title: A model to develop nurse leaders for rural practice.
abstract: Rural health disparities are due in part to access barriers to health care providers. Nursing education has been extended into rural areas, yet a limited rural research and practice literature informs the content and delivery of these educational programs. The University Of Virginia School of Nursing through a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration developed the Nursing Leadership in Rural Health Care (NLRHC) Program. The transformational nursing leadership in rural health care (TNLRHC) model guided the development of NLRHC program content and teaching methods. This article describes the TNLRHC model and how it has steered the integration of rural content into advanced practice nursing (APN) education. The capacity of the TNLRHC model for promoting innovation in APN education is described. Recommendations regarding the future development of APN education are presented.
authors.affiliation: Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box SON, University of Rochester, School of Nursing, Rochester, NY. Electronic address: Hauenstein@urmc.rochester.edu.
authors.forename: Emily J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Hauenstein
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor Emeritus of Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
authors.forename: Doris F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Glick
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor of Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.affiliation: Teresa A. Thomas Professor of Nursing and Professor of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kulbok
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
authors.forename: Edie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barbero
authors.affiliation: Associate Director, School of Nursing, Radford University, Radford, VA.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing; D007857:Leadership; D007858:Learning; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009740:Nursing Staff; D019035:Rural Health Services; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: Advance practice nursing; Nursing education; Rural health systems model; Rural nursing