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1Author Affiliations: Clinical Instructor and Veterans Affairs Nursing Academic Partnership (VANAP) Nurse Faculty (Ms Roach), School of Nursing, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland; Clinical Instructor and VANAP Nurse Faculty (Ms Hooke), Nursing Professional Services, VA Portland Health Care System, Oregon.
Background:
Through the Veterans Affairs Nursing Academic Partnership (VANAP), baccalaureate nursing students and faculty participated in practice innovations in a Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Nationally, VANAP has attempted to bridge gaps between theory and practice and across care settings.
Approach:
In a population health course, nursing students were placed in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Through activities such as postconferences and population-based projects, students joined forces with Veterans Affairs staff on issues that affected veterans' health care.
Outcomes:
Two student groups worked on amputation prevention from opposite ends of the spectrum. Their projects, with the continuation of these by faculty and staff, resulted in 47% decrease in vascular-related hospital readmissions.
Conclusions:
Student placements in settings across the care continuum improved communication between the settings. The enhanced partnership between the 2 organizations addressed a relevant, meaningful patient care issue.
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