This report presents guidelines that can be used in the development of post basic clinical nursing programs in British Columbia. It is presented in four sections. The first section contains the curriculum guidelines, preceded by an outline of the perspective from which they were developed. The second section is devoted to a presentation of some of the issues that are associated with the current and future development of post basic clinical nursing programs. The third section contains the interim report that was prepared at the conclusion of the first phase of this project. (This first phase involved a literature review related to nursing theory, curriculum development in nursing, post basic nursing education programs and clinical competence, and a review of 17 post basic clinical specialty programs.) The fourth section of the report contains: (1) a selected bibliography of references to books and articles concerned with nursing theory, nursing education, curriculum development, and related subjects; (2) program reviews from a number of colleges; and (3) an overview of post basic programs. (KC)