title: "Essential Americans": a poster session for essential education.
abstract: The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations requires that all member hospitals provide information to the nursing staff on safety practices at least every other a year. Hospital policy requires that this information be provided once yearly. The Staff Education Department at a large teaching hospital used posters to disseminate this required information, known as "Essential Education." The posters, which matched topic areas with famous Americans, presented the necessary content in a clear, concise manner. The nursing staff found the posters to be less time-consuming and more interesting than previous essential education programs. A cost analysis demonstrated a significant savings for the hospital.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sedory
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Campeau
mesh_terms: D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D016272:Occupational Health