Skilled Nursing Resource Site

Continuing Education

Evaluation of the site linked here is part of a doctoral dissertation subject area guide project.
Comments are welcome.

Authority, sponsorship, intended audience.
This site, sponsored by the School of Nursing, is intended for nursing professionals who have Internet access.
Accuracy.
Dee McGonigle, PhD, RNC, FACCE is faculty at Penn State School of Nursing graduate program. Research interests are listed to include effectiveness of multimedia instruction to augment and/or replace clinical experience, electronic bulletin board interfacing and student learning, community health nursing, family health nursing, and maternal/child nursing.
Objectivity.
Site is academic, intending to promote Internet literacy among nursing professionals.
Currency.
No update given. Courses listed have ongoing enrollment on the first of the month.
Browser and other concerns.
Courses offered appear on first screen. Site can be accessed also from the PSU School of Nursing information page by selecting "virtual courses."
Continuing Education.
Courses are provided via email, and 13 contact hours are provided at a fee of $95. Course offering "VC3" is "A Nurse's Guide to the Internet (An Introduction)," designed to explore Internet resources and enhance professional knowledge base. Information on source organization for continuing education award not provided. Registration available online.