A Distance Accessible Education Model: Teaching Skills to Nurse Practitioners

INTRODUCTION: Health care providers in rural areas are often unable to attend continuing education trainings due to limited staffing coverage. The coronavirus pandemic has created a unique situation, requiring many health care providers to obtain continuing education through virtual offerings. METHO...

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Autores principales: Smith, Tedra S., Holland, Aimee C., White, Tracie, Combs, Bryan, Watts, Penni, Moss, Jacqueline
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2021
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By Faculty for Faculty
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8828427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35165528
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.05.018
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Health care providers in rural areas are often unable to attend continuing education trainings due to limited staffing coverage. The coronavirus pandemic has created a unique situation, requiring many health care providers to obtain continuing education through virtual offerings. METHODS: This study used a descriptive design with a team-developed presurvey for demographics, 2 posttraining instruments, and a team-developed competency validation checklist. RESULTS: The study sample included nurse practitioner (NP) students and practicing NPs. All participants met competency in the skills validation. DISCUSSION: The results indicate that continuing education and competency validation of procedures is feasible in a virtual format.

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