title: A blueprint for developing an undergraduate critical care nursing course.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to provide a blueprint for nursing programs to create or modify baccalaureate critical care courses. The benefits of providing a critical care course include offering students an in-depth experience in a specialty area, reinforcing previously learned medical-surgical content, and improving students' critical thinking skills. In addition, hospitals are given the opportunity to interact with students while also recruiting them into a high-demand area.
authors: University of Nevada Las Vegas, School of Nursing, NV 89154-3018, USA. nancy.york@unlv.edu
authors: Nancy L
authors: NL
authors: York
authors: Carol S
authors: CS
authors: Smith
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003142:Communication; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D030141:Feedback, Psychological; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D015146:Midwestern United States; D017145:Models, Educational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009736:Nursing Process; D011340:Problem Solving; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013850:Thinking