title: Interinstitutional collaboration for nursing excellence: Part 2. Testing the model.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Indiana University, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Stasiowski
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Simons
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000592:standards; D006761:Hospitals; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009729:Nursing / Q000592:standards; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000592:standards; D010317:Partnership Practice; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014495:Universities