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.

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.

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.