title: AORN and University of Michigan School of nursing research alliance.
abstract: Research related to perioperative care requires advanced training and is well suited to take place at a research-intensive university. A recent research alliance established between AORN and the University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, uses the strengths of both a robust perioperative professional organization and a research-intensive university to make progress toward improving patient safety and transforming the perioperative work environment. Research activities undertaken by this alliance include investigating nurse staffing characteristics and patient outcomes, as well as evaluating the congruence and definitions of data elements contained in AORN's SYNTEGRITY™ Standardized Perioperative Framework. Disseminating the findings of the alliance is expected to facilitate the communication and application of new knowledge to nursing practice and help advance the perioperative nursing profession.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
authors.forename: Akkeneel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Talsma
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chard
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kleiner
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Hyogeun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Geun
mesh_terms: D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008824:Michigan; D015399:Nursing Research; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*