title: Transformational partnership for delivery of R.N. baccalaureate education: a service/education leadership model.
abstract: A transformational partnership model between a consortium of rural community hospitals and a private Christian university reflects a shared vision for R.N. baccalaureate degree completion. The model includes a community-wide system to promote and sustain accessible, high-quality education for the place-bound R.N. who desires to achieve a B.S.N. Stakeholders, experiencing the current climate of change in health care, benefit from this innovative service/education leadership model. The collaboration built on a commitment to common goals and shared resources seeks to prepare individuals who apply critical thinking to practice settings along with the continuum of care.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coluccio
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kindely Kelley
mesh_terms: D002835:Christianity; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D014495:Universities; D014861:Washington