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1Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA. ksitzman@weber.edu
Nursing Education Perspectives
|July 20, 2010
Summary
Online nursing education requires effective caring strategies. This study identified 12 key caring practices for online nurse educators to foster a supportive learning environment and uphold nursing
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Online Learning
- Pedagogy
Background:
- Caring is a fundamental value in nursing practice.
- Online learning environments present unique challenges in conveying and sustaining caring.
- Previous research identified instructor behaviors that promote student feelings of being cared for in online settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate baccalaureate online nursing students' prioritization of identified online instructor caring behaviors.
- To identify additional caring behaviors relevant to online nurse educators.
- To develop a set of evidence-based caring practices for online nurse educators.
Main Methods:
- Online survey administered to 122 baccalaureate online nursing students across five universities.
- Students prioritized previously identified online instructor caring behaviors.
- Students provided open-ended responses regarding other relevant caring behaviors.
Main Results:
- Analysis of survey data informed the prioritization of specific online instructor caring behaviors.
- Qualitative data revealed additional caring practices valued by online nursing students.
- Twelve distinct caring practices for online nurse educators were synthesized from the findings.
Conclusions:
- Understanding and implementing specific caring practices is crucial for effective online nursing education.
- The developed 12 caring practices provide a framework for online nurse educators to foster supportive learning environments.
- Sustaining caring in online classrooms reinforces its importance as a core nursing value.
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