title: A nurse specialist program in a small hospital.
abstract: An innovative program in a small hospital can greatly enhance quality of patient care and nurse satisfaction at nominal cost. A custom-designed nurse specialist program was developed successfully by the nursing department at a 49-bed hospital and can easily be adapted to other rural facilities with similar needs.
mesh_terms: D003120:Colorado; D003253:Consultants; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000451:nursing; D006743:Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007587:Job Description; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing