A strategy for responding to the training needs of nursing staff in a new cardiac/neurosurgical ICU and telemetry unit

The decision of the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) to expand its capacity to care for acute cardiac surgical and neurosurgical patients resulted in the need for an education and training program for a large group of nursing staff. In such situations, where an existing service is being expan...

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Published inThe Journal of continuing education in nursing Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 123 - 128
Main Authors Robins, E V, Brush, K, Miller, K H, Kraiger, L L, Ponte, P R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States SLACK INCORPORATED 01.05.1995
Subjects
Cardiology - education
Critical Care
Education
Education, Nursing, Continuing
Educational Measurement
Educational Needs
Hospitals
Humans
Learning Activities
Learning Processes
Learning Strategies
Neurosciences
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery - education
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing Staff, Hospital - education
R&D
Research & development
Task forces
Technological change
Telemetry
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Summary:The decision of the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) to expand its capacity to care for acute cardiac surgical and neurosurgical patients resulted in the need for an education and training program for a large group of nursing staff. In such situations, where an existing service is being expanded or a new service initiated, nursing education departments must quickly devise simple and cost-effective mechanisms to promote the competency of nursing staff. Nurse educators, staff nurses, nurse managers, and clinical nurse specialists all play a role in planning and implementing the relevant education and evaluation program. BWH chose to recruit temporary special projects staff nurses to address these increased educational needs.
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ISSN:0022-0124
1938-2472
DOI:10.3928/0022-0124-19950501-09