Schools of nursing located within academic health centers have embraced expanded
opportunities to lead in this era of rapid change and considerable uncertainty in US health …

The current environment of a growing shortage of nurses, larger baccalaureate nursing
student enrollments, and resource scarcity requires creative solutions if we are to meet the …

Academic-practice partnerships are an important mechanism to strengthen nursing practice
and help nurses become well positioned to lead change and advance health. Through …

Academic and service entities can create sustainable models of collaboration that realign
relationships and resources to enhance the critical competencies essential for entry into …

Collaboration between academia and practice organizations will result in nursing graduates
that possess essential characteristics for success in a radically transforming health care …

Academic and clinical site partnerships are not new. However, many of these have not
resulted in graduates of nursing education programs who are prepared to fulfill their full …

This article describes a regional education/service partnership that has thrived for> 20 years.
The collaboration takes place between a tertiary medical center and a university-based …

This article describes an example of an academic–practice partnership between a university-
based school of nursing and a multihospital health system that is based on our common past …

The concurrent nursing and faculty shortages continue to be critical issues for the nation's
health care system. As academic nursing programs struggle with maintaining and increasing …

Two leading nursing organizations, the Greater Kansas City Area Collegiate Nurse
Educators and the Kansas City Area Nurse Executives, represent the Kansas City …