title: New service in a community hospital: the role of nursing staff development.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to describe strategies to assist nurses in staff development with planning and implementing a successful education program directed at preparing staff to provide a new patient service in a community hospital. The staff development instructor can play a crucial role in the successful implementation of a new service in a community hospital. This article focuses on the implementation of a cardiac surgery program in a community hospital.
authors.affiliation: Prince William Hospital, Manassas, Virginia, USA. Dgrab@pwhs.org
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Grab
mesh_terms: D006285:Health Planning; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000458:organization & administration; D014768:Virginia