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Bridging Technology: Academe and Industry

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There is an identified gap between the academic preparation of nursing students and the needs/expectations of clinical agencies who hire them after graduation (Nursing Executive Center of the Advisory Board Company, 2008). Based on the results of a survey of nursing school academic leaders and frontline hospital leaders (nurse managers, directors, educators, and charge nurses), the report identifies a “preparation-practice gap” that reflects the concerns of hospital leaders about the “practice readiness” of new nursing graduates in six general areas: clinical knowledge, technical skills, critical thinking, communication, professionalism, and management of responsibilities. Only 10.4% of the 135 nurse executives who responded to this survey agreed that new graduates are fully prepared in these areas, while 89.9% of 362 nursing school leaders agreed.

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  1. Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA

    Pamela R. Jeffries

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Jeffries, P.R., Hudson, K., Taylor, L.A., Klapper, S.A. (2010). Bridging Technology: Academe and Industry. In: Ball, M., et al. Nursing Informatics. Health Informatics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-278-0_11

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