Revitalizing Academic-Service Partnerships to Resolve Nursing Faculty Shortages
- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- Published by AACN Publishing in AACN Advanced Critical Care
- Vol. 19 (1), 85-97
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.aacn.0000310755.23782.96
Abstract
Vacancy rates of nursing faculty are on the increase as fewer educators are being prepared and nurses at the bedside are in short supply. Advanced practice nurses--uniquely suited to provide clinical education for undergraduate and graduate students--are underutilized. However, without release time, preparation as educators, ongoing support from education and administration, and remuneration for providing both evidence-based education and evidence-based patient care, they can hardly be expected to assume additional responsibilities. This article reviews academic-service partnerships, noting a general lack of published efficacy and cost-effectiveness data, and highlights 21st-century innovations for academia and service to share resources for the benefit of all stakeholders--especially patients and students.Keywords
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