title: Designing and implementing an RN refresher course for the acute care hospital: development of the nurses' critical thinking skills.
abstract: 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.
authors: Nursing, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL, USA. joannG@bhssf.org
authors: Jo Ann Kelly
authors: JA
authors: Gottlieb
mesh_terms: 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