Collaboration in cancer nursing practice

Although nursing represents around half of Europe's healthcare budgets, its impact is seldom evaluated. However, given the current era of cost-contain ment, nursing must prove the value of its clinical effectiveness. Through European collaboration, the WISECARE project is working towards ide ntifying the unique contribution of cancer nursing. This paper will explain the rationale and goals of the WISECARE project and demonstrate the collaborative processes involved within such a project. The latest results of the project will be presented to prove the value of c ollaboration in ensuring the development of European standards of nursing c are.