Enhancing Geriatric Competencies: Integrating the 4Ms Framework in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program.

Background: Today's nursing students will care for tomorrow's older adult population. Integrating the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Age-Friendly Health Systems (AFHS) 4Ms framework can improve students' knowledge and ability to care for older adults.

Methods: The 4Ms framework was pilot tested in a first-semester prelicensure course.

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.