Development of a Postbasic Critical Care Program for Registered Nurses: A Collaborative Venture Between Education and Practice
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TL;DR
A critical care project team was established to develop a Postbasic Critical Care Program for registered nurses and the development of the project team, initiation of the program, and the mutual benefits and challenges posed by the program are presented.
Abstract
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.