Description | The purpose of this initiative is to provide support to nursing collaboratives for faculty development in the use of information and other technologies in order to expand the capacity of collegiate schools of nursing to educate students for 21st century health care practice. Nursing collaboratives will use healthcare information systems to enhance nursing education and practice, optimize patient safety, and drive improvements in health care quality. For this initiative, use of information and other technologies in nursing education and practice, includes, but is not limited to, informatics, telehealth,mannequin-based and patient simulators, computer-based instructions, virtual simulation, interactive simulated case studies, advanced 3D graphics, e-Learning technology, and other simulated or virtual methods to enhance nursing education and practice. |
Eligible Entity(ies) | Eligible applicants are collegiate schools of nursing capable of carrying out the initiative’s purposes. Eligible applicants must provide evidence that they have the capacity and infrastructure in place to carry out the program goals and objectives. Eligible applicants must provide a formal written agreement(See Program Definitions) demonstrating a collaboration with one or more academic health centers,schools of nursing, accredited public or private institutions of higher learning, or other public or private entities capable of carrying out the program goals and objectives. |
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