title: Educate ICU assistive personnel.
abstract: Many institutions use assistive personnel in intensive care units (ICUs) to provide more cost-effective nursing care. One ICU uses a comprehensive, competency-based orientation program to help fulfill the assistive personnel's unique orientation needs.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Health System, USA.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Donaldson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Watts
mesh_terms: D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003422:Critical Care; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development