title: A hybrid course for the RN-to-baccalaureate curriculum: patient-centered care and quality.
abstract: Teaching RN-to-baccalaureate nursing students to incorporate patient-centered care and quality concepts into the practice environment presents challenges and opportunities for nurse educators. The authors describe development, deployment, and evaluation of an RN-to-baccalaureate hybrid course focused on patient-centered care and quality improvement. Course teaching strategies and evaluation of student learning and the efficacy of using a hybrid instructional design are discussed.
authors.affiliation: MVP Health Care, Rochester, New York, USA. rnlindaj@rochester.rr.com
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Charlene M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D004518:Education, Professional, Retraining / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D058996:Quality Improvement; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*