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1Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program, Nursing Division, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences (SIAST), Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. brucej@siast.sk.ca
Abstract:
The shortage of nursing faculty in Canada, particularly those qualified to teach students in nurse practitioner programs, has contributed to the use of adjunct teachers and online methodologies. The author discusses 1 nurse practitioner online program's use of nurse practitioners who work in full-time clinical roles as tutors. Learning through experience, the author shares how the online tutor role was developed to assist those who are considering using tutors as a program delivery strategy.
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