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Alliance for Clinical Education (ACE): setting community standards through collaboration
Gayle Preheim1, Kathlynn Bader-Kail, Margaret E Miller
1Baccalaureate Nursing Program, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Nursing, C288-12, Education 2 North, Room 3240, 13120 E. 19th Avenue, P.O. Box 6511, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Gayle.Preheim@ucdenver.edu
The Journal of Nursing Education
|March 21, 2009
Summary
The Alliance for Clinical Education (ACE) addresses nursing education challenges by creating community standards for clinical placements. Collaboration enhances the use of scarce resources and supports faculty development for educational excellence.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Clinical Placements
- Healthcare Workforce Development
Background:
- Clinical nursing education faces challenges with increasing student numbers, varying student levels, and complex clinical settings.
- Regulatory and accrediting mandates add further complexity to managing clinical placements.
- The Alliance for Clinical Education (ACE) was formed to address these multifaceted issues.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe community standards developed by partnering educational programs and clinical agencies.
- To highlight the successes of ACE in managing scarce clinical placements and validating orientation mandates.
- To showcase the development and availability of qualified clinical faculty through collaborative efforts.
Main Methods:
- Establishment of the Alliance for Clinical Education (ACE) in the Denver, Colorado area.
- Development of community standards through partnerships between educational institutions and clinical agencies.
- Creation of tools and resources to ensure uniformity in meeting mutual expectations and requirements.
Main Results:
- ACE effectively manages scarce clinical placement resources.
- Student orientation mandates are validated and standardized.
- Availability and development of qualified clinical faculty are facilitated.
- Tools and resources promote uniformity in meeting educational and clinical agency requirements.
Conclusions:
- Collaboration and shared expertise are powerful in addressing clinical nursing education challenges.
- ACE influences policy and shapes community standards to support excellence in nursing education.
- The model demonstrates a successful approach to optimizing clinical placements and faculty development.
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