Leading Academic-Practice Partnerships in Nursing and Healthcare: A Paradigm for Improving Healthcare Quality and Equity

Leading Academic-Practice Partnerships in Nursing and Healthcare: A Paradigm for Change is a comprehensive guide for unlocking the power of partnerships —transforming healthcare by improving care processes, care coordination, and patient outcomes through collaborative partnerships among nursing academic and practice sectors. Written by experts immersed in this work for well over a decade, this indispensable resource shows how to develop robust partnerships focused on health systems, population health, and community care—and how to build the organizational structure needed to sustain and grow those partnerships. This book provides:An understanding of why academic-practice partnerships are important, their benefits, and the nurses’ role in partnership developmentA framework supported with tools and processes for developing an effective academic-practice partnershipCase studies and real-world examples of successful partnershipsTimelines for expected growth, personnel, and funding needed for sustainabilityRooted in the AACN Essentials, this first-of-its-kind book presents a path to investing in a future where collaboration drives quality, equity, and innovation and where nurses can lead needed changes in their organizations and communities.Table of Contents Part I: FOUNDATIONS Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview of Academic-Practice Partnerships Chapter 2: Evolution of Academic-Practice Partnerships in Nursing Chapter 3: Theories, Frameworks, and Models Supporting Academic-Practice Partnerships Chapter 4: Nursing’s Unique Role in Developing Academic-Practice Partnerships PART II: TOOLS Chapter 5: The AACN Essentials as a Tool for Academic-Practice Partnerships Chapter 6: Tools and Processes for Developing Effective Academic-Practice Partnerships Chapter 7: Developing the Business Case to Sustain Academic-Practice Partnerships PART III: EXEMPLARS Chapter 8: Academic-Practice Partnership Exemplars: The North American Context Chapter 9: Academic-Practice Partnership Exemplars: The Global Context PART IV: EVOLUTION Chapter 10: Academic-Practice Partnerships: A Vision for the Future Read more