Designing and implementing an RN refresher course for the acute care hospital: development of the nurses' critical thinking skills.
With today's nursing shortage, hospitals are seeking creative strategies to recruit nurses. The task of recruiting inactive nurses has been more difficult because of the challenges faced by hospital-based nurses in this era of managed care and increased acuity of patients. This article describes a unique 8-week course, which provides the nurses with an update of technical skills and emphasizes the development of the critical-thinking skills necessary to deliver safe, competent patient care.
Gottlieb
Jo Ann Kelly
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Nursing, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL, USA. joannG@bhssf.org
D003162:Competency-Based Education; D003422:Critical Care; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D005431:Florida; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015401:Nursing Administration Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation