Block D E, Josten L E, Lia-Hoagberg B, Bearinger L H, Kerr M J, Smith M J, Lewis M L, Hutton S J
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Duluth, USA.
Nurs Outlook. 1999 Jan-Feb;47(1):23-9. doi: 10.1016/s0029-6554(99)90038-6.
The University of Minnesota has developed a limited-cohort distance education graduate program to overcome geographic barriers and address the shortage of master's-prepared specialty nurses in rural areas of the upper Midwest. Such a program offers graduate nursing education in various specialty areas to distance sites for a predetermined, relatively short period.