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Anne White¹, Vanice W Roberts, Jane Brannan

¹Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia 30144-5591, USA.

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

|April 5, 2003

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Returning unemployed nurses need accessible, cost-effective refresher courses. Web-based distance education offers a solution to improve access and affordability for nursing workforce reentry.

Area of Science:

Nursing Education
Healthcare Workforce Development

Background:

A significant nursing shortage necessitates the return of unemployed nurses to practice.
Traditional refresher courses in classroom settings present accessibility and cost barriers, particularly for geographically dispersed nurses.

Purpose of the Study:

To address the challenges of cost and access in nursing refresher education.
To explore the potential of collaborative distance education using web-based instruction.

Main Methods:

Investigated the feasibility of web-based instruction for nursing refresher courses.
Focused on collaborative distance education models.

Main Results:

Web-based distance education offers a viable solution to overcome geographical and financial limitations.

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This approach enhances accessibility and cost-effectiveness for nursing continuing education.

Conclusions:

Collaborative, web-based distance education is a promising strategy to support nurse reentry.
This model can effectively expand educational opportunities for nurses needing to refresh their skills.