title: An educational program for a comprehensive pulmonary care unit.
abstract: The opening of a pulmonary cluster unit designed to provide care for patients from the critical phase of their illness through their recovery created a need for an educational program to develop the expertise of the nursing staff. The author describes how to develop a program to increase the expertise of staff nurses in caring for pulmonary patients through all phases of their illness.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Frace
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012124:Respiratory Care Units