TY - JOUR
T1 - Innovative collaborations
T2 - A case study for academic owned nursing practice
AU - Sullivan-Marx, Eileen M.
AU - Bradway, Christine
AU - Barnsteiner, Jane
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - Purpose: Academic service partnerships are critical for schools of nursing to maintain credibility regarding their missions of education, research, service, and practice.Methods: In this paper, we describe a case study of a ten year program, the Living Independently For Elders (LIFE) Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing that has provided community-based long-term care to high-risk older adults.Findings: Quality of care and financial outcomes were met with nurse faculty engagement, administrative commitment, and integration of business practices.Conclusions: As a result, high risk older adults receive care in their communities rather than nursing homes, and the school- owned and -operated program is a nationally recognized innovative nursing model of care.Clinical Relevance: Strategies are described that can be used globally as more schools of nursing embrace and strengthen service partnerships.
AB - Purpose: Academic service partnerships are critical for schools of nursing to maintain credibility regarding their missions of education, research, service, and practice.Methods: In this paper, we describe a case study of a ten year program, the Living Independently For Elders (LIFE) Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing that has provided community-based long-term care to high-risk older adults.Findings: Quality of care and financial outcomes were met with nurse faculty engagement, administrative commitment, and integration of business practices.Conclusions: As a result, high risk older adults receive care in their communities rather than nursing homes, and the school- owned and -operated program is a nationally recognized innovative nursing model of care.Clinical Relevance: Strategies are described that can be used globally as more schools of nursing embrace and strengthen service partnerships.
KW - Academic partnership
KW - Nurse managed center
KW - Older adults
KW - Program of All-Inclusive Care for Elders (PACE)
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2009.01324.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2009.01324.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 20487186
AN - SCOPUS:77950945721
SN - 1527-6546
VL - 42
SP - 50
EP - 57
JO - Journal of Nursing Scholarship
JF - Journal of Nursing Scholarship
IS - 1
ER -