Nursing Project Proposal

Project Narrative

The Washington State University College of Nursing (CON) is proposing the Washington State University Academic Practice Partnerships to Improve Care and Outcomes (APPICO) Project to promote Nurse Practitioner education and to address the healthcare needs of underserved individuals and families in Eastern Washington. The APPICO Project will establish strong academic-practice partnerships that provide family nurse practitioner (FNP) students and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner students (PMHNP) with longitudinal, immersive clinical education of CON Nurse Practitioner (NP) students, supports, engages, and evaluates preceptors as true partners in the education of our students. APPICO will: 1) develop innovative, collaborative

By creating joint appointments for Nurse Practitioner Faculties in Residence (NPFRs) in each of our partner clinics, this project will ensure that preceptors serve as clinical supervisors for NP students and as faculty at the CON. The APPICO Project will ensure ongoing communication with our clinical partners that informs the curriculum and improves clinical care provided to patients at our partner clinics. Together with our clinical practice partners, the CON will evaluate the success of APPICO using an iterative approach that includes evaluations of patient outcome data from our partner clinics, assessment data from the NPFRs, students, and other preceptors to improve the CON NP

While the CON has placed NP students in each clinic in the past, we have not optimized our relationship in ways that result in increased placements and improved clinical preparation for NP students in providing care for underserved populations. These partnerships have not included the kind of enhanced communication and data sharing that we currently propose; nor have they provided a structure to implement Interprofessional education (IPE) in the practice setting. Central to APPICO will be the placement of CON NP faculty members in practice at the clinics, thus this innovation is a benefit to both the practice and academic partners. Ultimately, project will provide instrumental support to increase the numbers of NPs who provide care in underserved settings. We know from research and experiences in education that students trained in caring for the underserved are more likely to practice in underserved settings.Phillips RL, Petterson S, did I answer this