COST, ACCESS, AND QUALITY IN ONLINE NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Author(s) -
Tracy Wright,
Linda S. Thompson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
online learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2472-5749
pISSN - 2472-5730
DOI - 10.24059/olj.v6i2.1867
Subject(s) - quality (philosophy) , nursing , curriculum , the internet , distance education , health care delivery , business , engineering management , health care , medicine , computer science , engineering , psychology , political science , pedagogy , world wide web , philosophy , epistemology , law
Northwest Technical College researched, planned for, and has successfully implemented a unique delivery of its Practical Nursing Program through the use of Internet technology. This Distance Practical Nursing exploratory paper presents a historical overview of the program, assesses job market needs in the field of nursing, evaluates use of varying delivery methodologies, outlines program successes, and identifies barriers to distance delivery of this health curriculum. The essential components of quality, access, and cost are highlighted and related to the unique challenges they present in the field of distance education.
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