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Saturday, July 04, 2009

Survey of a videoconference community of professional development for rural and urban nurses.

19 Apr 2009 INTRODUCTION: Videoconferencing technology has the potential to increase opportunities for healthcare professionals in rural and remote areas to access continuing professional development. This research used a quantitative approach to an evaluation ... Read more...

Teaching evidence-based nursing practice in geriatric care settings: the geriatric nursing innovations through education institute.

30 Mar 2009 Evidence-based practice holds tremendous potential to optimize care outcomes for older adults, yet many nurses are ill prepared to identify, interpret, and apply the best evidence to their practice. The Geriatric Nursing Innovations through ... Read more...

An innovative model improving success at university for regional Australians suffering educational and social disadvantage.

24 Mar 2009 CONTEXT: Regional Australia is critically short of registered nurses (RNs) due to an ageing nursing workforce and difficulty in attracting new staff. It is recognised that rural background is the most influential factor shaping a health ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Education, Distance'

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• Survey of a videoconference community of professional development for rural and urban nurses. 19 Apr 2009
• Lessons in quality, safety. Online school designed to augment medical education. 11 Apr 2009
• Teaching evidence-based nursing practice in geriatric care settings: the geriatric nursing innovations through education institute. 30 Mar 2009
• The dawn of a new era in integrated medicine. 26 Mar 2009
• An innovative model improving success at university for regional Australians suffering educational and social disadvantage. 24 Mar 2009
• The online option for continuing your nursing education. Interview by Diane E. Scott. 27 Feb 2009
• Building an online community to support nurse education. 27 Feb 2009
• Distance learning works when gas and airfares skyrocket. 27 Feb 2009
• Peds PLACE: quality continuing medical education in Arkansas. 27 Feb 2009
• Education, staffing reforms urged to equip nurses to use IT. Group proposes ways to give RNs more skills, more say on technology. 27 Feb 2009
• Degrees of confidence. Interview by Liz Clark. 27 Feb 2009
• Virtual grand rounds: a new educational approach in social work that benefits long-term care providers and patients in rural Idaho. 7 Feb 2009
• New catheterisation e-learning unit available to NHS staff. 30 Jan 2009
• Enhancing RN-to-BSN students' information literacy skills through the use of instructional technology. 30 Jan 2009
• An online doctoral education course using problem-based learning. 30 Jan 2009
• Transforming the nursing curriculum to promote critical thinking online. 30 Jan 2009
• Constructivist strategies in online distance education in nursing. 30 Jan 2009
• Online education today. 31 Dec 2008
• Opening education. 31 Dec 2008
• Web-based gerontology courses: how do they measure up? 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Education, Distance'

Definition: Education via communication media (correspondence, radio, television, computer networks) with little or no in-person face-to-face contact between students and teachers. (ERIC Thesaurus, 1997)

Descriptor UI: D020375

Alternative terms: Education, Distance; Distance Education; Distance Learning; Learning, Distance; Correspondence Courses; Correspondence Course; Course, Correspondence;

Related Mesh Headings: Computer Communication Networks;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I02.195;

History Note: 99; for CORRESPONDENCE COURSES see EDUCATION 1978-98

Technical Notes: do not confuse with COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION