Using supported learning to ensure nurse recruits are skilled to care for acutely ill patients
Chapman, L.; Blackman, J.
Nursing Times 106(11): 10-11
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0954-7762 PMID: 20391835 Document Number: 639596
Recruiting registered nurses to acute care wards can be difficult as applicants often lack the necessary skills to work with acutely ill patients. To overcome this problem the Royal United Hospital Bath Trust set up an acute care training programme. Through partnership working between managers, clinical, education and human resource staff, it provides an opportunity for nurses to develop confidence and competence to meet the needs of the acutely ill.