A collaborative model: twenty healthcare agencies and academic institutions share resources to educate preceptors.

Full Abstract

The Boston Collaborative Learning Group (BCLG), a 20-member consortium of healthcare agencies and academic institutions, originated in 1996 in response to a demand for innovative cost-effective measures. Directors of Staff Development and academicians collaborate and share resources in planning preceptor education programs. Over 750 Boston area nurses have attended 1 of 10 programs offered. This article provides an historical perspective on forming a consortium and the benefits of this collaborative model.

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Author information

Author/s: Frame, Katherine Barry (KB); Ballantyne, Marsha J (MJ); Haussler, Susan C (SC); McLaughlin, Patricia (P); Kudzma, Elizabeth C (EC); Murphy, Jane M (JM); Munro, Barbara Hazard (BH);

Affiliation: Boston College School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal for nurses in staff development : JNSD : official journal of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization (J Nurses Staff Dev), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2002 Jul-Aug; vol 18 (issue 4) : pp 185-91; quiz 192-3

Dates: Created 2002/09/17; Completed 2002/10/16; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12235417, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Boston
Clinical Competence - standards
Cooperative Behavior
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Curriculum
Education, Nursing, Continuing - organization & administration
Forecasting
Health Facilities - organization & administration

Humans
Interinstitutional Relations
Models, Educational
Models, Organizational
Needs Assessment
Preceptorship - organization & administration
Program Evaluation
Universities - organization & administration

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