A Colorado Clinical–Academic Partnership to Advance Pediatric Nursing Science Through Transformational Leadership

Abstract

Nursing must lead the way in redesigning health care through nursing science. To meet this call to action, clear leadership with vision and innovative collaboration is required wherein all nurses are leaders playing a role in asking questions across diverse approaches to inquiry. Clinical–academic partnerships remain a key strategy to strengthen nursing practice and prepare nurses with skills to serve as change agents. In Colorado, we have formalized a unique bidirectional clinical–academic partnership between Children’s Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado College of Nursing. Through shared vision, mission, and strategy, our bold vision is focused on advancing pediatric nursing science.