Describing the value of specialized distance education in pediatric oncology nursing

J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2001 Jan-Feb;18(1):26-36. doi: 10.1177/104345420101800104.

Abstract

Working as specialists in a changing environment, advanced practice nurses in pediatric oncology (APN-POs) benefit from specific pediatric oncology education. The graduates of a pediatric nurse practitioner program in pediatric oncology completed a survey about their educational experience and its impact on their current practice. This practitioner program included a subspecialty education in pediatric oncology and an early form of distance learning. The respondents' answers parallel a number of emerging themes in APN-PO practice and education. Employing distance learning methods in providing subspecialty education holds important implications for future APN-PO education and practice and for the health care of communities throughout the country.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Education, Distance*
  • Education, Nursing, Graduate / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Nurse Practitioners / education*
  • Oncology Nursing / education*
  • Pediatric Nursing / education*
  • Philadelphia
  • Program Evaluation