When are new graduate nurses competent in the intensive care unit?

Full Abstract

Transitioning from the graduate nurse level to that of competent practitioner may be characterized as 5 distinct stages instead of 3 as previously thought. Educational and performance goals and challenges may be described for each stage to track a nurse's progress through a critical care nursing development program without the traditional prerequisite period of general ward service.

Author information

Author/s: Reddish, Myra V (MV); Kaplan, Lewis J (LJ);

Affiliation: Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, Surgical Critical Care and Surgical Emergencies, New Haven, Conn 06520, USA. Myra.Reddish(-atsign-)YNHH.org

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Critical care nursing quarterly (Crit Care Nurs Q), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2007 Jul-Sep; vol 30 (issue 3) : pp 199-205

Dates: Created 2007/06/20; Completed 2007/10/11;

PMID: 17579302, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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