title: Practice-education synergy: a research focus on continuity of care.
abstract: In this article we have described one focus of an ongoing partnership between a VHA medical center and a university-based school of nursing: to improve patient outcomes through a research program focused on patient-centered continuity of care. A nursing effectiveness and patient outcomes matrix was introduced as a framework to guide variable identification, including nursing-specific outcomes. Opportunities and challenges inherent in developing this program of research were discussed. The synergy of a successful practice-education collaboration not only strengthens the links between practice and education but may also directly affect patient-centered outcomes of nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Primary Care Section, UCLA School of Nursing, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dean
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D004506:Education, Nursing; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009732:Nursing Care; D015399:Nursing Research; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D012579:Schools, Nursing; D014481:United States