JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration · 1989 · 14 citations · 0 references
NursingNursing AdministrationNurse Practitioner PracticeInterprofessional CollaborationInterprofessional CommunicationInterprofessional RelationsNursing LeadershipClinical CollaborationInterinstitutional CollaborationNurse CollaborationNursing Continuing Professional DevelopmentNursing OrganizationNursing Service CoordinationPilot Study DesignPilot Study Planning
Two unrelated public institutions formed a partnership to foster excellence in professional nursing. The organizational structure was described in Part 1 (February 1989). This second article reports a 15-week pilot study conducted on seven hospital units to determine the degree to which the clinical nurse specialist can merge the multiple functions of professional nursing: practice, education, and research.