Competency-based Orientation for Critical Care Nursing

A guide to programme implementation for use by nurse managers and educators, this work offers a model by which the nurse new to the intensive care unit can learn the specific demands of that environment and can be evaluated on the basis of performance criteria.

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This is a guide to programme implementation for use by nurse managers and educators who are responsible for the orientation of new critical care practitioners. It offers a model by which the nurse new to the intensive care unit can learn the specific demands of that environment and can be evaluated on the basis of performance criteria. Nurse managers and educators are introduced to the theory of competency-based orientation and are provided with model tools for adaptation to their particular needs.