Collaboration, as defined by
the American Nurses’ Association
(ANA) (2010), is a partnership
based on trust with shared power,
recognition, and acceptance of
separate and combined practice
spheres of activity and responsibility.
Collaboration also includes
mutual safeguarding of the legitimate
interests of each party and a
commonality of goals. The key
components of shared power,
recognition and acceptance, and
common goals are relevant to
many of the definitions found in
the literature (Fewster-Thuente &
Velsor-Friedrich, 2008; Petri, 2010).
These components are essential for
a collaborative process and can be
operationalized in an acute care
setting.
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