title: ACE--Alliance for Clinical Enhancement: a collaborative model.
abstract: This paper introduces an innovative collaborative model developed by nursing educators and practitioners, the Alliance for Clinical Enhancement Program (ACE), that combines components of traditional internship and extender programs. The goals of ACE are opportunities for role socialization, role transition, and role modeling for nursing students; enhancing clinical competence and provision of financial assistance to the students; increased recruitment of RN graduates by the involved hospital; and decreased RN time spent on non-nursing tasks by hospital RNs. The total development, implementation, and analysis of ACE Program is discussed.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Poirrier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Granger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Todaro
mesh_terms: D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007397:Internship, Nonmedical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*