Partners in nursing education.
In this article, the authors present the efforts of several hospitals in a large southern city to collaborate on continuing education projects to meet the needs of the nursing staff. In 1985, four hospitals formed a health maintenance organization. An outgrowth was the formation of a critical care consortium whose main objective was to develop an entry level critical care course. The authors discuss the development of this course, the advantages and disadvantages of a partnership, and the results of 7 years of experience.
Wigginton
M A
MA
Miracle
V A
VA
Sims
J M
JM
Mitchell
K A
KA
D003422:Critical Care; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration; D006755:Hospital Shared Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009937:Organizational Objectives