title: Using an outside consultant for staff development.
abstract: In this article the author describes the use of a nurse educator/clinical nurse specialist as an outside consultant to provide a program to educate staff nurses about oncology patient care. The continuing education program included a didactic and clinical practicum. The program provided nurses with specialized knowledge about an expanding patient population, improved the level of oncology patient care, and increased the confidence of the physicians and community members in the level of oncology nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Health Nursing, School of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003253:Consultants; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*