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B C Diehl

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PubMed1993

Clinical continuing education for school nurses.

Because of the increased presence of medically complex students in schools, school nurses need to maintain a high level of clinical expertise and continuing education must now include the technical and clinical aspects of care. The authors describe a unique continuing education program designed to update the theoretical knowledge and clinical skills of school nurses caring for students with respiratory disabilities. This report focuses on the development, implementation, and evaluation of a continuing education program with a specific clinical component.

Clinical Competence↗
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A comprehensive pediatric rehabilitation nurse internship program.

A comprehensive internship program was conceived at Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital in Baltimore to recruit and train new nursing employees in pediatric rehabilitation. The Pediatric Nurse Internship Program was designed to provide extensive theory relevant to pediatric rehabilitation nursing, as well as preceptor-based clinical experiences, to ease the transition of new nurses into the pediatric rehabilitation arena. The program incorporated a strong interdisciplinary team approach. The content areas included all the functional parameters of health as well as didactic information about the diagnoses specific to the pediatric population. The goal was to allow the intern to achieve clinical competence in pediatric rehabilitative nursing. Four nursing interns were enrolled in the 12-week program, which involved completing an educational project, taking a written examination, and demonstrating evidence of clinical competencies. On completion of the program, three interns transferred into full-time positions at the hospital and demonstrated an extremely high level of functioning. Partial support for the program was provided through grant money from the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission.

Education, Nursing, Continuing↗
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Developing a patient classification system for the pediatric rehabilitation setting.

Patient classification systems can be valuable tools for identifying trends in acuity and for justifying budgeted nursing care hours. A valid and reliable patient classification system can greatly facilitate the delivery of cost-effective, high-quality care. However, the more highly specialized the institutional population, the more difficult it becomes to use a standardized system. In this article, the authors address the development of a patient classification system for a postacute rehabilitation pediatric facility. Included is a discussion of the various pilot phases, the implications for clinical nursing practice, and the impact on family-centered care.

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