Transition to intensive care nursing: Establishing a starting point

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 190-199

  Boyle, Martin ^a   Butcher, Rand ^b   Conyers, Vicki ^c   Kendrick, Tina ^d   MacNamara, Mary ^c   Lang, Susie ^e  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Tweed Hospital   (Australia)

^c Critical Care   (Australia)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^e New South Wales Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Intensive care; Nursing; Standards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE; MANPOWER; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING DISCIPLINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 54849436418     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Australian Health Workforce Advisory Committee. The critical care nurse workforce in Australia 2001-2011, AHWAC report 2002.1, December 2002. Available from: http://www.nhwt.gov.au/publications.asp.
2. NSW Rural Health Report-the report of the rural health implementation coordination group. NSW Health Department, 2002, Sydney.
3. The National Review of Nursing and Nursing Education 2002-our duty of care. Commonwealth of Australia, 2002.
4. McCormick J. A critical care system in transition?-the Northern Ireland perspective. Nurs Crit Care 11 2 (2006) 61-62
5. Gray L.C., Travers C.M., Bartlett H.P., Crotty M., and Cameron I.D. Transition care: will it deliver?. Med J Aust 188 4 (2008) 251-253
6. Espinosa L., Young A., and Walsh T. Barriers to intensive care unit nurses providing terminal care: an integrated literature review. Crit Care Nurs Q 31 1 (2008) 83-93
7. Dunn S.V. Orientation: the transition from novice to competent critical care nurse. Crit Care Nurs Q 15 1 (1992) 69-77
8. Schoessler M., and Waldo M. The first 18 months in practice. A developmental transition model for the newly graduated nurse. J Nurs Staff Dev 22 2 (2006) 47-52
9. Levett-Jones T., and FitzGerald M. A review of graduate nurse transition programs in Australia. Aust J Adv Nurs 23 2 (2005) 40-45
10. World Federation of Critical Care Nurses. Position statement on the provision of critical care nursing education. WFCCN, Madrid, 2005. Available from: http://www.wfccn.org/Pages/news.html.
11. Williams G., Schmollgruber S., and Alberto L. Consensus Forum: Worldwide guidelines on the critical care nursing workforce and education standards. Crit Care Clin 22 (2006) 393-406
12. Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. Minimum Standards for Intensive Care Units, Review IC-1, 2003. Available from: http://www.anzca.edu.au/jficm/resources/overview.html.
13. Guide to the Role Delineation of Health Services 2000 (draft), NSW Health Department, 2000, Sydney.
14. NSW Government Action Plan for Health. Intensive Care Service Plan-Adult Services, NSW Health Department, 2001, Sydney.
15. Thomason T.R. ICU nursing orientation and postorientation practices. A national survey. Crit Care Nurs Q 29 3 (2006) 237-245
16. Morris L.L., Pfeifer P.B., Catalano R., Fortney R., Hilton E.L., McLaughlin J., et al. Designing a comprehensive model for critical care orientation. Crit Care Nurse 27 6 (2007) 37-61
17. Peterson K.J., and Van Buren K. Implementing essentials of critical care orientation. One hospital's experience with an online critical care course. Crit Care Nurs Q 29 3 (2006) 218-230
18. Queensland Health Website: The State of Queensland (Queensland Health), 2007. Website [accessed 14 December 2007]. Available from: http://www.health.qld.gov.au/nursing/critical_care.asp.
19. Leslie G.D. Specialty preparation for critical care nursing. Aust Crit Care 19 3 (2006) 43
20. Aitken L.M., Currey J., Marshall A., and Elliott D. The diversity of critical care nursing education in Australian universities. Aust Crit Care 19 2 (2006) 46-52
21. Fisher M.J., Marshall A.P., and Kendrick T.S. Competency standards for critical care nurses: do they measure up?. Aust J Adv Nurs 22 4 (2005) 32-39
22. Marshall A.P., and Fisher M.J. Assessing clinical practice using the ACCCN competency standards: a valid tool?. Aust Crit Care 18 4 (2005) 136-137
23. The Education Advisory Panel, ACCCN. ACCCN Position Statement on the Provision of critical Care Nursing Education. Version February 2006. Available from: http://www.acccn.com.au/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=15 2&Itemid=146.
24. Critical Care Nurses' Section, NZ Nurses Organisation. New Zealand Standards in Critical Care Nursing Education. 3rd ed., 2007. Available from: http://www.nzno.org.nz/Site/Sections/Sections/Critical_Care/Publications .aspx.
25. Benner P. From novice to expert. Am J Nurs 82 3 (1982) 402-407
26. Cowan D.T., Norman I., and Coopamah V.P. Competence in nursing practice: a controversial concept-a focused review of literature. Nurse Educ Today 25 (2005) 355-362
27. Comprehensive Critical Care-Review of Adult Critical Care Services. UK Department of Health, May 2000.
28. Critical care stakeholder forum. Quality critical care. Beyond 'Comprehensive Critical Care'. UK Department of Health, September 2005.
29. Australian College of Critical Care Nurses, Australian College of Critical Care Nurses Website. Australian College of Critical Care Nurses, Melbourne, 2002-2007 [accessed 30 November 2007]. Available from: http://www.acccn.com.au.