Transforming the academia-practice partnership through an innovative role design

Debra Jeffs; Lori Brown

doi:10.1097/NNA.0000000000000086

Transforming the academia-practice partnership through an innovative role design

J Nurs Adm. 2014 Jul-Aug;44(7/8):378-80. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000086.

Authors

Debra Jeffs¹, Lori Brown

Affiliation

¹ Author Affiliations: Director of Academic Nursing Education (Dr Jeffs), Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock; and Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock; Chief Nursing Executive (Dr Brown), Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center and Sunrise Children's Hospital, Las Vegas, Nevada; and Former Chief Nursing Officer and Senior Vice President for Patient Care Services, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock.

PMID: 25072226
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000086

Abstract

The director of academic nursing education was created to strengthen the relationship between academic nursing education and clinical practice with goals of advancing nurses' academic education and preparing the future pediatric nursing workforce for 1 organization.

MeSH terms

Education, Nursing, Graduate*
Leadership
Nurse's Role
Pediatric Nursing / education*