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NURSE EDUCATOR
Volume 46, Issue 4, Pages 245-249Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000925
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academic-practice partnerships; affiliate faculty model; clinical faculty shortage; clinical teaching
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The study found that both students and affiliate faculty agreed that the affiliate faculty model effectively prepared students for safe care provision and helped connect classroom learning to clinical practice. Key themes identified included knowledge of the health system, bedside support, enjoyment of teaching, and creating light bulb moments.
Background: Academic-practice relationships can be integral in advancing high-quality education for prelicensure nursing students. In a midwestern city, the academic health center and school of nursing developed the affiliate faculty model, a viable and sustainable model for clinical education. Purpose: This study explores the efficacy of the affiliate faculty model as reported by prelicensure nursing students and affiliate faculty over a 7-year period. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional, descriptive survey design. An electronic survey using a mixed-methods approach was administered to nursing students and affiliate faculty. Results: Seventy-two students and 25 affiliate faculty participated, agreeing that affiliate faculty prepared students to provide safe care and connect classroom to clinical. Themes included knowledge of the health system, support at the bedside, enjoyment of teaching, and creating light bulb moments. Conclusions: The affiliate faculty model strengthens academic-practice partnerships while addressing the nursing faculty shortage.
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