Strategies for teaching nursing research online

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Online Learning
• Distance Education

Background:

• Universities face growing demand for online courses across disciplines, including nursing.
• Maintaining educational quality in online nursing programs is crucial for academic integrity.
• Online nursing research courses have been successfully delivered in the RN-BSN program for two years, with high enrollment.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present effective strategies for teaching an online nursing research course.
• To share best practices for online nursing education.

Main Methods:

• The article outlines pedagogical approaches and tools used in an online RN-BSN nursing research course.
• Focus on strategies to facilitate a writing-intensive curriculum in a distance learning environment.

Main Results:

• The implemented strategies have proven successful in the online nursing research course.
• Positive feedback from both faculty and students indicates effectiveness.

Conclusions:

• The strategies employed are effective for delivering a writing-intensive nursing research course online.
• Distance learning approaches can successfully support specialized nursing education, meeting student and faculty expectations.