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Describing the Value of Specialized Distance Education in Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Wendy Hobbie, MSN, CRNP

Heather Carlino, MSN, CRNP

Janet Deatrick, PhD, FAAN

Jean Fergusson, EdD, CRNP

Terri Lipman, PhD, CRNP

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 pro gram 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 num ber of emerging themes in APN-PO practice and education. Employing distance learning methods in providing subspecialty education holds im portant implications for future APN-PO education and practice and for the health care of communities throughout the country.

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, Vol. 18, No. 1, 26-36 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/104345420101800104


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