Embedded, engaged, evolving: A consortium of nurse researchers and clinicians

• Published in: Nursing outlook Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 79 - 84
• Main Authors: Dluhy, Nancy, Christopher, Kimberly, Gramling, Kathryn, Leffers, Jeanne, Russell, Gail E., Sethares, Kristen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.03.2007; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Chronic Disease - nursing; Chronic illnesses; Clinical Competence; Communication; Cooperative Behavior; Diffusion of Innovation; Educational partnerships; Health education; Hospitals; Humans; Interinstitutional Relations; Interprofessional Relations; Knowledge; Massachusetts; Medical schools; Models, Nursing; Models, Organizational; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing Research - organization & administration; Nursing Staff - organization & administration; Nursing Staff - psychology; Organizational Objectives; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Patient-Centered Care - organization & administration; Research Personnel - organization & administration; Research Personnel - psychology; Total Quality Management - organization & administration; Massachusetts

This article describes the journey of an innovative partnership among nurse researchers and nurse clinicians. The Chronic Illness Consortium (CIC) is an academic-service partnership between a university and its neighbors in a region without an academic medical center. It began with a small group of...