Development and Validation of an Operational Model for Nursing Academic-Practice Partnerships.

Background: Several definitions and guiding principles for nursing academic-practice partnerships exist.

Problem: There remains a gap between academic-practice partnership definitions and practical operational models, thereby limiting schools of nursing ability to engage in productive partnerships. This article describes the development and validation of a novel Operational Model for Nursing Academic-Practice Partnerships.

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Academic-Practice Partnerships: Implications for Nursing Education.

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affected academic-practice partnerships in multiple ways. This article examines how the pandemic affected partnerships at one college of nursing.

Method: A survey on the effects of COVID-19 on academic-practice partnerships was sent to all faculty ( = 228).

Engaging Integrated Health Teams to Decrease the Risk of Controlled Substance Use for Individuals With Serious Mental Illness.

The United States is facing an opioid epidemic that is virulent in its lethality and includes morbidity and mortality related to prescription opioids. Overuse of another class of drugs- benzodiazepines-has received less media attention, but also poses the threat of tolerance, dependence, and death, especially in combination with opioids or alcohol. These negative outcomes are not distributed evenly over the population but are especially prevalent in vulnerable populations.