title: RAINBOW: one answer to training a whole nation in one area of nursing informatics?
abstract: This paper explores the potential for open learning to address the problem of training 60,000 ward managers in the UK. It describes the identification of the content, the production of material, the various models of implementation, and an evaluation conducted at national level.
authors.affiliation: Health Services Management Unit, Greenhalgh and Company Limited, GCL House, Gunco Lane, Maccclesfield, UK, SK11 7JL.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000193:education*; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011380:Programmed Instructions as Topic; D006113:United Kingdom