title: The critical care consortium. Maximizing continuing education dollars.
abstract: Facing the current challenges in health care delivery and tremendous changes predicted for the new millennium, educators must consider nontraditional approaches to meet the learning needs of critical care nurses. The education consortium, as described in this article, should be considered as one possible approach. Consortiums have the potential to enhance program quality, reduce costs, promote positive participant interaction, and strengthen community spirit. The consortium approach is not a panacea, but it has proven to be a successful model for critical care education.
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Program, School of Nursing, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro 37130, USA. vrice@mtsu.edu
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rice
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D016730:Program Development; D013714:Tennessee; D014146:Training Support / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States