Development of a postbasic critical care program for registered nurses: a collaborative venture between education and practice.
This article describes a collaborative venture between nursing education and nursing practice focused on continuing education. A province-wide assessment of the educational needs of registered nurses identified the need to create a critical care education program. A critical care project team was established to develop a Postbasic Critical Care Program for registered nurses. The development of the project team, initiation of the program, and the mutual benefits and challenges posed by this collaborative venture are presented.
Tobin
Brenda
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Centre for Nursing Studies, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000458:organization & administration; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D009523:Newfoundland and Labrador; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration