Teaching Critical Care Nursing Online for RNs

Crit Care Nurs Q. 2019 Jan/Mar;42(1):53-63. doi: 10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000238.

Abstract

Registered nurses are choosing to further their educational careers by seeking a bachelor's of science degree online (RN-to-BSN). The impetus for choosing the online delivery method is related to the ability to sign into a Learning Management System during times that are advantageous to their hospital work schedules, family, and daily living activities. The RN-to-BSN online option degree requires a Critical Care/Advanced Health Care Course as part of their curriculum plan; therefore, the article presents an overall view of the critical care course, the theoretical underpinnings for progression to the online delivery method, and examples of a module required by the critical care course.

MeSH terms

  • Critical Care Nursing / education*
  • Curriculum
  • Education, Distance / methods*
  • Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / methods
  • Humans
  • Internet*
  • Nurses*