title: Revitalizing academic-service partnerships to resolve nursing faculty shortages.
abstract: Vacancy rates of nursing faculty are on the increase as fewer educators are being prepared and nurses at the bedside are in short supply. Advanced practice nurses--uniquely suited to provide clinical education for undergraduate and graduate students--are underutilized. However, without release time, preparation as educators, ongoing support from education and administration, and remuneration for providing both evidence-based education and evidence-based patient care, they can hardly be expected to assume additional responsibilities. This article reviews academic-service partnerships, noting a general lack of published efficacy and cost-effectiveness data, and highlights 21st-century innovations for academia and service to share resources for the benefit of all stakeholders--especially patients and students.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing and Allied Health University of St Francis, 500 Wilcox St, Joliet, IL 60435, USA. mconnolly@stfrancis.edu
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.forename: Carol Jo
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003422:Critical Care; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017146:Models, Organizational; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009734:Nursing Faculty Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*