title: The challenges and rewards of institutional collaboration in distance education.
abstract: Faculty from five nursing schools created an innovative RN to BSN program, which is offered via distance education technology. The development of a distance education academic program leading to a degree involved working to overcome many barriers; however, this strategy for delivering an academic degree has a promising future.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Nursing, USA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kuramoto
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004518:Education, Professional, Retraining / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012201:Reward; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014922:Wisconsin