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The growth
of distance education courses and programs for the delivery
of nursing education has increased and is expected to continue
to increase. Recognizing this growth and the need to ensure
the public that nursing education programs maintain a high
standard of quality, the Alliance for Nursing Accreditation
endorses the following standard:
All
nursing education programs delivered solely or in part through
distance learning technologies must meet the same academic
program and learning support standards and accreditation criteria
as programs provided in face-to-face formats, including the
following:
- Student
outcomes are consistent with the stated mission, goals,
and objectives of the program; and
- The
institution assumes the responsibility for establishing
a means to assess student outcomes. This assessment includes
overall program outcomes, in addition to specific course
outcomes, and a process for using the results for continuous
program improvement.
Mechanisms
for ongoing faculty development and involvement in the area
of distance education and the use of technology in teaching-learning
processes are established. Appropriate technical support for
faculty and students is provided.
When
utilizing distance learning methods, a program provides learning
opportunities that facilitate development of students' clinical
competence and professional role socialization and establishes
mechanisms to measure these student outcomes.
When
utilizing distance learning methods, a program provides or
makes available resources for the students' successful attainment
of all program objectives.
Each accreditation and program review entity incorporates
the review of distance-education programs as a component of
site visitor/evaluator training.
This statement
on Distance Education Policies has been endorsed by the following
organizations:
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
American Association of Critical Care Nurses Certification
Corporation
American College of Nurse-Midwives Division of Accreditation
American Nurses Credentialing Center
Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
National Certification Corporation
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health,
Council on Accreditation
National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
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