COST, ACCESS, AND QUALITY IN ONLINE NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Northwest Technical College researched, planned for, and has successfully implemented a unique delivery of its Practical Nursing Program through the use of Internet technology. This Distance Practical Nursing exploratory paper presents a historical overview of the program, assesses job market needs...

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Main Authors: Tracy Wright, Linda Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Online Learning Consortium 2019-03-01
Series:Online Learning
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Online Access:https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/1867
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description Northwest Technical College researched, planned for, and has successfully implemented a unique delivery of its Practical Nursing Program through the use of Internet technology. This Distance Practical Nursing exploratory paper presents a historical overview of the program, assesses job market needs in the field of nursing, evaluates use of varying delivery methodologies, outlines program successes, and identifies barriers to distance delivery of this health curriculum. The essential components of quality, access, and cost are highlighted and related to the unique challenges they present in the field of distance education.
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spelling doaj.art-16f974c425e242609cc2b0af3802fc852024-02-03T09:42:57ZengOnline Learning ConsortiumOnline Learning2472-57492472-57302019-03-016210.24059/olj.v6i2.1867COST, ACCESS, AND QUALITY IN ONLINE NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONSTracy WrightLinda Thompson Northwest Technical College researched, planned for, and has successfully implemented a unique delivery of its Practical Nursing Program through the use of Internet technology. This Distance Practical Nursing exploratory paper presents a historical overview of the program, assesses job market needs in the field of nursing, evaluates use of varying delivery methodologies, outlines program successes, and identifies barriers to distance delivery of this health curriculum. The essential components of quality, access, and cost are highlighted and related to the unique challenges they present in the field of distance education. https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/1867CostAccessQualityNursing and Allied Health Professions
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COST, ACCESS, AND QUALITY IN ONLINE NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS
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Cost
Access
Quality
Nursing and Allied Health Professions
title COST, ACCESS, AND QUALITY IN ONLINE NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS
title_full COST, ACCESS, AND QUALITY IN ONLINE NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS
title_fullStr COST, ACCESS, AND QUALITY IN ONLINE NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS
title_full_unstemmed COST, ACCESS, AND QUALITY IN ONLINE NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS
title_short COST, ACCESS, AND QUALITY IN ONLINE NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS
title_sort cost access and quality in online nursing and allied health professions
topic Cost
Access
Quality
Nursing and Allied Health Professions
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