title: Critical pathways: not just for patients anymore.
abstract: Hospital managers initiate a nurse orientation program modeled after critical pathways. The structure allows them to assess nurses' competency while providing experience.
authors.affiliation: Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, Ill., USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Batsie
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D019091:Critical Pathways; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*