Abstract
This project describes the collaboration of a safety net hospital with two academic partners (a private University and a Community College). Safety net hospitals strive to provide high quality care and achieve positive patient outcomes in a resource constrained environment.
This innovative model, based on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing/American Organization of Nurse Leaders statement on Academic Practice Partnerships assists in achieving this goal. Nurse scientists are registered nurses with advanced education and expertise in nursing research, who advance nursing practice. Two PhD prepared Nurse Scientists, who are employed by both the hospital and their respective universities, collaborate with senior nursing leadership to share knowledge and to achieve organizational goals.
This symbiotic relationship provides a seamless education to practice pathway. The hospital benefits from the creation of career development pathways for incumbent staff, scholarly resources from the university and a pipeline of qualified new graduate nurses. The academic institutions receive clinical placement and research opportunities, Dedicated Education Units, and paid summer internships for nursing students.
In addition, the senior university invites the nursing leadership to join their Sigma Chapter as Nursing Leaders. For many, this is their first opportunity for Sigma Membership.
This partnership has yielded several notable outcomes including three PhD nursing dissertations completed at the hospital, Dedicated Education Units, Nursing Leadership education and the development of the Clinical Nurse Leader role for the hospital.
The CNLs are a provider and manager of care, at the point of care, to patients anywhere healthcare is delivered. The CNL improves the quality of the care to the patient and improves the preparation of nurses, providing them the necessary competencies to reach professional excellence.
Furthermore, this academic partnership lead to the acceptance of a poster that was presented at the 25th Sigma International Research Congress in Singapore by the Clinical Nurse Leaders of the hospital.
Another significant outcome is the number of students who were either part of the DEU or participated in the summer-internship program that are now employed by the hospital. This model provides reciprocal benefits for both the hospital and the universities while ameliorating the effect of the nursing shortage in New York City.
Notes
References:
American Organization for Nursing Leadership and American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2012). AONL Guiding Principles. AACN-AONL Task Force on Academic-Practice Partnerships. https://www.aonl.org/resource-library/guiding-principles-academic-practice-partnerships
Forcina, J., Zomorodi, M., Morgan, L., Barrington, N., (2023) Demonstrating a nurse-driven model for interprofessional academic-practice partnerships. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 28(2), ST Manuscript 2.
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Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Other
Keywords:
Academic-clinical Partnership, Interprofessional Initiatives, Transition to Practice or Onboarding, Safety Net Hospitals
Recommended Citation
Wexler, Sharon Stahl; Karsten, Kathleen; Iovino, Susan; Drury, Lin J.; Singh, Vivekanand; and Pryce, Robert, "Leveraging Resources for a Safety Net Hospital Through Academic Practice Partnerships" (2025). International Nursing Research Congress (INRC). 50.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2025/posters_2025/50
Conference Name
36th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Conference Year
2025
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Leveraging Resources for a Safety Net Hospital Through Academic Practice Partnerships
Seattle, Washington, USA
This project describes the collaboration of a safety net hospital with two academic partners (a private University and a Community College). Safety net hospitals strive to provide high quality care and achieve positive patient outcomes in a resource constrained environment.
This innovative model, based on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing/American Organization of Nurse Leaders statement on Academic Practice Partnerships assists in achieving this goal. Nurse scientists are registered nurses with advanced education and expertise in nursing research, who advance nursing practice. Two PhD prepared Nurse Scientists, who are employed by both the hospital and their respective universities, collaborate with senior nursing leadership to share knowledge and to achieve organizational goals.
This symbiotic relationship provides a seamless education to practice pathway. The hospital benefits from the creation of career development pathways for incumbent staff, scholarly resources from the university and a pipeline of qualified new graduate nurses. The academic institutions receive clinical placement and research opportunities, Dedicated Education Units, and paid summer internships for nursing students.
In addition, the senior university invites the nursing leadership to join their Sigma Chapter as Nursing Leaders. For many, this is their first opportunity for Sigma Membership.
This partnership has yielded several notable outcomes including three PhD nursing dissertations completed at the hospital, Dedicated Education Units, Nursing Leadership education and the development of the Clinical Nurse Leader role for the hospital.
The CNLs are a provider and manager of care, at the point of care, to patients anywhere healthcare is delivered. The CNL improves the quality of the care to the patient and improves the preparation of nurses, providing them the necessary competencies to reach professional excellence.
Furthermore, this academic partnership lead to the acceptance of a poster that was presented at the 25th Sigma International Research Congress in Singapore by the Clinical Nurse Leaders of the hospital.
Another significant outcome is the number of students who were either part of the DEU or participated in the summer-internship program that are now employed by the hospital. This model provides reciprocal benefits for both the hospital and the universities while ameliorating the effect of the nursing shortage in New York City.
Description
This abstract discusses the role of the PhD Nurse Scientists in a Safety Net Hospital in developing academic practice partnerships with a private university and a community college. This partnership has mutual benefits including the creation of career development pathways for hospital staff, scholarly resources and consultation from the Nurse Scientists, clinical placement and research opportunities for the students, dedicated education units, and paid summer internships for nursing students.