title: A regional cardiac care program: planning & development.
abstract: Five hospitals in northeastern Massachusetts joined together to provide a cardiac care nursing educational program for staff nurses. Their mutual effort reduced costs for each hospital and maximized the use of human and material resources. The endeavor has been successful, based upon a number of evaluation factors.
mesh_terms: D003325:Coronary Care Units; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005381:Financing, Organized; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D012040:Regional Health Planning; D000078329:Workforce