title: Integrating nursing theory, practice and research through collaborative research.
abstract: The advancement of professional nursing requires integration of theory, practice and research. One realistic mechanism to achieve this integration is collaborative nursing research. A collaborative experience between clinical nurse specialists and faculty researchers is described and evaluated. The collaborative research project focused on contraceptive nursing care and self-care conceptualized within Orem's theory. A major finding was that while job titles and settings of the participants differed markedly, role components were not disparate; rather, they were compatible and complementary. The collaborative project strengthened both the theory base for a primary care nursing practice and the practice base for faculty research and theory development efforts.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Denyes
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oakley
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferguson
mesh_terms: D015400:Clinical Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D003267:Contraception; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012108:Research Personnel