title: Working Together Toward a Common Goal: A Grounded Theory of Nurse-Physician Collaboration.
abstract: Working together toward a common goal is an empirically derived theory that can guide education and practice to improve patient outcomes while saving money and lives. Grounded theory was used to explore nurses' and physicians' experiences with collaboration in order to understand the process intrinsically.
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fewster-Thuente
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D066296:Grounded Theory; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D010820:Physicians