Victoria Pigott MSN, CNS, RN

The College of Nursing and Health Professions background

History of educational opportunitiesNursing programs established in 1988Started with the ASN and BSN programs1995 started the MSN program2008 DNP

Distance Education

Video delivered courses in 1992

Internet delivered courses in 1997

Podcasting courses in 2007

Opportunities for working professionals to obtain a degree

Distance Education Tools

DVD’sLive videostreams (lectures and

demonstrations)Archived videostreams (lectures and

demonstrations)Online group discussionsPodcastsOnline testingEmail and listservsOnline library access

College of Nursing Mission statement includesProvide professional development courses and

offerings for registered nurses

Onsite (USI campus) continuing education offerings started in 1989

Online continuing education started in 1998

Continuing Education Mission

Learning needs of nurses and health care providers Relevant content Competency development Flexible learning schedules Asynchronous (24 hour access to program

content) Timelines to encourage program completion but flexible to allow for working professionals

“Education in your Time and Place”

Online Continuing Education

Approached by a pharmaceutical representative who identified the need for an Anticoagulation Therapy education program

Worked with national anticoagulation experts to determine content

Worked with distance education professionals, IT experts, and faculty to design course delivery

Developed and delivered the first program in November 1998 with 35 participants

Our First Offering – Anticoagulation Therapy

The college of nursing achieved ANCC accreditation in 2008. Prior to this we were accredited providers through the Indiana State Nurses Association (ISNA)

The Diabetes program was named the first Competency program available through ANCC

Accreditations

Developing the Critical Access Hospital Education NetworkA synchronous and asynchronous web

delivery of education to nurses in CAHThe synchronous component allows

interaction between the presenter and the CAH nurses

The asynchronous allows viewing at the convenience of the nurse.

Recruit critical access hospitals in southern Indiana to participate in pilot project

Supported by a grant from

Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center (SWI-AHEC)

Critical Access Hospitals (CAH)Continuing Education

Goal #1 Provide access and support the

professional development of rural hospital nurses in the Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center (SWI-AHEC) areaProvide easy access and affordable CE to

nurses in critical access hospitals located in SWI-AHEC region.

Encourage professional development among

the rural nurses serving Indiana.

Minimize the expense to the hospitals participating in the project.

Goal #2 Establish an education communications

network for CAH nurses.

Purchase equipment required for participation by the three SWI-AHEC region critical access hospitals.

Collaborate with hospital staff to install

equipment.

Provide ongoing instruction and consultation relative to use of the equipment.

Goal #3Develop and present six (6) one hour CE

presentations.

Initiate the collaborative development of six CE presentations engaging ANCC nurse planners, hospital vice presidents of nursing and education directors, and college/university faculty and staff (University of Southern Indiana, University of Evansville, IVY Tech State College, Evansville, and Vincennes University.

Provide six continuing education presentations.

Document attendance and analyze evaluation data of the education presentations.

 Goal #4

Foster professional development of nurses in critical access hospitals; encourage staff nurse presentations

Promote collaboration of ANCC nurse planners and nurses employed in critical access hospitals in the development of CE offerings.

Provide assistance to nurses during their presentation.

 

Three CAHs were recruited for the pilot projectGibson General Hospital Princeton, IndianaSt. Mary’s Warrick, Boonville, IndianaPerry Memorial, Tell City, Indiana

Equipment needed was purchasedNeeds Assessment completed

Staff nursesAdministration

Five offerings have been completed and are archived on the website.

Recap Phase One

What Nurses Need to Know About Ostomy Care CBC Interpretation for Nurses Severe Hypoglycemia and Sepsis General Orthopaedic Concepts for Nurses Physical Assessment

 Assessing the Neurological Patient

Presentation Topics

Flyers, PPT’s, quizzes, evaluations, & sign up sheets are sent to the Critical Access Hospitals prior to the presentation.

Presentations begin promptly at 1:00 and last no more than one hour.

Time is allowed for questions.The Critical Access Hospital proctors obtain

all pieces from participants and send to USI.USI sends back CEs for distributionAt program completion it is archived and

available

Program Delivery

Evaluating dataNurse feedback from each offering

Staff nurses love the idea of joining their colleagues in a live lecture.

The needs assessment obtained from the nurses was used to determine the presentations.

The program has helped to alleviate some fears of online education.

What We Have Learned

Administrative feedback covering the first four offerings:“Allows the hospital to help nurses obtain

continuing education credits and maintain their certification.”

“Our verbal feedback has been very positive. The nurses feel like they have learned from each session.”

“As a small hospital we don’t have a dedicated nurse educator so this is a great way to offer quality education for staff.”

“We have had requests for similar in-services for our respiratory therapy staff and our Rehab staff; PT and OT”

Continue to offer a monthly CE for nurses in Critical Access Hospitals

Offer the program to Critical Access Hospital at a reasonable fee per nurse

Work with staff nurses to develop the programs they feel are important to their practice

Sustaining the Program

2010 PlanProgram ongoingAdditional rural hospitals joining12 offerings planned and the list is published Working on offerings for 2011 and continuing

to recruit\invite rural hospitals to join.Annual needs assessment to be complete by

July 31 and 2011 offerings will be published prior to December 31.

Thank you