Out of University and Into Intensive Care: A Case Study of the Development of a Distance Learning Course in Intensive Care Nursing

Justin Macklin; Audrey Blenkharn

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Pages:: 63–80

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789401203289_006

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This is a case study of the development and management of a specialist clinical course in intensive care nursing, delivered by distance learning. Its main aim is to give an insight into the educational, professional and technical issues that arose during the development and running of the course.

There are five main sections. They explore the background issues surrounding intensive care nursing education: the difficulties in delivering a hands-on clinical course at a distance; the curriculum design; the technical structure of the virtual learning environment (VLE) and the evaluation of the course.

The background is aimed at those not familiar with the intricacies of nurse education. It discusses: the professional accreditation process; the theory-practice gap; the increasing demand for intensive care nursing courses and the reluctance of nurse education to embrace distance learning.

The examination of the educational and practical difficulties in delivering a hands-on clinical nursing course at a distance focuses on the goal of achieving clinical competence and explains the importance of the role of a well prepared preceptor.

The curriculum design of the course is based around a social constructivist philosophy. The importance of the relationship between student, teacher and preceptor is explored, as is the blended learning approach which is designed to encourage collaboration between these three groups.

A short explanation of the technical structure of the VLE is given, along with how the course was successfully migrated to a new Elearning platform.

Each cohort was extensively evaluated using the “Realistic Evaluation” approach. It confirmed that the blended learning approach to intensive care nursing education is effective and concludes that students are not disadvantaged in any way by the distance learning mode of delivery.

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Series: At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries, Volume: 34

E-Book ISBN:: 9789401203289

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 01 Jan 2006

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