Making the Grade through the Front Door: Evaluation and Innovation in a Registered Practical Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

Interface design refers to the overall look and feel of an e-learning program by the end user (Hall, as cited in Khan, 2005). Initially designed for corporate use, the World Wide Web as it is now known surfaced in the early 1990s. Individual use grew rapidly in the 1990’s, with “online users doubling or tripling every year” (When Guide, n.d.). Online degree granting educational programs slowly developed. An early fully online RN (Registered Nurse) to BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) program was the Collaborative Nursing Program (CNP) in Wisconsin. The CNP, now called the “BSN@Home” program, started in 1995, to serve associate degree and diploma prepared nurses throughout the state of Wisconsin desiring a baccalaureate degree in nursing. This statewide program continues to be delivered collaboratively by five University of Wisconsin (UW) nursing programs (UW-Eau Claire, UW-Green Bay, UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, and UW-Oshkosh). A critical look at interface design in this program was undertaken with methods and outcomes detailed below.

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An Examination of Interprofessional Team Functioning in a BScN Blended Learning Program: Implications for Accessible Distance-Based Nursing Education Programs

Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education ◽

10.21225/d5qw3q ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 41 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Lorraine Mary Carter ◽

Bev Beattie ◽

Wenda Caswell ◽

Scott Fitzgerald ◽

Behdin Nowrouzi

Keyword(s):

Nursing Education ◽

Blended Learning ◽

Learning Program ◽

Clinical Placements ◽

Bachelor Of Science ◽

Interprofessional Team ◽

Practical Nurse ◽

Part Time ◽

Team Functioning ◽

Learning Professionals

In this study, the perceptions and experiences of an interprofessional team responsible for the development and delivery of the Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) Blended Learning Program at Nipissing University were examined. In this program, RPNs can acquire a BScN through distance-based part-time study, including online courses and clinical practicum. In three years, the program has grown from an initial intake of 60 students to a current enrolment of over 600 students (Fitzgerald, Beattie, Carter, & Caswell, 2014).The success of the program is attributed to three factors: a part-time curriculum that permits students to work as they study; partnerships with hospitals and other clinical facilities to support the nurse-learner’s clinical placements; and the performance of a highfunctioning interprofessional team. This study of teamwork will benefit nursing and adult learning educators as well as e-learning professionals involved in the development and delivery of flexible programs for working nurses.

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Strategies for enhancing enrollment in one registered nurse–bachelor of science in nursing program

Teaching and Learning in Nursing ◽

10.1016/j.teln.2007.07.015 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 30-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sarah J. Williams

Keyword(s):

Registered Nurse ◽

Nursing Program ◽

Bachelor Of Science

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Development and validation of the Hospitality Axiological Scale for Humanization of Nursing Care

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/1518-8345.1767.2919 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (0) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

José María Galán González-Serna ◽

Soledad Ferreras-Mencia ◽

Juan Manuel Arribas-Marín

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Nursing Care ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Nursing Program ◽

Bachelor Of Science ◽

High Internal Consistency ◽

Development And Validation ◽

Nursing Professionals

ABSTRACT Objective: to develop and validate a scale to evaluate nursing attitudes in relation to hospitality for the humanization of nursing care. Participants: the sample consisted of 499 nursing professionals and undergraduate students of the final two years of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Method: the instrument has been developed and validated to evaluate the ethical values related to hospitality using a methodological approach. Subsequently, a model was developed to measure the dimensions forming the construct hospitality. Results: the Axiological Hospitality Scale showed a high internal consistency, with Cronbach’s Alpha=0.901. The validation of the measuring instrument was performed using factorial, exploratory and confirmatory analysis techniques with high goodness of fit measures. Conclusions: the developed instrument showed an adequate validity and a high internal consistency. Based on the consistency of its psychometric properties, it is possible to affirm that the scale provides a reliable measurement of the hospitality. It was also possible to determine the dimensions or sources that embrace it: respect, responsibility, quality and transpersonal care.

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