Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to C E Cragg.
For more than 7 years, 10 schools of nursing in Ontario have collaborated to prepare primary healthcare nurse practitioners. The authors discuss the establishment of the consortium and its benefits and drawbacks.
This article describes a number of strategies that have been used by an online Nurse Practitioner program to help learners and faculty become comfortable and proficient in the technical skills necessary for an Internet-based program. Various components of the "toolbox" of help strategies and how they have evolved over time are described. Results of a project to systematically develop and evaluate the toolbox are discussed.
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Students who had completed a post-RN university nursing course by computer mediated conferencing participated in a qualitative study examining their experience with this mode of delivery of distance education. All seven students reported that great difficulties with the technology at the beginning of the course caused them extreme frustration. However, despite the lack of user-friendliness of the technology, the students participated actively, functioned as a group, developed strong personal ties, and mastered the required content via the computer. These multiple-role women appreciated the ability to participate in discussion without the requirement of being at a specific place at a particular time. Having overcome the initial difficulties with the technology, all the students were enthusiastic about the method and would sign up for another computer mediated course.
A qualitative study on the role of the nurse manager was conducted based on interviews with nurse managers in an acute care teaching hospital. Role descriptions revealed many similarities to Mintzberg's (1973) model of management roles, but additional roles, related to the nurse manager's professional responsibilities were identified. Conflicts within and among roles and a strong need for support were themes that were identified throughout the interviews. Suggestions for improving the quality of worklife of the nurse manager and for further research are included.