title: The advanced practice nurse in collaborative practice.
abstract: Establishing interdisciplinary collaborative practice models is vital to the success of health care reform. Paramount in this assumption is the need to change the roles and relationships between nurses and physicians. To facilitate this change, the authors have prepared a model of collaborative practice based on the concepts of common purpose, professional contributions of practitioners, collegiality, communication, and client-focused practice.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Nugent
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Lambert
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007587:Job Description; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration