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Background: Rural and remote areas offer unique opportunities for undergraduate nurses. Extended placements boost work readiness, improve assessment skills, and increase likelihood of practicing in these areas post-registration. However, hybrid delivery of curriculum content in not well understood. Undergraduate Extended Nurse Placement Program (ENPP) and on campus students, and academics were recruited from a major tertiary institution to understand impact of hybrid delivery for nursing curriculum.
Method: Data were obtained from descriptive qualitative design and focus group interviews. A process of thematic analysis generated themes and findings.
Results: There were 12 participants: academics (n = 4), ENPP students (n = 7), and 1 on campus student. The main theme was "Bridging the Hybrid Gap," with two sub-themes: (1) separation, describes ENPP students emotional, experiential, and academic disconnect from on-campus students; and (2) adaptation, describes strategies used to adjust to hybrid learning.
Conclusion: Technology has evolved and presents opportunities for nursing education. We must continue to enhance education design in the nursing curriculum context. [J Nurs Educ. 2024;63(11):755-763.].