The University of Rochester's community nursing center is an entrepreneurial model for faculty practice based on sound business principles to enhance financial success. These principles include development and pricing of the product of nursing services, consumer dialogue instead of advertising monologue, and a diversified income base. (SK)

Expert community health nurses (n=28) described crucial clinical situations. Content analysis revealed that decision making was both rational and intuitive. Eight themes were identified: decision-making focus, type, purpose, decision-maker characteristics, sequencing of events, data collection methods, facilitators/barriers, and decision-making…

A 6-year collaboration between home care professionals and academic researchers shows how to identify the right research partners, mobilize resources, sustain long-term effectiveness, and ensure return on investments of time, energy, and resources. Despite the challenges to both community and university, research partnerships result in benefits to…

The East Tennessee State University nursing school's transition to a community-based nursing curriculum was built on five key concepts: (1) relevance and accountability to health and social needs; (2) meeting of basic health needs through teaching and learning; (3) community experiences throughout the curriculum; (4) interdisciplinary…

For 17 practical nurses, client advocacy was not their primary role. However, the nurse-patient relationship was a salient feature of advocacy. Work environment barriers and physician attitudes hindered involvement in advocacy. (SK)

According to responses from 23 of 52 doctoral nursing program directors and interviews with 16, newer programs tend to offer more general rather than specialized curricula. Only four identified community health nursing as a specialty, all in older, long-standing programs. (SK)

Client visits to an academic community nursing center (n=25,495) were coded and analyzed. Results show expansion of nursing practice and services, strong case management, and management of illness care. The usefulness of computerized clinical documentation system and of the Lundeen conceptional model of community nursing care was demonstrated.…

A multidisciplinary team from community organizations serving the homeless and from universities collaborated in screening 150 homeless adolescents for psychosocial and physical risks. The population had a history of physical, sexual, and substance abuse as well as high rates of HIV and hepatitis B. Case management by advanced practice nurses was…

A coalition of Boston universities, health care providers, and community agencies established academic-community health centers that combine service, education, and research. The centers give nursing students opportunities to learn in a community-based primary-care model. (SK)

A coalition of community agencies and a nursing school involves nursing students in nontraditional delivery of health-care services to the elderly. Elders report satisfaction with the program but not as much ownership, despite the goal of involving them in program planning and evaluation. (SK)

Collaboration between a community coalition and a nursing school in Chicago resulted in a primary health care clinic, school-based health centers, family education and counseling programs, and screening services. It provides a unique opportunity to combine service delivery and academic education. (SK)

Focus groups with 18 health-care employers identified assessment, independence, critical thinking, and collaboration as the most important skills and qualities for community-health practice. Partnerships to improve undergraduate nursing curricula and the marketability of nursing graduates were developed. (SK)

To meet the health-care needs of a growing Hispanic population in Dallas, a nursing school used two strategies: short-term cultural immersion (language and cultural experiences in Mexico) and a nurse exchange program with a Mexican hospital. The importance of cultural-competence training for health-care personnel was affirmed. (SK)