Benefits, Barriers, and Intentions/Desires of Nurses Related to Distance Learning in Rural Island Communities

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 127-135

  Kataoka Yahiro, Merle R ^a   Richardson, Karol ^a   Mobley, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREER MOBILITY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FOCUS GROUPS; HAWAII; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTENTION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRAINING SUPPORT;

EID: 79952292551     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20101201-01     Document Type: Article

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