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A Bushy

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Partners in distance learning. Project outreach.

Distance learning refers to any educational experience in which the instructor (teacher) is separated from the student (learner) by geographic distance. Partnerships are being established between institutions of higher education and healthcare organizations to achieve a mutual goal, that of educating employees to work in a rapidly changing workplace environment. The authors describe one such partnership and the common issues confronted by both the academic and service institutions in implementing an outreach education program. The authors propose that these partnerships can be effective in implementing distance learning programs that meet the ongoing educational needs of nurses living and working in rural and underserved environments.

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A rating scale to evaluate research posters.

Many nursing conferences include research reports in the form of oral reports, symposia discussions, and poster presentations. To assist faculty, students, and clinicians in the systematic preparation and critique of poster presentations, the author discusses her 30-item research-poster appraisal tool (R-PAT). The tool assists nurses in preparing nursing research posters, guides nursing faculty in grading research posters that are a class assignment, and lets viewers systematically critique posters.

Audiovisual Aids↗
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Implementing a rural nursing course.

Southern Alberta is essentially a rural Canadian province and therefore an ideal setting for offering a rural-focused nursing course. Considering the need for professional nurse preparation with a rural focus, three schools of nursing in the Province collaborated to launch their first rural nursing course. The authors elaborate on the process of developing the course, then establishing partnerships with rural communities to provide opportunities for a nursing practicum.

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Ethical principles: application to an obstetric case.

This article focuses on the application of the ethical principles of double effect versus consequentialism, autonomy, beneficence, utility, and justice. An obstetrical case study is presented and discussion of each ethical principle is used to resolve the conflict. The intents of the article are to promote ethical awareness; provide topic areas to facilitate ethical discussion; enhance nurses' knowledge of the discipline of ethics; and support the necessity of interdisciplinary ethics committees.

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When your client lives in a rural area. Part I: Rural health care delivery issues.

In the past 2 years there has been increased emphasis on health care delivery concerns in rural environments. Research monies also target the health care needs of vulnerable populations living in areas with a shortage of health professionals; many of these populations are located in rural areas. There is, however, a paucity of information about populations and mental health nursing in rural environment. Part I of this two-part article summarizes pertinent definitions and characteristics of rural environments. The health care delivery system in rural settings is considered within a framework of availability, accessibility, and acceptability of services. Traditional belief systems are highlighted, and the impact of these on health care-seeking behaviors of rural people are discussed.

Attitude to Health↗
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When your client lives in a rural area. Part II: Rural professional practice--considerations for nurses providing mental health care.

Part I of this two-part article examined the rural health care delivery system within the framework of availability, accessibility, and acceptability of services. Traditional rural values were explored in relation to ruralities' health care-seeking behaviors, specifically mental health care. Part II highlights the opportunities and challenges of rural professional practice, particularly as they apply to nurses caring for those with emotional problems who need mental health services. Strategies are suggested to enhance the continuum of care for clients who live in environments with sparse resources.

Community Health Nursing↗
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Managing change: strategies for continuing education.

Nurses who provide continuing education have a role, primarily through staff education, in helping to bring about change within their institutions. To fulfill this role requires that nurse educators understand the change process and anticipate the range of human responses to it. This article presents an overview of two change theories that incorporate strategies for CE offerings that facilitate the implementation of change.

Education, Nursing, Continuing↗
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A model of continuing education for rural oncology nurses.

Societal changes from an industrial era to an informational era create an ever-increasing demand for adult continuing education. Malcom Knowles (1970) proposed a theory of adult learning; del Bueno later applied these principles to a model she described as competency-based nursing education. This article considers these two models and describes an innovative, cost-effective, continuing education model developed by a group of oncology nurses in one rural state. This model was one strategy to address their continuing learning needs.

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