title: The rural pipeline: building a strong nursing workforce through academic and service partnerships.
abstract: Nurse recruitment and the retention of a high-quality workforce are challenging issues facing rural hospitals and health centers. The Bassett Healthcare Network has met these challenges by building a supportive framework to develop and support nurses at every level of their professional careers. The organization has partnered with local colleges to help staff nurses further their education. These and other partnership endeavors, such as the organization's clinical ladder and collaborative continuing nursing education opportunities, are helping Bassett sustain and grow the nursing workforce across 8 counties in rural upstate New York and develop stronger ties with academic partners.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, Bassett Medical Center, 1 Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326, USA. Maureen.murray@bassett.org
authors.forename: Maureen Fitzgerald
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Jeanne-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Havener
authors.forename: Patricia S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Connie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jastremski
authors.forename: Martha L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Twichell
mesh_terms: D000575:American Nurses' Association; D002322:Career Mobility; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003406:Credentialing / Q000458:organization & administration; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D004518:Education, Professional, Retraining / Q000458:organization & administration; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007397:Internship, Nonmedical / Q000458:organization & administration; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009518:New York; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011364:Professional Practice; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014146:Training Support / Q000458:organization & administration