Working together: a positive experience in service-education collaboration

The participants in this interview agree that university schools of nursing must maintain realistic and relevant programs in administration. There is a need for active involvement of practicing administrators in the design of nursing administration curricula. Administrators must also learn to involve faculty in identifying the roles of nursing care organizations in a changing health care delivery system. Directors of nursing must be willing to "open the door" to educators seeking practice opportunities. The result can be positive relationships that mutually benefit both nursing education and the delivery of care.