title: Senior partnership practicum.
abstract: Discussions between clinical nurse leaders and nurse faculty regarding changes in healthcare that affect the new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduate resulted in the creation of the Senior Partnership Practicum. This article describes the process that took place to implement this clinical partnership model at Johnson City Medical Center (JCMC).
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee 37614, USA. marc@plantetc.com
authors.forename: Marjorie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Shirley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deakins
authors.forename: Anna H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: Rebecca A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Morin
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mustain
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wilhoit
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*; D013714:Tennessee