Extent of Collaboration in Building Academic – Service Partnerships in Nursing
Abstract: There is a growing
concern in the nursing service industries to expand the roles of nurses. A
well-developed and planned collaboration between the academic and services in
nursing is required.
Purpose: This study investigated the extent of collaboration in building
academic-service partnerships based on the perceptions of the students,
faculty, staff nurses, and nursing administrators.
Methods: This study employed a descriptive research design to obtain a
thorough picture about the extent of collaboration in building academic and
service partnerships. The majority of the participants (n=500) were staff
nurses (n=232, 46.4%) from 5 hospitals, students (n=160, 32%) and faculty
(n=62, 12.4%) from 7 schools who were informed, consented and selected using a
purposive sampling. A questionnaire was used to describe the extent of
collaboration. Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation,
frequency, and the percentage were used.
Results: Students, faculty, nursing administrators and staff nurses
assessed the overall extent of collaboration in building academic-service
partnerships to a great extent in terms of nursing education redesign, research
collaboration, faculty practice, academic and clinical progression, and
workforce development.
Conclusion: Despite the fact there was a great extent of collaboration in
building academic-service partnerships in nursing, the proposed intervention or
enhancement program can be an instrument to strengthen the current status of
nursing amidst radical reforms in the healthcare delivery.
Keywords: Academic-service
partnerships; collaboration; nursing
Penulis: Cyruz P. Tuppal, Mark
Donald Renosa, Said Al Harthy
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd160482
