title: Pathway to excellence: a peer based program in continuing education.
abstract: Maintaining the professional knowledge and competency needed to practice in today's acute care settings is becoming increasingly difficult. This article introduces a continuing education program developed to assist staff nurses in meeting their learning needs. "Pathway to Excellence: Continuing Professional Education" is a peer education program or nursing education for nurses, by nurses, that can be implemented in all areas of clinical practice.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004282:Documentation; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D010379:Peer Group; D016730:Program Development