title: Critical care nursing in baccalaureate programs.
abstract: There is a need to resolve several issues related to inclusion of CCN in the baccalaureate curriculum. These include: (1) the nature of specialist versus generalist preparation; (2) the goals for inclusion of CCN, (as well as content related to any other area of practice which may be considered specialized); (3) the relationship between education and practice, and the responsibilities of each in educating competent practitioners to provide safe care to critically ill patients.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Tanner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hartshorn
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rosenfeld
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D003479:Curriculum; D003625:Data Collection; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States