A Collaborative Model for Preparing Advanced Nurse Practitioners—A 10-Year Retrospective

This article describes the collaborative model for preparing nurse practitioners that was developed in response to the need for an increased number of family nurse practitioners (FNPs) in rural East Texas. Beginning with a brief history of the development of the collaborative program, the collaborative model is described as it relates to the student, faculty, institution, and community. Based on evaluation of both the strengths and challenges of the collaborative model, the cooperative model was developed to better recognize the strengths of both institutions.