title: Collaboration to partnerships.
abstract: Partnerships are at the center of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Nursing Excellence Professional Practice (HUP-NEPP) model. Through the use of collaboration, skilled communication, and respectful workplace, partnerships can be formed, leading ultimately to world-class patient care. At HUP, interdisciplinary partnerships are evidenced by the clinical nurses through shared governance. This article describes the components necessary to form successful partnerships.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Services, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. sandy.dietrich@uphs.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Sandra L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.forename: Terese M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Kornet
authors.forename: Diane R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Major
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: May
authors.forename: Victoria L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Rich
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Riley-Wasserman
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010414:Pennsylvania; D017132:Workplace