An academic and regional nurse research collaborative: Implications for nursing research.

Introduction: A diverse group of nurses and research Network Coordinators formed a collaboration to advance nursing research within Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network, a partnership of academic and community hospitals in the mid-Atlantic region. The purpose of the Nurse Research Collaborative (NRC) is to provide mentoring, mutual growth, and assist the health care organizations to fulfill nursing research requirements.

Background: We created a multiinstitutional nursing research organization with diversity of member participants and health care facilities.