title: The Clinical Placement Consortium: where education and practice meet.
abstract: The process of planning the clinical rotations for nursing students can be challenging for both academia and the clinical service setting. This article will discuss a collaborative model that is used by one nursing community. Advantages and challenges will be presented from both views as well as lessons learned. The Clinical Placement Consortium (CPC) has served as a method to work toward a common goal of quality clinical experiences for all students.
authors.affiliation: Academic Relations and Nursing Research, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA. jan.hodges@spectrum-health.org
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hodges
authors.forename: Kay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kline
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006040:Goals; D006296:Health Services; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008824:Michigan; D017146:Models, Organizational; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009743:Nursing, Practical / Q000193:education*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D016730:Program Development; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017748:Time Management