Clinical Development Units (Nursing): the western Sydney approach.
On 24 September 1997 Western Sydney Area Health Service and the University of Western Sydney, Nepean (Australia) launched a network of nine Clinical Development Units (Nursing). The approach taken towards the development of CDU(N)s in western Sydney differs substantially from those taken elsewhere in terms of preparation for CDU(N) leadership and the role of CDU(N) criteria in the designation ('accreditation') process. The rationale underpinning the western Sydney approach, together with details of a leadership preparation programme, are discussed.
Greenwood
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Western Sydney Area Health Service/UWS Nepean, Professorial Nursing Unit, Westmead Hospital, NSW, Australia.
D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008611:Mentors; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009517:New South Wales; D009729:Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D012944:Social Support