title: The development of postgraduate surgical courses.
abstract: Postgraduate education opportunities for registered nurses working in surgical areas are increasing. Sound course programmes are an essential prerequisite for specialist practice but require effective collaboration between education and clinical managers. This article describes the successful validation and implementation of three postgraduate surgical nursing courses in 1994.
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authors.lastname: Crapnell
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000193:education*; D016730:Program Development