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Implementing an MSN nursing program at a distance through an urban-rural partnership
Ksenia Zukowsky1, Beth Ann Swan, Mary Powell
1Jefferson School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Ksenia.Zukowsky@jefferson.edu
Summary
This study expands a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program to rural areas using online education, improving access to advanced practice nurses. Strategies address recruitment and retention barriers for rural nurse practitioner students.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Rural Health
- Distance Learning Technologies
Background:
- Growing demand for advanced practice nurses in rural and urban settings.
- Need for innovative educational models to expand nursing programs.
- Leveraging technology to overcome geographical barriers in healthcare education.
Purpose of the Study:
- Overview of expanding an urban MSN program to a rural campus via online synchronous format.
- Describe the rural expansion of a neonatal nurse practitioner program as an exemplar.
- Discuss strategies for recruiting and retaining rural nurse practitioner students.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing online and distance education technologies for curriculum delivery.
- Implementing a synchronous online format for rural graduate nursing students.
- Employing diverse methodologies to engage rural nurse practitioner students in clinical courses.
Main Results:
- Successful expansion of MSN program to a rural campus.
- Demonstrated feasibility of online synchronous learning for graduate nursing.
- Identified specific engagement strategies for rural clinical courses.
Conclusions:
- Online synchronous education effectively expands graduate nursing programs to rural areas.
- Targeted strategies are crucial for overcoming rural nurse practitioner student recruitment and retention challenges.
- This model enhances the pipeline of advanced practice nurses for underserved communities.
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