THE IMPORTANCE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION IN NURSING

Abstract

Nursing that the reason of its essence arises from social requirements is a practical discipline. It requires knowledge and skills. This knowledge and skills must be updated with developments in the health field. However, because of their living conditions, nurses cannot continue the formal education. Distance nursing programs provide flexibility to them. In this study will be handed the importance of distance education for nursing and the attitudes of nurses towards distance nursing programs.

Keywords

• Nursing, distance nursing education, attitude

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