Saint Louis University, School of Nursing, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA.
J Nurs Educ. 2010 May;49(5):295-9. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20100115-03.
This article describes a unique academic-service community collaborative aimed at increasing student and faculty capacity. The state hospital association held a series of community-wide meetings with health care organization and academic leaders to discuss the growing RN and faculty shortages. Collectively, schools of nursing experienced a 70% increase in qualified applicants and could not admit all qualified applicants due to faculty constraints. A unique Workforce Collaborative Pilot Project was formed to address student and faculty capacity issues with three primary objectives: expand the pool of educators involved in preparing the next generation of nurses, increase nursing school enrollments by 335 additional nursing students each year in the metropolitan area for the next 5 years, and implement an innovative educational model that could be sustained or replicated. As a result, area schools of nursing have expanded enrollment by 1,046, and overall quality measurements and evaluative feedback remain positive.
本文描述了一个独特的学术-服务社区合作项目，旨在提高学生和教师的能力。州医院协会与医疗保健组织和学术领袖举行了一系列社区范围的会议，讨论日益严重的注册护士和教师短缺问题。护理学校的申请人数量增加了 70%，但由于教师资源有限，无法录取所有符合条件的申请人。为了解决学生和教师能力方面的问题，成立了一个独特的劳动力合作试点项目，该项目有三个主要目标：扩大参与培养下一代护士的教育者队伍；在未来 5 年内，将大都市地区的护理学校招生人数每年增加 335 名；以及实施一种可以持续或复制的创新教育模式。结果，该地区的护理学校的招生人数增加了 1046 人，整体质量测量和评估反馈仍然是积极的。
