title: A program design to promote clinical judgment.
abstract: This article describes a unique continuing education program designed to enhance critical thinking, clinical judgment, and communication skills of practicing nurses in an acute care setting. The program design and implementation strategies are described in detail. The authors include specific examples for those who want to develop a similar program to improve the practice of registered nurses in the acute care setting.
authors.affiliation: Education and Research Services, Sentara Southside Hospitals, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. blmarsha@sentara.com
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Snyder
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D003657:Decision Making; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D011340:Problem Solving; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013850:Thinking; D014768:Virginia