title: NEXus: Making Efficient Use of Limited Resources.
abstract: Faculty to teach and mentor doctoral nursing students are and will continue to be in short supply. Coupled with ever-increasing resource-constricted educational environments, doctoral programs are challenged to provide high-quality education with limited resources. The Nursing Education Exchange (NEXus) is a viable solution to help meet that challenge. This article presents an overview of the origins and evolution of NEXus, financial considerations, and basic steps for joining NEXus, along with 4 exemplars. NEXus has continued to grow since its inception in 2007. In 2015, the number of NEXus schools reached 20, with 11 schools offering both doctor of philosophy and doctor of nursing practice courses. Currently, NEXus offers over 160 courses, organized into 14 clusters such as gerontology and chronic illness. Recently, a collaboration between the National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence and NEXus was formalized. This collaboration prepares faculty to address an aging population. In summary, in an era of increased demand for doctoral prepared nurses, a lack of qualified doctoral nursing faculty, and limited financial resources, the NEXus collaborative provides a model for optimal resource sharing.
authors.affiliation: Braithwaite Professor of Nursing, Executive Director of School of Nursing; Associate Dean, College of Nursing & Health Sciences, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX 75799.. Electronic address: bhaas@uttyler.edu.
authors.forename: Barbara K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.affiliation: Director PhD Program in Nursing, Associate Director, Research, Hawaii state Center for Nursing (S.A. LeVasseur:), DNP & PhD Program Coordinator (A. Hafalia), University of Hawaii at Manoa, Tyler, TX 75799.
authors.forename: Debra D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Mark
authors.affiliation: Director PhD Program in Nursing, Associate Director, Research, Hawaii state Center for Nursing (S.A. LeVasseur:), DNP & PhD Program Coordinator (A. Hafalia), University of Hawaii at Manoa, Tyler, TX 75799.
authors.forename: Sandra A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: LeVasseur
authors.affiliation: Associate Dean for Pre-Licensure Programs & Accreditation, Professor, University of San Francisco, Tyler, TX 75799.
authors.forename: Scott R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ziehm
authors.affiliation: Executive Director, Academic Innovation and Partnerships, Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, The Ohio State University, Tyler, TX 75799.
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Hrabe
authors.affiliation: Co-Director PhD Program and Associate Professor, University of Utah, Tyler, TX 75799.
authors.forename: Margaret F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Clayton
authors.affiliation: Director PhD Program in Nursing, Associate Director, Research, Hawaii state Center for Nursing (S.A. LeVasseur:), DNP & PhD Program Coordinator (A. Hafalia), University of Hawaii at Manoa, Tyler, TX 75799.
authors.forename: Aeza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hafalia
authors.affiliation: Executive Director, Western Institute of Nursing, NEXus, Western Institute of Nursing, Tyler, TX 75799.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McNeil
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D013338:Students, Nursing
keywords: Collaboration; Doctoral education; Financial