title: Distance learning: an innovative approach to nursing education.
abstract: This article presents four views encompassing one nursing department's experience using distance learning technology. The challenge of presenting a nursing class through distance technology is discussed from the perspective of the telecommunication faculty providing the technological support, the nursing faculty teaching the on-campus course, the off-campus nursing faculty coordinating the course at the outreach site, and the head of the Department of Nursing. Review of course grades demonstrated that off-campus students achieved higher grades than on-campus students. All students evaluated the teacher as being effective; however, off-campus students were not as strong in their opinion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green 42101.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fulmer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hazzard
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Keene
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology; D010600:Pharmacology / Q000193:education*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000458:organization & administration*