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Published on: February 16, 2011
The clinical partnership as strategic alliance
Jeanne M Novotny1, Moreen Donahue, Bharat B Bhalla
1Fairfield University School of Nursing, 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield, CT 06824-5195, USA. jnovotny@mail.fairfield.edu
Abstract:
The purpose of this article is to describe a renewed partnership between a collegiate school of nursing and a community hospital. Universities and hospitals are searching for creative solutions to increase the number of registered nurses available to meet the demand for nursing care. An affiliation agreement had been in existence for many years, but health care system imperatives made it necessary to redesign the partnership between nursing education and nursing service. The model used to develop this new partnership is based on the work done in the field of management and is in the form of a strategic alliance. The success of a strategic alliance depends on two key factors: the relationship between partners and partnership performance. Identified outcomes show that this partnership is helping to meet the increasing demand for nursing care by building student capacity, satisfying mutual needs of faculty and clinical staff, and removing economic barriers. This article describes the development of the strategic alliance, its current status, and strategies for the future.
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