title: [Convergent Care Research: use in developing models of nursing care].
abstract: The present text is a theoretical reflection upon the importance of Nursing care models for the consolidation of this discipline, concerning the contribution of Convergent Care Research (Pesquisa Convergente Assistencial -PCA) in elaborating such models. Beyond this, this article discusses the importance of Convergent Care Research in the convergence of the academic and practical worlds of nursing, which aid towards a safe practice, systematize care, and establish connections between pragmatism and scientism, leading nurses to adopt more solid knowledge construction postures.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Pesquisa Clínica, Tecnologias e Informática em Saúde e Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil. pkrochaucip@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Patrícia Kuerten
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Marta Lenise
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: do Prado
authors.forename: Denise Maria Guerreiro Vieira
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: da Silva
mesh_terms: D016294:Models, Nursing; D015399:Nursing Research