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- [Maryann] Since COVID-19 first appeared
in the United States in January,

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it has spread to every corner of the
country, killing tens

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of thousands of people.

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Now, more than ever,
our nation needs a robust nursing

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workforce to powerfully combat this
pandemic.

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But in the face of a novel virus about
which little is known,

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and many hospitals have opted to close
their doors to nursing students,

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placing clinical experiences and
ultimately, nurse licensure

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out of reach for them.

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To benefit both students and hospitals
during this crisis, NCSBN has joined

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with other national nursing organizations
to promote a

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Practice/Academic Partnership model.

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Under this model, students are hired by
the hospital and considered

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paid employees, while at the same time,
they earn clinical credit through their

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educational institution with faculty to
oversee and evaluate their skills.

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These partnerships make it possible for
student nurses to learn first-hand lessons

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about emergency management, public health
and interdisciplinary teams, preparing the

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next generation of nurses in ways that
were never possible before.

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At the same time, our healthcare workers
on the front lines

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receive valuable, skilled support.

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The full details of the partnership model
can be found in the policy brief available

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on NCSBN's website.

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- [Julie] The Academic/Practice
Partnership has been about creating

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an opportunity to build on a foundation of
collaboration.

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When we were experiencing the challenges
related to COVID-19 in clinical placements

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for students, we came together with our
Academic Medical Center,

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the University of Iowa Hospitals and
Clinics and our Kirkwood

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Community College, as well as the
University of Iowa to identify what

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opportunities we had to continue clinical
placements.

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We quickly decided that the priority
should be with the students who were

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graduating in May.

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The University of Iowa
Hospital committed to making sure that

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students who were placed there would
actually complete their internship hours.

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- [Kathy] What we did at Kirkwood,
we have been really big on promoting

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Academic/Practice Partnerships because we
are focused on the continuation

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of clinical within the pandemic crisis.

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We did decrease our clinical hours to 75%
of usual, but we've been focused on doing

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clinical hours without substitution of
non-high fidelity simulation.

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We were allowed to have 70 of our students
who were in their final semester

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preceptorship hours,
and they will be completed by mid-June,

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so they will be graduating with clinical
experience.

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We've been also expanding our clinic
Academic/Practice Partnerships

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to other hospitals, partner hospitals
across the State of Iowa.

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We are very interested in helping other
programs, other colleges expand their

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clinical opportunities for their students.

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And we are starting to work with the Iowa
Organization of Nurse Leaders and the Vice

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President of the Iowa Hospital
Association, Vice President for Nursing.

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- [Sarah] In Idaho, collaboration with
academic and practice partners

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throughout the state is the foundation of
this model.

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The mutual benefit when considering the
potential need for extra

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healthcare personnel,
while also recognizing the challenges that

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nursing education programs were
experiencing as clinical sites began

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to limit and altogether temporarily stop
accepting nursing students, helped propel

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this idea forward.

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The structure of the program includes the
Idaho Board of Nursing recognizing one

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hour of work equal to that of one hour of
clinical experience.

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Nursing programs are responsible for
verifying student's eligibility and

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ensuring that students that wish to
participate have exhibited a certain level

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of knowledge and competence.

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Nursing programs must identify a
coordinator of the program to serve as

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a liaison between the academic institution
and practice partners.

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The Board of Nursing also requires a
monthly report of outcomes.

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- We're continuing collaborations with
partners throughout the state of Iowa and

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coming together to talk about how do we
get students back into clinical placements

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and what does that look like?

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We've also implemented processes to
onboard new graduates more quickly.

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So, really understanding from our practice
partners, what is it that they need?

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And then looking at, from an academic
standpoint, are there some ways that we

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can streamline the process to make sure
that they get onboarded quickly?

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- [Courtney] Our dean highly encouraged us
to work with potential employers to get

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our precepting hours finished as an early
orientation.

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So, I applied and got hired at the
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics,

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and then my nurse manager,
my recruiter in Kirkwood worked really

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hard to find me a preceptor within two
weeks.

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And I am graduating almost completely on
time.

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And it's actually been a pretty
challenging,

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but very rewarding experience.

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- An unexpected yet positive outcome has
been the healthcare facility networking

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that has occurred throughout the state as
a result of implementing this model.

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Faculty support is essential for this
model to be successful.

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Allison Baker shares,
"This has been a wonderful opportunity

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for the students to enhance skills they
have already obtained.

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Our students embraced this opportunity to
help meet the needs of our community

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during this unprecedented time.

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I could not be more proud of them."

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Nursing students, while still obtaining
knowledge and skills, are already members

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of the healthcare team.

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And by investing in our nursing students,
the entire nursing community is stronger.

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These students are tomorrow's
storytellers, policymakers, and advocates.

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As a nursing community,
we need to recognize the contribution that

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they are already making,
and through the Academic and

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Partnership model, we can honor the
talented nurses that are supervising them

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while simultaneously recognizing the
energy, innovation, and creativity

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students bring to the nursing profession.

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