Some thoughts on nurse-education/service partnerships

This paper discusses some of the issues involved in the design of the processes for developing effective partnerships between faculties of nursing and nursing provider organizations. After defining the term 'partnership' it considers, first, the advantages which can be realized from effective nurse-education/service partnerships. Secondly, it briefly explores how effective partnerships can be formed while suggesting that these prescriptions do not guarantee success. Finally, it argues that effective partnerships between nurse-education and service are most likely to be realized when their development is stated explicitly in the developmental strategy of the organizations involved.