Investing in Human Capital: An Academic-Service Partnership to Address the Nursing Shortage (Academic-Service Partnership) (Report)
By Nursing Education Perspectives
- Release Date: 2011-01-01
- Genre: Education
Description
ABSTRACT The well-documented shortage of nurses and the impact of educational preparation of nurses on patient care outcomes provide a compelling argument for the need to increase the number of registered nurses and to advance their educational preparation. This article describes the application of human capital theory in a creative venture between a health system and a school of nursing that has demonstrated success in addressing these issues. A tuition advancement program was developed to support interested personnel in attaining the associate degree in nursing and to support current RNs in attaining the baccalaureate degree. The venture included support for graduate preparation of nurses interested in becoming faculty. Key Words Human Capital--Nursing Shortage--Education-Practice Collaboration--Tuition Advancement--Nursing Education
