title: Educational policy implications.
abstract: The areas mentioned in this article are only a few of the challenges that will be tackled in Phase II of CIC. In future Colleges in Caring articles in the Journal of Nursing Education, selected topics will be discussed, including use of technology, educational mobility, and conversion of data into educational policy. In addition, selected CIC grantee projects wil be featured, describing their educational initiatives and best practices. No one individual or organization has the expertise or solutions to mold health care and education for the future. The CIC Program has formed vital regional networks where mutual responsibility, interrelationships, information sharing, and collaboration are the norm. They are openly discussing their product--nursing care--in an economic, political, and social context. Their focus is on developing evidence-based policy that will benefit the quality of nursing care in the future.
authors.affiliation: Robert Wood Johnson Colleagues in Caring: Regional Collaboratives for Nursing Workforce Development, Washington, DC 20036, USA.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Rapson
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Rice
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011050:Policy Making; D013192:Staff Development; D014481:United States