title: A strategy for responding to the training needs of nursing staff in a new cardiac/neurosurgical ICU and telemetry unit.
abstract: The decision of the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) to expand its capacity to care for acute cardiac surgical and neurosurgical patients resulted in the need for an education and training program for a large group of nursing staff. In such situations, where an existing service is being expanded or a new service initiated, nursing education departments must quickly devise simple and cost-effective mechanisms to promote the competency of nursing staff. Nurse educators, staff nurses, nurse managers, and clinical nurse specialists all play a role in planning and implementing the relevant education and evaluation program. BWH chose to recruit temporary special projects staff nurses to address these increased educational needs.
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Robins
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brush
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Kraiger
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Ponte
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000193:education; D003422:Critical Care; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000193:education; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D013686:Telemetry