title: Increasing critical care skills of noncritical care nurses.
abstract: Critical care courses for noncritical care nurses are developed to meet staff nurses' needs for additional skills because of increasing patient acuities. To be successful it is imperative that staff development nurses provide input to ensure that course content is directed to meet the needs of nurses in their facilities: hospitals, nursing homes, and home care settings.
authors.affiliation: Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia, USA. bowl-girl@worldnet@att.net
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Abner
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards*; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*