title: Partners in nursing education.
abstract: 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.
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Wigginton
authors: V A
authors: VA
authors: Miracle
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Sims
authors: K A
authors: KA
authors: Mitchell
mesh_terms: 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