title: Collaborative strategies to enhance research and evidence-based practice.
abstract: Whether the goal is to generate new knowledge through basic research or to effectively use existing knowledge in evidence-based clinical practice, collaborative exchange between service and academia is essential. The authors describe 2 successful strategies that have been mutually beneficial to a clinical agency and a school of nursing in fostering research and evidence-based practice. These strategies can be used by other institutions as they strive to meet standards for excellence in academia and service.
authors.affiliation: East Carolina University School of Nursing, Greenville, NC 27858-4353, USA. engelkem@mail.ecu.edu
authors.forename: Martha Keehner
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Engelke
authors.forename: Dianne M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Marshburn
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D000575:American Nurses' Association; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009657:North Carolina; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*