title: Academic-Practice Partnerships: The Interdependence Between Leadership and Followership.
abstract: In this article, there is a discussion focused on three contemporary nursing topics: leadership, followership, and academic-practice partnerships. These comments are framed within the context of the current healthcare system transformation. There is a focus on why each of these topics is relevant to the nursing profession in leading change and advancing health. Finally, there is a description about the interdependence of leadership and followership and the significance these hold for the interdependence between nursing education and nursing practice.
authors.affiliation: Independent Leadership Consultant, Professor, DNP Design Strategist, Indiana University ortizmr@iusb.edu.
authors.forename: Linda Q
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Everett
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership
keywords: academic collaboration; leading-following