Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 10-17 , June 2006

The One Day per Week Nursing Program: A web-assisted (hybrid) Associate Degree Nursing Program

  • Sandra P. Kearns, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Ocean County College, Nursing Program, P.O. Box 2001, Toms River, NJ 08754-2001, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 732 255 0486.
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  • A. Leah Kelly, EdD, APRN, BC

      Affiliations

    • Ocean County College, Nursing Program, P.O. Box 2001, Toms River, NJ 08754-2001, USA
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  • Joan Barrett, MS, APRN, BC

      Affiliations

    • Ocean County College, Nursing Program, P.O. Box 2001, Toms River, NJ 08754-2001, USA
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  • Nancy Schlossbach, MA, APRN, BC

      Affiliations

    • Ocean County College, Nursing Program, P.O. Box 2001, Toms River, NJ 08754-2001, USA
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  • Margaret Quinn, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Ocean County College, Nursing Program, P.O. Box 2001, Toms River, NJ 08754-2001, USA
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  • Candice Olsen, BSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Ocean County College, Nursing Program, P.O. Box 2001, Toms River, NJ 08754-2001, USA
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  • Claudine Keenan, MA

      Affiliations

    • Ocean County College, Nursing Program, P.O. Box 2001, Toms River, NJ 08754-2001, USA
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  • Laura Brewer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Ocean County College, Nursing Program, P.O. Box 2001, Toms River, NJ 08754-2001, USA
    • Research and Evaluation, Strategic Services, SunGard Collegis, Inc., Maitland, FL 32751, USA
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  • James W. Brown, PhD, MS, HCLD

      Affiliations

    • Ocean County College, Nursing Program, P.O. Box 2001, Toms River, NJ 08754-2001, USA

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doi: 10.1016/j.teln.2006.02.002

Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 10-17 , June 2006