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Ten universities, one program: successful collaboration to educate nurse practitioners
C E Cragg1, Suzanne Doucette, Jennie Humbert
1School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. bcragg@uottawa.ca
Nurse Educator
|September 25, 2003
Summary
Ten Ontario nursing schools partnered for over 7 years to train primary healthcare nurse practitioners. This collaboration highlights the benefits and challenges of establishing such a consortium.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Healthcare Professional Training
- Interprofessional Collaboration
Background:
- Over seven years of collaboration between ten Ontario nursing schools.
- Focus on preparing primary healthcare nurse practitioners.
- Addressing the need for advanced practice nurses in primary care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To detail the establishment of a nursing education consortium.
- To analyze the advantages and disadvantages of this collaborative model.
- To inform future inter-institutional partnerships in nursing.
Main Methods:
- Descriptive analysis of a multi-institutional collaboration.
- Qualitative review of consortium establishment and operation.
- Discussion of benefits and drawbacks based on collective experience.
Main Results:
- Successful establishment of a consortium involving ten nursing schools.
- Identification of key benefits including resource sharing and curriculum standardization.
- Recognition of drawbacks such as administrative complexities and communication challenges.
Conclusions:
- Consortium models can effectively enhance primary healthcare nurse practitioner preparation.
- Careful planning and management are crucial for overcoming collaborative challenges.
- This initiative provides valuable insights for similar educational endeavors in nursing.