of the above metals such as tin-antimony, tin-indium and tin-cadmium alloys. Suitable metal salts, metal oxides and metal hydroxides are oxides, nitrides, phosphates, sulfides, hydroxides, chlorides, sulfates or acetates of the above metals and alloys such as antimony oxide, aluminum oxide, aluminum acetate, tin-antimony oxides, cadmium stannate and indium-tin oxide. However, it will be obvious to one skilled in the art that other water insoluble metals, metal alloys, metal salts, metal oxides and metal hydroxides which can be dispersed in a water-alcohol solution of the partial condensate of silanol to form a colloidal dispersion, are stable in the pH range of about 3 to about 6, and do not alter the silicone cure reaction or coating stability would also be suitable in the practice of the present invention.
In some cases, the dispersants of the present invention may be opaque. Suitable opaque dispersants preferably have a particle size small enough to avoid appreciable scattering of visible light thereby preventing the formation of a translucent or pigmented coating. Preferably, if the dispersant has a refractive index of about 1.5, the average colloidal particle size should be about 200 angstroms, whereas if the refractive index is 2.0 or greater, the average colloidal particle size should be about 100 angstroms or less. Particle sizes of less than 100 angstroms and especially from about 14 to about 20 millimicrons, are particularly preferred for superior optical clarity.
The colloidal dispersants function to improve the hardness and the elongation properties of the coating. Further, certain colloidal metals, metal alloys, metal salts, metal oxides and metal hydroxides such as copper, gold, silver, tin-antimony oxides, cadmium stannate and indium tin oxide also provided improved static dissipating properties.
The partial condensate preferably comprises trisilanols having the formula R(Si(OH)3) wherein R is a low molecular weight, short chain organic radical and is preferably selected from the group of radicals consisting of lower alkyl or vinyl C1 -C4, methoxyethyl, phenyl, gamma-glycidoxypropyl or gamma-methacryloxypropyl. The organic radical functions to enable the formation of the polymeric coating. However, larger organic radicals hinder the crosslinking of the silanol and result in a softer coating. The partial condensate is preferably comprised of at least about 30% by weight methyl trisilanol, and more preferably at least about 70% by weight methyl trisilanol. In particularly preferred coating compositions, the partial condensate is comprised of 100% methyl trisilanol.
The partial condensate may also comprise mixtures of trisilanols and disilanols. The partial condensate comprising a mixture of tri and disilanols forms coatings having increased flexibility and decreased hardness. Therefore, it is preferred that the mixture comprise at least about 80% by weight of the trisilanol to form a coating having a suitable hardness.
The silanols are preferably generated in situ by the hydrolysis of the corresponding alkoxysilane in an aqueous dispersion of the insoluble dispersant. Suitable alkoxysilanes have alkoxy substituents such as methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, methoxyethoxy, t-butoxy and acetoxy which, upon the hydrolysis of the silane, form the corresponding alcohol or acid. Upon the formation of the silanol in the acidic aqueous medium, a portion of the silicon-bonded hydroxyl groups of the silanol are condensed to form silicon-oxygen-silicon bonds. However, the silanol is only partially condensed and retains a portion of the silicon-bonded hydroxyl groups to render the polymer soluble in the water-alcohol solvent. The partial condensate can be characterized as having at least one silicon-bonded hydroxyl group for every three silicon-oxygen-silicon bonds. When the coating is cured, the remaining hydroxyl groups condense to form a selsesqufoxane, RSiO3/2.
The coating compostion of the present invention is preferably prepared by dispersing the dispersant in an aqueous or aqueous-alcohol solution to form a hydrosol. Suitable alcohols are lower aliphatic alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, isobutanol and n-butanol. However, it will be obvious to one skilled in the art that other alcohols may also be utilized in the practice of the present invention. The hydrosol is then added to a solution of the alkoxysilane in acid. The solution of alkoxysilane contains a sufficient amount of acid so that the resulting mixture preferably has a pH from about 3 to about 6. At lower or higher pH, the dispersant tends to precipitate out from solution. A pH of about 4 to about 6, and especially about 5.5, is particularly preferred to provide a longer stable shelf life. The acid is preferably an organic acid such as acetic, chloroacetic, formic, and dimethyl-malonic because they evaporate readily when the coating is dried and they enhance adhesion of the coating to the substrate. Other suitable organic and inorganic acids are disclosed in the Clark U.S. patent, supra, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
In a short time after the hydrosol and alkoxysilane solution are mixed together, substantially all of the alkoxysilane is hydrolyzed to form the corresponding silanol and alcohol. A portion of the silanol is then condensed to form the partial condensate. It is preferred that the mixture contain enough alcohol to form a water-alcohol co-solvent system having from about 20% to about 75% by weight alcohol to insure the solubility of the partial condensate. Additional alcohol or another polar solvent such as acetone may be added to the mixture to form a suitable solvent system.
Preferably, the coating composition contains from about 10% to about 50% solids, and the solids consist of about 5% to about 70% of the colloidal dispersant and about 30% to about 95% of the partial condensate. Particularly preferred compositions contain about 16% solids of which about 10-20% by weight is the colloidal dispersant. However, it will be appreciated that the amount of solids in the coating and the composition of the solids may vary over a wide range depending upon the desired properties of the cured coating for particular applications.
Preferably, a latent condensation catalyst is added to the coating composition to enable curing of the coating composition under milder conditions to form the hard, abrasion resistant coating. Preferably a sufficient amount of the catalyst is added to the composition to comprise at least about 0.1% to about 4% by weight of the composition, and more preferably about 3% by weight of the composition. Suitable condensation catalysts for the present invention are choline acetate and sodium acetate. Other suitable condensation catalysts are disclosed in the Clark patent.
The coating composition of the present invention has a stable shelf life of about six months to one year. The composition can be readily applied to a variety of substrates such as glass, polycarbonates, acrylics, etc. and some metals, such as brass, by methods well known to the art skilled such as flow, spray or dip coating. Then the coating composition is cured at temperatures of about 65� to about 130� C. depending on the stability of the substrate for a period of time from about 1 to about 24 hours depending on the temperature to complete the condensation reaction and form the transparent abrasion-resistant coating of the present invention. The coating preferably has a thickness of about 1 to about 20 microns, with about 3 to 12 microns particularly preferred.
The following examples illustrate the present invention. The physical properties of the coating compositions of the present invention were compared to the physical properties of a coating formed according to the teachings of the Clark patent. The compositions of the present invention were formed as follows:
An antimony-oxide colloidal dispersion in methyl silanol was made by reacting 18.0 grams of the oxide dispersion with a mixture of 18.0 grams of trimethoxy methyl silane and 1.3 grams of glacial acetic acid. The temperature was maintained from about 0� C. to 10� C. 31.6 grams of 2-propanol was then added to the solution. The mixture was allowed to digest for a period of about 48 hours and then 16.9 grams of 2-propanol, 12.6 grams of butanol and 0.9 grams of a 10% choline acetate solution in 2-propanol was added to the mixture. The mixture was then filtered and coated onto an acrylic substrate by flow film application. The coating was then dried to a tack-free condition at about 40% humidity at about 20� C. and cured at about 85� C. to 95� C. for about two hours.
A dispersion comprising 208 grams of basic aluminum acetate in 312 grams distilled water was added to 200 grams of isopropyl alcohol with constant stirring at a temperature of about 5� to 10� C. Then, 250 grams of methyl trimethoxy silane was added slowly with stirring to the mixture while maintaining the reaction temperature. After one hour of stirring, 142 grams of isopropyl alcohol and 0.9 grams of a 10% choline acetate solution in 2-propanol was added to the mixture and the mixture was stirred for another hour. The product was filtered through a 1.2 micron filter using diatomaceous earth as a filtering aid. The composition was coated on acrylic as 26% solid by flow film application. The coating was then dried to a tack free condition at about 40% humidity at about 20� C. and cured for the four hours at 87� C.
The coated parts were tested for light transmission and haze using ASTM C-1003; taber abrasion using ASTM D-1044 (500 gms, 100 rev.), and adhesion and Elongation-Flexibility as follows:
Adhesion: Cross-hatch scribes are made on the surface of samples of the coated parts and 3M-60 cellophane tape is then affixed to the surface. The tape is then pulled away from the surface to remove the coating. The number of unaffected squares determines the percentage of adhesion of the coating to the substrate.
Elongation-Flexibility: Samples of the coated material having dimensions of one inch by ten inches are wrapped around mandrels having decreasing diameters from 84 inches to 8 inches. Each sample is then inspected with high-intensity lamps to determine coating failure as evidenced by perpendicular cracking across the coating. The Percent Elongation is then calculated as follows: ##EQU1## T=thickness of sample R=radium of mandrel at which coating failed.
The original results of the test are as follows, although a question may exist as to their reproducibility. In addition, it will also be recognized by those skilled in the art that exact duplication of such test results may be difficult as reproducibility is affected by subtle changes in raw materials, processing techniques, environmental conditions, and testing variables.
TABLE I______________________________________ Clark Composition Composition Coating I II______________________________________Light Transmission, % 93.9 92.0 93.2Haze, % 0.2 0.08 0.25Taber Abrasion, % 2.5 0.7 1.0delta hazeFlexed Elongation 1.0 1.5 1.0Adhesion % 100 100 100______________________________________
From the above data, it can be seen that the coating composition of the present invention exhibits improved taber abrasion resistance and elongation. Further, the coating exhibits suitable adhesion to the substrates.
Additional coating compositions of the present invention containing various weight percentages of colloidal antimony oxide were prepared to test the effect of the percentage of the metal oxide colloidal dispersant upon the final coating performance. The coating compositions were prepared by blending the colloidal antimony oxide dispersion (Nyacol A-1550 from Nyacol, Inc., Megunco Road, Ashland, Mass. 01721) containing 50% solids with the water and with approximately 25% by weight of the glacial acetic acid, and cooling the solution to about 35� F. Methyl trimethoxy silane and the remainder of the glacial acetic acid were blended together, and this mixture was then added slowly with vigorous agitation to the solution containing the colloidal antimony oxide dispersant while maintaining the temperature between 35�-45� F. Stirring was continued until no odor of residual silane was detectable, and the blends were then stored at about 45� F. for about 24 hours. The alcohol and latent condensation catalyst were subsequently added to the final solution to obtain 16 percent total solids with 3 percent catalyst based upon the weight of the solids. The coating solutions were filtered, and then flow-coated onto cast acrylic sheets, air-dried for approximately 20 minutes at ambient temperature and then cured at 200� F. for 2 hours. The coated acrylic samples were then evaluated for adhesion and abrasion resistance at the same time and under the same conditions with the following results:
TABLE II______________________________________ A B C D E F______________________________________Methyl 406 386 366 345 325 284trimethoxysilane, gramsglacial acetic 32 32 32 32 32 32acid, gramsNyacol A-1550, -- 20 40 60 80 120gramsWater, grams 242 220 198 176 153 109Isopropanol, 369 391 413 436 459 504gramsButanol, grams 141 141 141 141 141 141Choline acetate, 60 60 60 60 60 60grams (10% inisopropanol),ratio antimony 0/100 5/95 10/90 15/85 20/80 30/70oxide/siloxane,wt % Ant. Oxide 0 5 10 15 20 30% adhesion 100 100 100 100 100 100Taber AbrasionResistance, 20.1 18.8 13.1 11.8 14.1 17.7Haze after500 rev.______________________________________
As shown in the above Table II, the incorporation of the colloidal antimony oxide particles significantly reduced the degree of abrasion, with coating compositions containing 10-20 weight percent antimony oxide having particularly improved abrasion resistance over the unfilled composition.
While embodiments and applications of this invention have been shown and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more modifications are possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein described. The invention, therefore, is not to be restricted except as is necessary by the prior art and by the spirit of the apended claims.
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Six of us ended up at D'lish for an early supper last night and, to sum things up, we were glad we came.
D'lish is a byo on the corner of 79 and 34 that has been around for two months now (so it is time to remove the "Grand Opening" sign ;o). We came hungry as our first choice was closed and we were forced to find a nearby substitute.
The appetizers were very good. A huge portion of fried calamari arrived light and greaseless and were good, but the bbq shrimp were the big hit. It's kind of a sweet and sour sauce with mangoes.
Salads were big, fresh and flavorful as well, but nothing to get excited about. The homemade pastas were a lot more exciting however. I loved the gnochi and the ragout on the papardelle was outstanding.
Mains were decent, but less exciting. We had the crispy chicken and the veal chop milanese and both were alright, but nothing I would miss if I never had again. And desserts were ordinary but good.
I look forward to my next visit to try some other things - maybe the pizza...

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LOS ANGELES – Their play early in the season can correctly be labeled unbelievable, as in the Ducks were so thoroughly lame it was unbelievable.
Evidently, though, if Ryan Kesler is being honest with us, they never actually lost belief.
"We always believed we were going to make the playoffs," the Ducks forward told reporters this week, "and we still believe it now."
I'm not one to question the validity of anything Kesler says, mostly because the guy is intense enough that, using only the glare of his piercing eyes, he could probably toast a bagel.
But it is a little hard to just accept that the Ducks, as they kept losing and losing and losing some more, as their offense for two-plus months was such that Coach Bruce Boudreau said they "couldn't put the puck in the ocean," remained convinced of their playoff worthiness.
For a while there, instead of the puck, it was like the Ducks were trying to put themselves in the ocean, drowning as they were in water instead meant to be skated upon.
Then the Christmas break came and ever since the Ducks have been making believers out of everyone else, their latest attempt to spread the word arriving Thursday as an abundantly convincing 4-2 victory over the Kings.
They are now 12-3-1 since Santa's visit, a better-late-than-never present for fans who had spent most of the season collecting a succession of largely inedible fruitcakes.
At Staples Center, the Ducks opened an early 3-0 lead, prompting Kings coach Darryl Sutter to pull goalie Jonathan Quick, who most recently was seen shutting out a team of All-Stars.
Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Garbutt scored with shots so precise the goals should have come with decimal points. To prove everything wasn't exact, David Perron scored while falling on his fanny.
From there, the Ducks relied on their own All-Star goalie, John Gibson, and a defense that limited the Kings' chances.
You know, Kesler could be telling the truth, given the staggering amount of belief still surrounding a team that – despite this recent and impressive revival – remains the least offensively productive in the league.
With their surge, the Ducks have vaulted right back among the top selections to win the next Stanley Cup, at least according to oddsmakers.
And these are the real oddsmakers, the ones in Las Vegas, where inaccurate oddsmakers end up without jobs. Or without intact kneecaps.
The Westgate SuperBook, for example, is one of the several outlets where the Ducks this week are listed at 12/1, making them either the fifth or sixth top pick.
That's a pretty amazing comeback with how poorly they played for such an extended stretch, the Ducks at one point buried enough to warrant a headstone.
Then playing for the Blackhawks, Garbutt admitted it was puzzling to witness a bunch that reached Game 7 of the Western Conference finals last season struggling as if all their sticks – and perhaps ankles – were broken.
"From the outside looking in," said Garbutt, acquired last month in a trade with Chicago, "you couldn't really believe when you saw some of the games they were losing."
Now, almost all the oddsmakers have the Ducks ahead of, among other contenders, the St. Louis Blues, who entered Thursday with a nine-point cushion in their bid for a playoff spot and with 13 more points than the Ducks.
When all these latest odds were released, in fact, the Ducks weren't even in position to make the postseason, only their 3-2 victory Tuesday over San Jose pushing them back into a playoff spot.
"We still know that the margin for error is very small," Getzlaf said. "We're going to have to come out and play our game."
The Kings, of course, are one of the teams favored more heavily than the Ducks, and just maybe, Ducks fans, that's not such an awful thing.
We've seen what has happened the past three postseasons when the Ducks played well enough during the year to earn Game 7s at home. If you've forgotten how those losses felt, go close your face in a car door.
The Kings, conversely, won their two recent Stanley Cups as an eighth and sixth seed. So all this regular-season noise really can be just clatter that goes mute the moment the regular season ends.
It is the Kings who today are playing from ahead and the Ducks chasing from the back, trying to ignore the exhaust fumes. Let's be honest, if there is a Game 7 coming this spring for the Ducks, wouldn't you rather have it happen anywhere other than Honda Center?
Though the players are unlikely to admit it publicly, I'm guessing they wouldn't be bummed at all about making the playoffs but not emphatically enough to host any Game 7s.
There certainly are plenty of ways to win a Stanley Cup, the Ducks having found a bunch of ways the past few seasons to not win one.
Who knows? Maybe they are on to something this time. Some important people in Las Vegas think there's a chance, at least, and dismissing the collective opinion of those folks can bankrupt more than belief.
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Canadian Plays Recommended by Playwrights - By Kristen Da Silva
About Kristen Da Silva
Kristen Da Silva was born in Oakville and raised in the small farming community of Nobleton, Ontario. She attended York University, graduating with an Honours degree in Political Science that she has never done anything with. She has a background in improv and sketch comedy development and performance as a founding member of the Vanier Improv Company and sketch groups Rocket-9 and Gazebo Pals. Her small town roots show up in most of her plays, which include Book Club, Five Alarm, Gibson & Sons (short listed for the 2016 Stage West Pechet Family Comedy Award), Jack's Lake, Sugar Road and The Sunny Side. She currenty lives in Oakville, Ontario and works as a playwright and actor.
Canadian Plays Recommended by Playwrights
When I was asked to recommend a list of Canadian plays, I thought about aiming for a unifying theme but the plays I kept coming back to were simply those that move me. So, here's a list of plays that make me want to keep writing, plays I want to act in, plays you should read.
1. Mending Fences by Norm Foster
Synopsis: Harry Sullivan hasn't seen his son Drew in thirteen years. And now Drew is coming to Harry's Saskatchewan ranch for a visit. This poignant comedy tells the story of two men who are too stubborn to give in to feelings of the heart.
To inquire about the rights to the play, please contact Pam Winter at Gary Goddard Agency:
2. The Last Real Summer by Warren Graves
Synopsis: In this memory play, the older Lizzie reflects on her youth and the choices which led her to her current unrest.
To inquire about the rights to the play, please contact Playwrights Guild of Canada:
3. Vinci by Maureen Hunter
Synopsis: Set in an Italian village in the 15th century, Vinci revolves around the struggle for custody of a gifted child, a "golden boy," Leonarda da Vinci. Padre Bartolomeo, a friend of the da Vinci family, finds himself caught between the powerful da Vincis and Leonardo's defiant unwed mother, Caterina. In his efforts to mediate the dispute and determine the future of Caterina's exceptional child, Bartolomeo comes to a new understanding of the nature of forgiveness and love.
To inquire about the rights to the play, please contact Charles Northcote at Core Literary:
4. Half Life by John Mighton
Synopsis: Two nursing home residents, both in their eighties, meet and fall in love, rekindling what might have been a wartime romance.
To inquire about the rights to the play, please contact Rena Zimmerman at Great North Artists Management Inc.:
5. Armstrong's War by Colleen Murphy
Synopsis: After suffering an injury during a military tour in Afghanistan, Michael, a young soldier, is recovering in the rehabilitation wing of a hospital. The last thing he wants is to spend time with a twelve-year-old girl, but Halley, a spirited Pathfinder and self-described "reading fiend," is eager to earn her community service badge. The pair is at odds from the start, but they find a shared interest in The Red Badge of Courage, the classic American Civil War novel, which spurs them to reveal their own stories. As their friendship grows, uncomfortable truths are exposed and questioned, redefining the meaning of courage and heroism.
To inquire about the rights to the play, please contact Michael Petrasek at Kensington Literary Agency:
** For all plays listed above, rights may not be available in all areas. Please check in with the contact info provided above to inquire about performance right.**


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Does De Montfort University still apply most of its halls as same sex gendered flats? If someone does opt to live in mixed gender flat early, will they usually get it? Also, why does De Montfort hold this as a majority rule when most other universities apply mixed gender dorms?
I only ask because I am hoping to book accommodation when it reopens in 2017 and would much rather prefer to live in a mixed gender flat. If anyone is asking the question as to why, it is purely down to the fact I think I'd get along much better living in community with both boys and girls. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind whatever happens really, but I have always been someone who gets on well with groups of boys and girls, rather than solely just one gender.
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This book contains the first three short stories from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. These stories tell the exciting adventures of Mowgli - a boy raised by wolves in the jungles of India.
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List of Top Accelerated Nursing Programs, Schools And Online Degrees By State in the US
Accelerated Nursing Programs are available to adults that have already had a previous degree or being a graduate of a non-nursing program, and will like to get a license as a registered nurse. Accelerated Nursing programs offer the fastest means to acquire these nursing license through fast-tracked curriculum and well articulated lectures that take between 11-18 months.
There at a point in time came the need to have more registered nurses in the United States. And the burden eventually fell on the Nursing schools spread all across the federation. One of the strategies developed to meet up with this eventual need is the creation of accelerated nursing programs, most especially for non-nursing graduates. These cheap accelerated nursing programs are offered at the Masters as well as the Baccalaureate degree levels, and present an opportunity for previous degree holders who have had strong academic experiences to transfer into nursing programs.
Accelerated nursing programs are available in about 46 states in the United States of America as well as in Puerto Rico. As at the year 2012, there were about 255 accelerated bachelors programs with 71 master's programs taught at the different nursing schools across the federation.
To achieve the standard already laid down in the nursing curriculum, accelerated nursing programs students are subjected to intense forms of learning with few breaks in between lectures, which are run on a full time basis. Students are as well exposed to the actual number of clinical hours compared to their colleagues in the traditional nursing programs.
There are different types of accelerated nursing programs available to fast track your transition into the nursing profession and it will interest you to know that there are quite a number of different programs you can choose from. You have to determine which of the affordable accelerated nursing programs is right for you, in terms of the availability in your local state, financial capability, and the availability of time at your disposal. We will take our time to highlight for you the most available types of accelerated nursing programs in order to assist you in making the right decisions about which of these programs will work out into your plans.
It is a wide believe in the work force that individuals with a second degree are smarter and can easily adapt to any work environment through their exposure, especially the wide curriculum they have been exposed to in their various course of learning.
If you have had a degree order than nursing, you can as well enroll for an accelerated program to achieve your aim of having a degree in nursing. Your previous credit received in your already had degree will be applicable in your accelerated programs. And within a short period of time, say 12 – 18 months, you can as well become a registered nurse and recognized in the practice in every state in the United States of America and even other parts of the world.
But you will also need to be reminded that not all colleges accept previous credits acquired. And they also vary in the application of these credits.
This program is available for registered nurses that will want to further in their knowledge of the nursing practice. Your skills will definitely come into utilization for this and you can leverage of the knowledge you have possessed in practice to acquire your new program, which could be in another aspect of nursing or an advanced aspect of your specific field.
In this kind of program, your curriculum are streamlined to achieve your goal in a very short possible time, since you will not be delayed taking non-essential courses.
This program is available for students that want to pursue an advanced degree in nursing after they have had a previous bachelor's degree in nursing. The number of graduate classes that count towards the achievement of this degree are a continual or advanced aspects of the previous bachelor's degree and the total number of acquired credits are summed up for both degrees for the final award of the Master's degree.
The number of classes although vary according to the school's curriculum and some schools will require that you have had previous experience as a registered nurse for sometime after acquiring your first degree.
Graduates that pass through most of these cheapest accelerated bsn programs nursing are often times advised to take up employment as nurse educators due to the fact that they have had advanced training in the nursing field and could as well be of benefit in the dissemination of nursing training to other people.
In order to be considered for an accelerated nursing program, interested candidates must posses
a first (Bachelors) degree or a second (graduate/advanced) degree obtained from an accredited institution.
3.0 GPA minimum
Interested applicants into any accelerated nursing program should also be aware that they are required to have completed the following prerequisites before application or must have completed them by the start of their program after being offered admission
General Prerequisites
• English Composition and Summary
• Normal Nutrition
• Development Psychology
• Family concepts
• Statistics
• 2 different social sciences ( It is mandatory that courses should have been taken in the following fields: Anthropology, psychology, sociology)
• Electives
Clinical Science Prerequisites
Candidates should note that all clinical science courses must have been completed by them within the past 7 years in order to qualify for program credit
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Pharmacology
• Organic-Biochemistry
• Pathophysilogy (6 Credits: In a situation whereby candidates do not have 6 credits in pathophysiology, they must posses credits in microbiology and/or genetics in addition to pathophysiology to achieve a cumulative summation of at least 6 credits)
Financial aids for accelerated programs are quite limited, as it is widely believed that since it is a fast tracked program, students should be ready to take up the responsibilities of funding. Although many organizations are partnering with schools and offering tuition repayment schemes to graduates to encourage learning and to as well increase the total work force in the nursing field, which seems to be diminishing over the years.
Stakeholders in the health care industry such as hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and health insurance companies have been encouraged to go into partnership with schools offering accelerated programs, so as to at least remove the financial burdens the program impose on the students to some extent. This will ensure a steady flow of new nurse recruits by the year and as well encourage prospective students in taking up courses in accelerated nursing programs.
Top 10 accelerated nursing programs in the US, Ohio, St Louis, DC, Boston, California, Kansas City, MD, NYC, NY, Indiana, Houston, Dallas Texas Tx, Miami, San Diego, Chicago, New Jersey NJ, Los Angeles, New Orleans, CT, Michigan, Florida FL, Okhlahoma, Florida,
This is a private university that specializes more on research based teaching. It is located in Maryland, USA and the training program has been on since the year 1889. This top top accelerated nursing school is one of the oldest schools in the United States and also offer one of the best facilities in terms of learning and health care service delivery through their teaching hospital.
DURATION OF COURSE: 13 months
COST: Tuition at the Johns Hopkins University is in the tune of $74,000
Duke University actually opened its school of nursing in the year 1931 and currently only offers the accelerated program. The school is based in North Carolina.
DURATION OF COURSE: 16 months
COST: The cost of tuition at the Duke University runs into $52,900 and also comprises of additional fees.
This is a private University based in Henderson, NV with a primary focus on health sciences. They provide quality, innovative undergraduate nursing education which is designed to meet the diverse health needs of the individuals, families, communities and societies.
DURATION OF COURSE: 15 months
COST: Cost of tuition is $58,500
This is a public university situated in Charleston. It was founded in the year 1883 and they have been involved in the provision of quality based nursing trainings in an environment that encourages innovation and adaptation to the latest nursing practices.
DURATION OF COURSE: 16 months
COST : The tuition at the school is based on 4 full-time semesters. In state: $30,000 and out of state: $44,000
The school is a private based in Connecticut. They offer high quality academic programs, a student-oriented environment and a strong sense of community.
DURATION OF COURSE: 12 months
COST: The tuition is $40,670
Simmons College is a private based institution located in Boston, MA. The school of nursing was founded in the year 1906.
DURATION OF COURSE: 18 months and 3 years for advanced practice MSN
COST: The cost of study at Quinniplac University is though on the high side, but the delivery is of the highest quality. They charge $119,646
This is a public state University based in East Lansing, Michigan.
DURATION OF COURSE: 14 months
COST: The cost of study is split into two types: Residential and non-residential. The annual cost for resident students is $14,000 and that of non-residents students is $35,558.
• Do not get involved in frivolous activities way beyond your scope of study. These affordable accelerated bsn programs will leave you not much time to engage in other activities, so it is advisable to focus more on your academic priorities and leave the less important dramas, and distractions that usually go with a learning environment.
• Be in a good note with your clinical instructors. They go a long way in giving a good reference of you despite how awful they may be in their relationship with you and other students. They are always a boost to your resume in this extremely competitive market.
• Focus more on your own productivity and not on what others achieve especially in their examinations. As it is widely known that we all posses different abilities to understand and assimilate work activities.
• Be less concerned about points in class from test. As they are mostly forgotten after you must have graduated.
• Be specific about how you understand the most important topics in your courses. It will be so unwise to understand every topic in a 500+page material. Get the most important topics as related to that particular course and focus your energy on achieving the best results based on what you have understood. A better understanding of your topics will do you more good than memorizing sentences in preparation for your final semester examinations.
• Every tasks assigned in clinical (start foleys, IV's, blood draws, vitals, repositioning and changing patients, admission paperwork, injections, etc) should be done with all diligence and concentration as the practical experience acquired will stay with you for the rest of your life.
• Get a definite plan of your activities for the semester. Write out your class work schedules, practical, tests and tick them against your own personal plans for that period and be sure that you set priorities as to what activities you will engage yourself in outside of your academics at that point in time.
• Do not be afraid to take time off your schedule to relax yourself and be in tune with nature. Reminisce about your past and your plans for the future and always remember to have your academic plans at the back of your mind.
Roseman University
Roseman University of Health Science is a private institution located in Nevada and is dedicated to providing students with a quality education in the healthcare field. The Nursing college has been awarding bsn and accelerated second degree nursing programs online since the year 2006
Marian University
Marian University is a private Roman Catholic university based Indianapolis, Indiana. The school was founded in the year 1851 and at the moment enrolls close to 3000 students.
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Demographers expect that by 2015 Hispanics will be the predominant U.S. minority culture. They are also expected to be the largest minority group in higher education by 2006.
But Hispanics still are not attending college in the numbers their presence would suggest, some experts report.
- While 41 percent of non-Hispanic white youths go to college, only 22 percent of Hispanics go, according to the group Education=Success.
- Although the ranks of Hispanic undergraduates climbed nearly 50 percent in six years, the 9 percent of college undergraduates who are Hispanic still doesn't equal their proportion (14.5 percent) in the general population among 18-to-24-year-olds.
- If the education gap were closed, it would raise the income levels of Hispanic families -- and the resulting salaries would add $130 billion to the U.S. economy annually and $46 billion to annual tax revenues, the group estimates.
- Experts dismiss the idea that the Internet will act as a substitute for formal education of Hispanics -- due to cultural blocks and resources.
While the college completion rate runs about 27 percent for the entire U.S. adult population, it is only about 10 percent for Hispanic adults.
Source: Dennis Kelly, "Education's Hispanic Gap," USA Today, January 9, 2001.
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Posted by bordersgirl57 (as ),
It is deplorable that when male catheterisations are done in hospital they are done (I understand) by a male nurse or a doctor but in the community they are done by district nurses.
Virtually every catheter change in my father has resulted in an infection which in turn has caused hallucinations - very distressing for him and for those watching.
Catheter changes in hospital are covered by Gentamicin but in the community there is no automatic antibiotic cover. He has required hospitalisation 4 times in the last two years i feel as a direct result of the inability of the district nurses to do their job.
Supra-pubic catheter: exactly 2 years ago when my father was admitted as an emergency for the first time and it was said that he would be discharged with a catheter I asked if it might be possible for him to have one. The suggestion was summarily dismissed by the consultant. In the subsequent admissions to hospital the suggestion was met with increasing acceptance but of course it has to be done as a planned procedure (MORE cost) and cannot be done as part of an in-patient stay. Now, he wouldn't agree to go in for the procedure even if it was offered.
So - the story of the last forty eight hours:
Over the last 2 years my 95 year old father has had to endure perhaps 8-10 catheter changes and, of those, I think 4 have resulted in hospitalisation because the district nurses either couldn't do it or caused so much trauma and bleeding that he required further help. This is completely unacceptable, putting to one side the issue of a supra-pubic catheter which would have negated most of the issues, if we are first to do no harm then district nurses need to be trained to an exceptional level.
When he goes to hospital, he uses up precious NHS resources. Earlier this week, after the district nurses had arrived and tried unsuccessfully to change the catheter around 11 am, my father was in pain and distress until he got to the Western and had his catheter changed around half past midnight. He was in retention and, when scanned, had 500mls of urine in his bladder. He had to be kept overnight to make sure all was well. So that was 3 visits by district nurses during the day, calls to NHS 24 where an on call doctor ok'd his hospitalisation. The "2 hour ambulance" did not arrive within the specified time, and, due to his deteriorating condition, a 999 ambulance was requested. This took 30 minutes to arrive. A bed in Acute Receiving, then a bed in ward 27, then a ward round then patient transport back to the care home. ALL AVOIDABLE COSTS.
No ward round was forthcoming on the day after his arrival and I managed to persuade the nurse that taking further bloods was not helpful. Just stop! The question that must be asked in each and every situation is: for whose benefit are we doing this? Certainly not my fathers in this instance.
The complete fiasco of his discharge deserves a post all of its own! The large catheter was changed for a smaller one and he was sent to the discharge lounge. I phoned at 5pm and the receptionist couldn't find him on the system so went to look for him. He wasn't in the lounge so the nurse told me he had gone. I phoned the care home and he hadn't arrived so we assumed he was en route. Two hours later there was no sign of him and it turned out they hadn't got him to the lounge in time for his slot so the transport had gone! They took him back up to ward and sat him in the nurses station plying him with cups of tea until they had to send him home in a taxi with an escort who I believe was doing it out of the goodness of their heart and in their own time! Patient Transport needs to sort itself out.
My father is 95, has stage 3 kidney failure, severe fluid retention, atrial fibrillation, possible prostate cancer, suspected bowel cancer, mild dementia and lost his wife of 66 years in February. He lives in a care home and has no interest in engaging in anything - he doesn't want to be here, and he is very very scared of being in hospital.
As a matter of urgency can whoever reads this and has responsibility for district nurses who are allegedly qualified to change male catheters take immediate action to ensure that training is put in place to rectify this appalling situation. My father cannot be the only one who is suffering like this and it has to stop.
I have nothing but praise for the team that sorted him out within half an hour of arriving at the Western - absolutely fantastic and seemingly so simple for them to accomplish.
Perhaps district nurses could attend Acute Receiving on a regular basis and learn how to do this procedure and thereby save the NHS a significant amount of money and their patients a great deal of distress.
Response from Sharon Hammell, Head of Corporate Affairs and Engagement, Scottish Ambulance Service 2 years ago
Good morning bordersgirl57
I am very sorry to hear about the distress caused to your father, particularly over the last 48 hours. I wondered if the best way forward regarding your feedback about the Scottish Ambulance Service is a conversation with Paul Bassett, our General Manager for South East Division. Paul's number is 0131 314 0141. Paul has read your feedback and is keen to hear from you to see how we can improve care for your father.
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Response from Jeannette Morrison, Head of Patient Experience, NHS Lothian nearly 2 years ago
Hi Bordersgirl57,
Like Sharon I am so sorry to read of your father's experiences which clearly have been very distressing for him and his family.
I would be keen to offer my help and wonder if you would like to contact me directly in the Patient Experience Team and my details are (email@example.com) or by telephone 0131 536 3370 and l look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards
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|Stephen Mallatratt
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|June Howson
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|4th December 1992
Vera begs Lisa to stay. Lisa tells her that she's sick of hearing how saintly Terry is meant to be. Vera goes for Jack when he tells Lisa he's sorry she married Terry. Jack tells Vera that it's time she started blaming Terry and stopped making excuses for him. Carmel tells Gail about her boyfriend Michael in Ireland. She considers giving up her course to marry him. Jack tells Lisa that he'll miss her as he's loved her being around. Gail feels uncomfortable about Carmel's love for Michael. Bet starts a Happy Hour. Liz feels it's encouraging people to get drunk. Steve begins to panic when Mike sends him to Burnley in his Jaguar. Des worries that Terry will think Lisa's left him for him. Steve enjoys driving the Jaguar. Carmel starts to quiz Martin about Brian, telling him it must have been awful stepping into his shoes. Martin finds the situation hard to handle. Vera is hurt when she realises that Lisa thinks she might try to abduct Tom. Lisa is adamant that Terry is a violent man and fears he might turn on her. She tells Vera she's leaving as she doesn't want Tom brought up around violence. Doug is glad when the courts make him officially bankrupt. Jack comforts Vera as Lisa and Tom leave for Blackpool with Doreen Horton.
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- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Lisa Duckworth - Caroline Milmoe
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Gail Platt - Helen Worth
- Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
- Tom Duckworth - Darryl Edwards
- Alma Baldwin - Amanda Barrie
- Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
- Rosie Webster - Emma Collinge
- David Platt - Thomas Ormson
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
- Doug Murray - Brian Hibbard
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
- Des Barnes - Philip Middlemiss
- Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Sarah Louise Platt - Lynsay King
- Angie Freeman - Deborah McAndrew
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- Jim's Cafe
- TV Times synopsis: Will Bet Gilroy's latest money-spinning idea be enough to save her job?
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 20,190,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).
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Jack Duckworth (to Vera Duckworth): "Blame me! Blame Lisa! Blame yerself... but one day yer gonna put the blame where it fits - on yer own flamin' son!"
Des Barnes (about the Duckworths): "I've seen what goes on in that house over there. It's a primitive life form. If you're talking evolution you're talking about one step above fungus."
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Two on-field duos and one off-field one shined Saturday night for the Kansas City Wizards, who leap-frogged the Colorado Rapids and claimed the top spot in MLS's Western Conference with a 1-0 defeat of the visiting San Jose Earthquakes.
Both teams needed three points to improve their chances of making the playoffs and the play was indicative of the urgency. San Jose dominated possession as they swept from side to side and in and out of the Wizards' end looking for a chink in the Wizards' armor-like defense.
At the fore of K.C.'s defense were center backs Jimmy Conrad and his new partner for the night, regular right back Nick Garcia. Garcia, Conrad and the rest of the Wizards defense rarely allowed the Quakes a good look on goal.
"I can only remember one chance they had on a corner kick. Other than that, all their shots where from 25 [yards] or more out," said Garcia who spread the credit to fullbacks Taylor Graham and Jose Burciaga Jr. as well as center midfielders Diego Gutierrez and Kerry Zavagnin.
On assignment to be especially wary of constant threat Landon Donovan, Garcia repelled balls meant for the dynamic speedster again and again. On occasion Donovan received a pass and gained separation but failed to seriously threaten Bo Oshoniyi's net.
Meanwhile, quick and inventive strike partners Josh Wolff and Davy Arnuad continued their season long orchestrations up-front with varying success.
"Davy and I have a great relationship. We've got a good idea where one another's going to be. It's a partnership," said Wolff, who had the first strong chance of the two on the night via a give and go with Arnaud. Wolff took the shot after the interchange but pushed it wide of Pat Onstad's right post in the 35th minute.
Four minutes later Arnaud galloped in alone on Onstad before his touched failed him resulting in an easy pickup for San Jose's Canadian international 'keeper. Arnaud and Wolff combined for seven shots on the night but could not deliver. They left that to Gutierrez.
After 81 minutes of San Jose keeping pressure on the hosting Wizards through possession and an occasional threatening foray into the Wizards box, Gutierrez celebrated his wedding anniversary a day early with his third goal of the season.
Running on to a flick from the ever-present Arnaud in the 82nd minute, Gutierrez struck a ball that saw its way past a diving Onstad and off his left post into the net.
"My main intent was to keep it on frame. I tried to go for the corner. The ball kind of skipped, got to me a little bit faster than I anticipated, but I still made decent contact," Gutierrez said.
Gutierrez delayed Arnaud's celebratory mobbing to celebrate himself.
"[My wedding day] was the best day of my life and what better way to celebrate it than by dedicating it to her," he said.
Having disposed of a strong San Jose club and having climbed back into first place, the Kansas City Wizards can breath a bit easier before they take on the Colorado Rapids at home in what will surely be another playoff-like battle.
The Wizards will need as many dynamic duos as they can muster next Saturday as the match against the Rapids will take place only three days after Kansas City takes on the Chicago Fire for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday night at Arrowhead.
But for now the Wizards can look back on a job well done. "We deserved the three points. We should have had it wrapped up earlier than we did," said Wolff. "Diego bailed the forwards out."
Robert Rusert is a contributor to MLSnet.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Soccer or its clubs.