Position statement on postgraduate critical care nursing education - October 1999

The Australian College of Critical Care Nurses Limited (ACCCN) (formerly the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses (CACCN)) considers appropriate preparation of specialist critical care nurses a vital component for the provision of quality care to patients and their families. The following discussion paper provides the recommendations of ACCCN regarding postgraduate critical care nursing education. Where possible, these recommendations are based on evidence from research in critical care nursing and allied fields. In areas in which current research-based evidence is not available, these recommendations are based on the opinion of expert nurses in the field of critical care nursing in Australia. © 1999 Australian College of Critical Care Nurses Ltd.