An Examination of Interprofessional Team Functioning in a BScN Blended Learning Program: Implications for Accessible Distance-Based Nursing Education Programs

Autor/inn/en	Carter, Lorraine Mary; Beattie, Bev; Caswell, Wenda; Fitzgerald, Scott; Nowrouzi, Behdin
Titel	An Examination of Interprofessional Team Functioning in a BScN Blended Learning Program: Implications for Accessible Distance-Based Nursing Education Programs
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 41 (2016) 1, (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0318-9090
Schlagwörter	Teamwork; Nursing Education; Hospitals; Nurses; Blended Learning; Distance Education; Partnerships in Education; Part Time Students; Placement; Bachelors Degrees; Practicums; Program Descriptions; Adult Education; Electronic Learning; Access to Education; Mixed Methods Research; Online Surveys; Focus Groups; Semi Structured Interviews; Likert Scales; Role; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pflegepädagogik; Krankengymnast; Krankenhaus; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Part-time students; Teilzeitstudent; Betriebspraktikum; Praktikum; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Practicum; Praktika; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Likert-Skala; Rollen; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	In this study, the perceptions and experiences of an interprofessional team responsible for the development and delivery of the Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) Blended Learning Program at Nipissing University were examined. In this program, RPNs can acquire a BScN through distance-based part-time study, including online courses and clinical practicum. In three years, the program has grown from an initial intake of 60 students to a current enrolment of over 600 students (Fitzgerald, Beattie, Carter, & Caswell, 2014). The success of the program is attributed to three factors: a part-time curriculum that permits students to work as they study; partnerships with hospitals and other clinical facilities to support the nurse-learner's clinical placements; and the performance of a high-functioning interprofessional team. This study of teamwork will benefit nursing and adult learning educators as well as e-learning professionals involved in the development and delivery of flexible programs for working nurses. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Canadian Association for University Continuing Education. c/o CAUCE Secretariat at Centre for Continuing and Distance Education, 475 Williams Building, 221 Cumberland Avenue North, Saskatoon, SK S7N 1M3, Canada. Tel: 306-966-5582; Fax: 306-966-5590; e-mail: cauce.secretariat@usask.ca; Web site: http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/cjuce-rcepu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01