title: Peer education: an innovative approach for integrating standards into practice.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to describe how a nurse-driven peer education process was developed, implemented, and evaluated to improve the integration of new patient care standards into practice. This process was an innovative, interactive, and nonjudgmental approach to learning, whereby the staff members participated in the education and development of their peers. It allowed nurses to expand their knowledge base, critical thinking, and clinical skills, which were evident in their daily practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York 10016, USA. ronald.keller@nyumc.org
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frank-Bader
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Beltran
authors.forename: Myrna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ascalon
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Bowar-Ferres
mesh_terms: D057189:Checklist / Q000379:methods; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D010379:Peer Group; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*