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Innovative university partnership meets neonatal nurse practitioner program need amid faculty shortage
Rebecca Chuffo Siewert1, Lynn B Rasmussen, Maria A Lofgren
1University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. Rebecca-siewert@uiowa.edu
The Journal of Nursing Education
|January 8, 2011
Summary
Innovative partnerships can address the nursing faculty shortage. A collaboration between the University of Iowa and the University of Missouri-Kansas City created a neonatal nurse practitioner program, offering a scalable solution for other institutions.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Advanced Practice Nursing
Background:
- A significant shortage of nursing faculty exists at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
- There is a growing demand for advanced practice nurses, particularly neonatal nurse practitioners in Iowa.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe an innovative partnership between the University of Iowa College of Nursing and the University of Missouri-Kansas City to educate neonatal nurse practitioners.
- To present this collaboration as a potential pilot model for addressing nursing faculty shortages in other specialized areas.
Main Methods:
- Establishment of a collaborative educational program between two universities.
- Focus on a specific subspecialty: neonatal nurse practitioners.
Main Results:
- The partnership successfully initiated a program to train neonatal nurse practitioners.
- The model demonstrates a viable approach to resource consolidation in nursing education.
Conclusions:
- Collaborative educational models can effectively address nursing faculty shortages.
- This inter-institutional partnership offers a replicable solution for training advanced practice nurses and serving diverse populations.
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