Extent of Collaboration in Building Academic – Service Partnerships in Nursing

*Cyruz P Tuppal -  Senior Clinical Tutor, Ministry of Health Honorary Tutor, Cardiff University, Oman
Mark Donald Renosa -  Science Research Specialist, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Philippines
Said Al Harthy -  Senior Faculty, Oman Specialized Nursing Institute Oman, Honorary Tutor Cardiff University, United Kingdom., Oman
Received: 18 Oct 2016; Published: 31 Dec 2016.
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Abstract

Background: 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

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