title: Developing blended online and classroom strategies to deliver an occupational health nursing overview course in a multi-state region in the United States.
abstract: This article describes how hybrid online and classroom learning approaches were used to design and offer an occupational health nursing review course throughout a multi-state region of the northwest United States. In response to demand from practicing occupational health nurses for board certification preparation, a series of asynchronous and synchronous continuing education modules was created covering a range of occupational health nursing topics. This review course illustrates how innovative educational delivery models can serve the needs of occupational health nurses challenged by geographic and time constraints.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Bothell University of Washington, Seattle BdeCastro@uwb.edu.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: de Castro
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shapleigh
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Bothell.
authors.forename: Annie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bruck
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: Mary K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Salazar
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014481:United States
keywords: board certification; continuing education; distance learning; occupational health nursing