Views of regulatory authorities on standards to assure quality in online nursing education.
Nurs Outlook
; 67(6): 747-759, 2019.
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| ID: mdl-31421862
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
With the rapid growth in online education programs in nursing, quality of education through this modality is becoming of greater importance.PURPOSE:
This paper aims to explore current recommendations and standards for quality in online nursing education offered by nursing regulatory, accrediting, and licensing organizations.METHOD:
Individual interviews were conducted with the leaders from four accrediting, licensing and certifying organizations in nursing about their perspectives on quality standards for online education.FINDINGS:
The following themes emerged from the qualitative interviews Theme 1- Standards are not specific to online education; Theme 2-This is not up to us - Professional organizations can offer recommendations but not responsible for regulations; and Theme 3- Each institution has responsibility to provide support and evaluate the quality of online education.DISCUSSION:
Schools of nursing should continue to incorporate current standards for quality in online education as the methods of delivery continue to evolve in this highly technologically-oriented world.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Guias como Assunto
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Educação a Distância
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Currículo
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Bacharelado em Enfermagem
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Acreditação
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article