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Developing a standards based critical care program.

Abstract

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has established accepted levels of care standards for critically ill patients. One institution's use of the AACN standards in the development, implementation, and evaluation of a competency-based critical care nursing program is reported.

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J A Robinson, C Boyd, D J Lewis, S J Saydak, I P Mierzwa. Developing a standards based critical care program.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2380775/

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