Developing interactive continuing education on the Web.
BACKGROUND
To meet the continuing education needs of advanced practice nurses, on-line continuing education modules were designed as part of a grant-funded nurse practitioner learning project.


METHODS
Three modules were planned from the results of a nurse practitioner (n=187) survey of computer availability and skills, topic preference, and their potential for taking on-line continuing education.


RESULTS
The development and implementation of two of the three modules demonstrates the interactive framework, extensive use of links, pre- and posttesting, and on-line registration. The two modules were designed to be interactive, realistic self-studies that closely resemble clinical practice.


CONCLUSIONS
Outcome data are currently being collected on-line and will be analyzed for efficacy of this delivery system for continuing education.
Hayes
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School of Nursing, Wichita State University, Kansas 67260-0041, USA.
Huckstadt
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Gibson
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D020375:Education, Distance / Q000379:methods*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007615:Kansas; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education*; D014584:User-Computer Interface