title: Redesign of clinical nurse specialist role course for distance education. Development, implementation, and outcomes.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to describe a collaborative effort to redesign a clinical nurse specialist curriculum for distance education among 4 regional state universities in southern Louisiana. The multisite approach was implemented to increase access to educational opportunities in advanced practice nursing for location-bound professional nurses. Course development, challenges to implementation, and success of the redesign are discussed. Additional topics described are online technical requirements and strategies for role socialization through distance learning. Success of the effort included an enhanced ability to recruit students to this specialty area.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Southwestern Louisiana University, Baton Rouge, 70809, USA.
authors.forename: Laura Stober
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Logan
authors.forename: Susan K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Pryor
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation