title: Using supported learning to ensure nurse recruits are skilled to care for acutely ill patients.
abstract: Recruiting registered nurses to acute care wards can be difficult as applicants often lack the necessary skills to work with acutely ill patients. To overcome this problem the Royal United Hospital Bath Trust set up an acute care training programme. Through partnership working between managers, clinical, education and human resource staff, it provides an opportunity for nurses to develop confidence and competence to meet the needs of the acutely ill.
authors.affiliation: Royal United Hospital Bath Trust.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blackman
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration