Leading Academic-Practice Partnerships in Nursing and Healthcare (Paperback)

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 development
• A framework supported with tools and processes for developing an effective academic-practice partnership
• Case studies and real-world examples of successful partnerships
• Timelines for expected growth, personnel, and funding needed for sustainability

Rooted 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

Doreen C. Harper, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Dean and Professor Emerita at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing (UABSON) and serves as an executive leadership coach and consultant.

Maria R. Shirey, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, FACHE, FNAP, FAAN, is Dean and Fay B. Ireland Endowed Chair in Nursing at UABSON. She is Director of the school’s Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for International Nursing and holds a seat on the UAB Medicine Enterprise Board of Directors that governs the UAB Hospital and Health System.

Cynthia S. Selleck, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN, is Professor Emerita at UABSON. She served as Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical and Global Partnerships at UABSON from 2010–2018, developing and leading multiple sustained academic-practice partnerships.

Michele H. Talley, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, is Professor at UABSON and Associate Dean for Clinical and Global Partnerships. She also serves as the Clinic Director for the Providing Access to Healthcare Clinic, founded by UABSON in 2011.

Connie White-Williams, PhD, RN, NE-BC, FNAP, FAHA, FAAN, is an Associate Professor at UABSON and Senior Director in the Center for Nursing Excellence and Heart Failure Transitional Services for Adults Clinic at UAB Hospital, a clinic she co-founded.