An Academic-Practice Partnership: Fostering Collaboration and Improving Care Across Settings.

Background: Through the Veterans Affairs Nursing Academic Partnership (VANAP), baccalaureate nursing students and faculty participated in practice innovations in a Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Nationally, VANAP has attempted to bridge gaps between theory and practice and across care settings.

Approach: In a population health course, nursing students were placed in both inpatient and outpatient settings.