A World Wide Web search identified five sites providing nursing continuing education online and one using electronic mail to deliver programs. All offered certificates and were approved by state boards or other agencies to offer continuing education credit. (SK)

Using Boyer's model of scholarship (teaching and learning, practice and engagement, integration, discovery), nursing faculty used a professional commitment to conduct a research project as an opportunity to teach graduate students and contribute to the nursing knowledge base. Their recommendations are to think scholarship, share the workload,…

Evaluation of a distance learning nursing program that used problem-based learning tutorials shows it resulted in both student achievement and enjoyment. Results demonstrated the importance of well-written and accessible learning materials, realistic goals, and allowance for the learning curve of tutors. (SK)

Interviews with four nurse educators and four education administrators in Canadian hospitals identified (1) organizational demands and constraints that shape nurses' educational needs; (2) the skills needed to be developed; and (3) staff development delivery systems to respond to those needs. An organizational culture that fosters learning…

A survey of 42 state boards of nursing and examiniaton of 30 textbooks found that, despite advances in genetics research, few boards require genetics in nursing curricula. Textbooks had minimal genetics content. (SK)

Online case studies on disease prevention were used in a nurse practitioner education program. Benefits included accessibility, flexibility, group interaction, and opportunity for self-direction. Primary challenges involved hardware and access problems. (SK)

As the members of the health care team who spend the most time with patients who are facing death, nurses are aware of the need for improved end-of-life (EOL) care and have identified resources to achieve that goal by improving education. A survey of 725 nursing faculty and state boards indicates an awareness of the need for improved EOL care and…

Describes two distance education programs in Bangladesh, which provide a bachelor's degree in nursing and a certificate in primary health care. The offerings were successfully developed and implemented by the Bangladesh Open University and employ electronic delivery and continuing and extension education offerings. (EV)

Focus groups with 37 Hispanic nurses who completed bachelor's or master's degrees identified barriers they faced: financial burdens, perceived discrimination, and the limitations of cultural values such as prescribed gender roles. Conversely, peer, family, and faculty supports for degree completion were also found. (Contains 33 references.) (SK)

Interactive experiential learning about nutrition was undertaken by 11 registered nurses and 1 licensed practical nurse. Pretest scores averaged 56%, posttest scores 66%. Less-experienced nurses scored better; more-experienced nurses performed nutrition assessment most often. (SK)

Through narrative pedagogy, nursing students, teachers, and clinicians share and interpret their teaching and learning experiences. Analysis by seven teachers and students identified how the approach decenters skill acquisition and content, enables them to attend to thinking practices, and raises issues of power, ideology, and the social…

An expert panel identified 20 business concepts important for a family nurse practitioner curriculum. A focus group of practitioners verified the concepts and clarified relevant information to be taught. The business concepts center on management and operations of a clinical practice. (SK)

Measures of professional socialization were completed by 479 on-campus and 469 distance education nursing students and 246 nonnursing students. Distance students had the highest scores, nonnursing students the lowest. Health care and preceptorship experiences were critical factors in the socialization process. (Contains 52 references.) (SK)

Junior baccalaureate nursing students learned oral medication administration either via lecture/videotape (n=24) or multimedia CD-ROM (n=25). There were no differences in computer skills or education level, but the multimedia group had higher satisfaction and greater cognitive gains. (Contains 24 references.) (SK)

In study 1, 12 nursing students attended slide lectures on cell biology; 13 used interactive computer-assisted learning (CAL). Study 2 surveyed 38 students who used CAL to study immunology. Students preferred CAL and felt confident in their grasp of the material, even without the presence of lecturers to answer questions. (Contains 16 references.)…