The first post basic critical care nursing courses commenced at the Alfred in 1969, (Renal Intensive Care, Respiratory Intensive Care And Cardiac Nusring course) eah of 8 monts duration. In 1977 the renal and respiratory courses were combined into the Renal-Respiratory course of 52 weeks duration. The cardiac nursing course was also extended to 52 weeks. In 1984 the Critical Care Nursing Course was developed and commenced in 1985 (replacing the intensive care and cardiac nursing courses) The new course consisted of both a core component and majors in intensive care and cardiac nursingOf significance to AHNL as it was a post-basic nursing course undertaken at the Alfred HospitalBooklet with green cover. Title on frontnon-fictionAt lower left of front cover are two small white stickers. one with library ID, the other printed 'Alfred Hospital Library' Hand written in ink top right of title page is the previous catalogue number, at top left of this page is a printed library bar code. At bottom right of this page is an Alfred Hospital - Health Sciences library stamp detailing author, title Call no. Accession No, This has been overstamped 'cancelled' in redalfred hospital, nursing, critical care nursing, intensive care nursing, alfred hospital school of nursing