Working Together Toward a Common Goal: a Grounded Theory of Nurse-Physician Collaboration
Fewster-Thuente, L.
Medsurg Nursing Official Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses 24(5): 356-362
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1092-0811 PMID: 26665873 Document Number: 683604
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.