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Nurses work in complex situations with daily challenges where the needs of each patient represent unique demands action research helps nurses to investigate their practices as reflective practitioners allowing them to ask what is going on how do we understand the existing situation how do we improve it. This study suggests that skills of critical reflection from action research toolbox shed light on both the notion of patient participation and caring in nursing rehabilitation by actively involving nurses in research the knowledge development stems from practice and the solutions therefore became practice oriented. Nurses work in complex situations with daily challenges where the needs of each patient represent unique demands action research helps nurses to investigate their practices as reflective practitioners allowing them to ask what is going on. The use of action research in knowledge development and in assessing nursing knowledge for publications could increase nursing knowledge at its core action research methodology involves a systematic research process and thoughtful reflection on the process for making a change. A nurse led ad hoc structure with academic clinical partnerships and strategic management process was suggested as a possible practical model for expanding nurses educational role in similar contexts implications and practical science introduced in this action research could also be applicable for