title: Nurturing nursing's future through nurse executive partnerships.
abstract: At a time when nurses are becoming an endangered species, nurse executives have a unique opportunity to respond by forging new and responsive relationships with graduate students who express interest in nursing administration and leadership as a preferred career choice. In this article, a case example demonstrates how a senior faculty member and a graduate student formed a partnership, conducted research, and nurtured an appreciation of the nurse educator role. Using this experience, senior nurse executives can too form partnerships with graduate students as a way to recruit into nursing leadership roles.
authors.affiliation: Hunter College, CUNY, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Donna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Nickitas
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Keida
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Nokes
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neville
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology*; D009518:New York; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012944:Social Support; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D035502:Trust