Improving Veteran Care Through a Clinical/Academic Partnership: An Overview of the Tampa VA Nursing Academy

Schinka, Gail H.; Raia, Lucille

doi:10.1016/j.mnl.2013.05.020

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“…Missal et al ( 2010 ) point out that academic practice partnership provides leadership, mentorship and support in collaborative practice, thereby facilitating reduction of theory practice gap among students and nursing staff. Academic–practice partnerships enhance learning culture as both academics and practitioners take upon themselves to ensure well-trained and socialised graduates (Schinka & Raia 2013 ). There are high chances of success when strategies being put in place to transform nursing education for effective health systems are implemented within this formal collaboration.…”

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A middle-range model for improving quality of nursing education in Malawi

Bvumbwe

Mtshali

2018

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BackgroundDespite a global consensus that nurses and midwives constitute the majority and are a backbone of any country’s health workforce system, productive capacity of training institutions remains low and still needs more guidance. This study aimed at developing a middle-range model to guide efforts in nursing education improvements.ObjectiveTo explore challenges facing nursing education in Malawi and to describe efforts that are being put in place to improve nursing education and the process of development of a model to improve nursing education in Malawi.MethodThe study used a qualitative descriptive design. A panel discussion with eight nursing education and practice experts was conducted guided by core concepts derived from an analysis of research report from a national nursing education conference. Two focus group discussions during two quarterly review meetings engaged nurse educators, practitioners and clinical preceptors to fill gaps from data obtained from a panel discussion. A qualitative abductive analysis approach was used for the development of the model.ResultsTransforming and scaling up of nursing education emerged as the main concept of the model with nursing education context, academic practice partnership, regulation, competent graduate and nursing workforce as sub concepts. Key main strategies in the model included curriculum reforms, regulation, transformative learning, provision of infrastructure and resources and capacity building.ConclusionThe model can be used to prioritise nursing education intervention aimed at improving quality of nursing education in Malawi and other similar settings.

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