Building academic-practice partnerships for clinical instructor partners: A step-by-step implementation framework.
North Carolina faces a persistent nursing workforce shortage, intensified by limited faculty to support expanded student enrollment. This paper provides step-by-step guidance for establishing academic-practice partnerships in which practicing nurses serve as Clinical Instructor Partners (CIPs), a du...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Professional Nursing Vol. 62; pp. 60 - 66 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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W B Saunders
Jan2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=191495446&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 191495446 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 87557223 4CK jtl: Journal of Professional Nursing issn: 87557223 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jan2026 vid: 62 pid: 1351 pub: W B Saunders place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 191495446 191495446 191495446 10.1016/j.profnurs.2025.09.012 191495446 ppf: 60 ppct: 6 formats: tig: atl: Building academic-practice partnerships for clinical instructor partners: A step-by-step implementation framework. aug: au: Fitzpatrick, Kathryn Forcina, Jill affil: North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (NC AHEC), 145 N. Medical Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27516, United States sug: subj: Implementation Science Nursing Shortage North Carolina Nurses Faculty, Nursing Professional Role North Carolina Students, Nursing Workforce Nursing Models, Theoretical Education, Nursing School Admissions Cooperative Behavior ab: North Carolina faces a persistent nursing workforce shortage, intensified by limited faculty to support expanded student enrollment. This paper provides step-by-step guidance for establishing academic-practice partnerships in which practicing nurses serve as Clinical Instructor Partners (CIPs), a dual-role position in which a nurse divides time between direct patient care and teaching nursing students. Key steps for developing partnerships are outlined, including stakeholder identification, partnership formation, environmental assessment, operational and financial model design, standardized CIP training, and ongoing monitoring. The paper also discusses considerations for sustaining the program, clarifying roles, ensuring shared accountability, and evaluating outcomes. Emphasis is placed on connecting partnerships into regional or statewide networks to share resources, maintain consistency, and support scalability. Following this framework allows institutions to expand nursing education capacity while retaining skilled nurses in clinical roles. The guidance is adaptable across diverse academic and practice settings and offers a practical approach for organizations seeking to establish or grow dual-role nurse programs within a coordinated network. • The nursing workforce shortage is worsened by limited clinical faculty capacity. • Clinical Instructor Partnerships employ a dual-role nursing partnership model. • Dual-role models grow clinical faculty without worsening nursing shortages. • AACN Toolkit supports implementation of dual-role academic-practice partnerships. • Partnership networks help scale and share resources for long-term sustainability. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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