A guide is presented for the purpose of providing a simple, basic outline for program development of inservice education for nursing personnel who care for the chronically ill and aged in extended care facilities. The following topics are included: (1) inservice education defined, (2) responsibility for inservice education, (3) educational philosophy, (4) objectives, (5) educational principles, (6) program planning, (7) initiation of course, development of course, and development of instructional material, (8) an outline comparison of some methods of instruction, and (9) program evaluation. (CK)