On-Demand Webinars

  • Implementation of a Pediatric Simulation Cooperative to Enhance Clinical Self-Efficacy: A Rural Education Initiative

    The collaboration between two rural campuses to provide pediatric simulation training for pre-licensure BSN nursing students was a strategic approach to addressing the challenge of limited pediatric clinical placements in non-urban areas. The findings suggest that collaborative efforts between rural nursing programs can be highly beneficial in providing students with practical learning experiences that boos their clinical self-efficacy.

  • Increasing Rural Nurse Practitioner Students’ Awareness About Cancer and Screenings Among LGBTQ+

    Clinical cancer screening is low among patients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or something other than heterosexual, which may be related to a lack of knowledge about screenings, discriminatory practices, lack of insurance, and/or fear of hostile treatment.

  • Acquired Capability for Suicide: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis

    While virtually all suicide attempters experience ideations, not all who think about suicide will attempt or die by suicide, and not every attempt will result in death by suicide. Identifying and understanding risk factors informing movement from ideation to action is crucial, given that between 2000 and 2020, suicide rates increased by 46% in rural areas compared to 27.3% in urban areas.

  • Birth Positions, Change Project at Madiany Sub County Hospital, Kenya

    Giving birth in an upright position can benefit the mother and baby for several physiologic reasons compared to supine. Upright birth positions may increase maternal satisfaction and lead to more positive birth experiences.

  • The Heart of Rural Nursing: Social and Community Support

    This webinar explores the relationship between the social determinants of health and their impact on health outcomes in rural communities of South Dakota as it relates to economic stability.

  • The Heart of Rural Nursing: Economic Stability

    This webinar explores the relationship between the social determinants of health and their impact on health outcomes in rural communities of South Dakota as it relates to economic stability.

  • The Heart of Rural Nursing: Healthcare Access and Quality

    This webinar explores the relationship between the social determinants of health and their impact on health outcomes in rural communities of South Dakota as it relates to healthcare access and quality.

  • The Heart of Rural Nursing: Access to Food That Supports Health

    This webinar explores the relationship between the social determinants of health and their impact on health outcomes in rural communities of South Dakota as it relates to access to food that supports health.

  • The Silent Voice of the Rural Maternal Patient

    Pregnant women in rural North Carolina are at a disadvantage regarding prenatal and perinatal care, particularly as it pertains to continuity, the development of relationships with providers, and the provision of shared decision-making (SDM). SDM among rural maternity patients could be integral in improving outcomes and research must be done to determine the factors related to SDM and develop evidence-based practice.

  • A Nursing Education Initiative to Support Rural Nursing Workforce Recruitment in the American Deep South

    The U.S. has a nursing shortage where rural communities face the greatest difficulty recruiting nurses. This education initiative introduced student nurses to the challenges and rewards of a nursing career in rural communities, allowed students to explore the social determinants that impact rural residents, and provided the context needed to effectively plan care transitions when working with patients from rural communities.

  • The Heart of Rural Nursing: Education Access and Quality

    This webinar explores the relationship between the social determinants of health and their impact on health outcomes in rural communities of South Dakota as it relates to education access.

  • Remote Area Nurses and Clinical Supervision: Mapping and Moving Forward

    Remote nurses work in difficult conditions, in isolated communities, and often work beyond their scope to treat and support their community. This study was to search the literature to source suitable clinical supervision models that could be applied to remote area nurses.

  • Improving Colorectal Cancer Screenings in a Rural Health Clinic

    Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of death worldwide and screening rates are especially low in rural and underserved areas. This webinar discusses the implementation of a risk assessment tool in a rural primary care clinic.

  • Palliative Care: What Every Rural Nurse Should Know

    An overview of the principles of palliative care, the role of the rural provider in discussing and managing advanced and chronic illness, and the Advance Care Planning process and the management of commonly occurring symptoms.

  • Climate Change Impacts on Rural Nursing

    Faculty from the University of New Hampshire and St. Anthony's College lead nursing students through a collaborative learning experience on climate change.

  • Rural Nursing Opportunities

    The University of Texas - Arlington and Charles Sturt University introduce undergraduate nursing students to rural health issues and pathways to rural nursing as a career option.

  • Global Nursing Education Health Literacy

    Faculty and students from Kamuzu University of Health Sciences Kamuzu College of Nursing and The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing explore the barriers to health literacy experienced among rural communities.

  • Global Health Competency Awareness

    The Kibosho Institute of Health and Allied Sciences and the University of South Dakota Department of Nursing address health needs of vulnerable populations in rural Tanzania and South Dakota.

  • Climate Change Impacts on Rural Nursing

    Faculty from the University of New Hampshire and St. Anthony's College lead nursing students through a collaborative learning experience on climate change.

  • Rural Nursing Opportunities

    The University of Texas - Arlington and Charles Sturt University introduce undergraduate nursing students to rural health issues and pathways to rural nursing as a career option.

  • Global Nursing Education Health Literacy

    Faculty and students from Kamuzu University of Health Sciences Kamuzu College of Nursing and The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing explore the barriers to health literacy experienced among rural communities.

  • Global Health Competency Awareness

    The Kibosho Institute of Health and Allied Sciences and the University of South Dakota Department of Nursing address health needs of vulnerable populations in rural Tanzania and South Dakota.

  • Psychologically Traumatic Experiences of Rural Registered Nurses Who Live and Work in the Same Community

    Examine social processes that influence how RNs deal with exposure to distressing traumatic events in the context of living and working in the same rural agricultural community over time.

  • Mental Health Promotion and Psychosocial Support via AM/FM Radio Program

    Learn about the background, objectives, preparations, operations, and evaluation of a mental health promotion and psychosocial support via AM/FM radio program called “Kasulhayan”.

  • Cultivating Emotional Wellness in Rural Communities

    Health care providers can develop creative and effective solutions to serve rural populations by identifying the most pressing needs of rural communities and tapping into the resilience that already exists in within these communities.

  • Tertiary Learner Mental Health

    The purpose and methodology behind the Safe MINDed Mental Health Accreditation framework, which opens a space to create national and international positive change in creating a stigma-free culture associated with mental ill-health of learners and to heighten their wellbeing.

  • Rural Nurse Q&A

    Real-life, tangible experiences on the advantages and challenges of practicing nursing in a rural setting, and what it is like to serve the community you live in.

  • Building Agility & Fostering Posttraumatic Growth in Rural Care Settings

    Hear ideas, concepts and practices related to fostering well-being for caregivers and their teams, as well as agility tools designed to build professional resilience and foster space for compassion and love.

  • Global Rural Nurses Storytelling - Part 1

    Listen to stories of inspiration and hope as we explore the challenges of nursing in rural settings.

  • Global Rural Nurses Storytelling - Part 2

    Listen to stories of inspiration and hope as we explore the challenges of nursing in rural settings.

  • Community Health Assessment Sustainable Education (CHASE) Model to Reduce Health Disparities

    Learn about community development, models and strategies to reduce health disparities among participants.

  • Public Health Nursing's Role During the Coronavirus Pandemic

    An overview of public health priorities during the pandemic, describing the role of public health nursing leadership in the community, and applying the role of public health nursing to education of the public during the Coronavirus pandemic.

  • Finding Your Wellbeing PPE (Personal Protective Emotions)

    The impact of COVID-19 on nurses, key elements of well-being and planning for one change in your self-care. Plus opportunities for growth in the midst of challenges during COVID-19.

  • Expanding the Nursing Workforce in Rural South Dakota

    Faculty and students from the University of South Dakota share their efforts to increase awareness, interest, and competency of student's nursing practice in rural and underserved communities through recruitment, teaching, and experiential learning.

  • Rural Health Nurses Making a Difference in the Health of Rural Communities

    Nursing students from the University of South Dakota share their clinical experiences working in rural South Dakota communities.

  • Global Nursing Education Rural Vaccine Project

    Explore the strengths and challenges facing rural communities in relation to increasing the uptake of vaccines.

  • INTOUCH

    A view of the collaboration between the University of North Carolina Greensboro and Matibabu Foundation College of Health Sciences in Kenya.

  • The Promotion of Global Health Competencies

    Nursing students from two unique rural areas had an opportunity to understand different health systems to learn and practice critical skills in rural health.

  • Assessing & Improving Access to Rural Healthcare Services

    Student groups in the United States and Canada collaborate to understand the similarities and differences of global rural healthcare.

  • Engaging with a Rural Community: Bishop's Castle

    New Zealand and Australian nursing students 'stand in the shoes' with the rural community people of Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, UK as they study and help address the community's mental health and social isolation needs.

  • Healthcare Staffing Challenges in Rural Communities

    Nursing students and clinic experts in South Dakota discuss staffing challenges that often occur in their rural clinics and hospitals.

  • Getting to the Root of Mental Healthcare in Rural Communities

    Students from the University of South Dakota discuss a variety of mental health issues occurring in rural communities across the state.