The Spanish Collaborating Centre is located within the Institute of Health Carlos III - part of the 'Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain', in the city of Madrid. It is established into the Unit for Coordination and Development of Nursing Research (Investén-isciii). The objective of Investen-isciii consists of developing a national strategy that organises and facilitates nursing research. The main objective of this strategy is to incorporate nursing research into daily clinical practice. The centre has international connections all over Europe and Latin America.

The main task to do in the first stage is the translation of the reports and tools into Spanish in order to be a key for the Spanish speaking countries. Our principal aim is to help for the development, promotion and support of the evidence based approach to health care.

The work is performed with the support of some Spanish regions: Andalucía, Aragón, Principado de Asturias, Illes Balears, Canarias, Cantabaria, Cataluña, Galicia, La Rioja, Madrid, Región de Murcia, País Vasco, Comunidad Valenciana, Castilla La Mancha and Castilla y León. There is also a Professional Advisory Forum from these regions that collaborated in the peer review process of the translations.

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