A CASE ANALYSIS OF A SELECTED MODEL OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN NURSING EDUCATION AND NURSING SERVICE (ADMINISTRATION, JOINT APPOINTMENTS).
Contributors: University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Published: 1985
Number of pages: 257
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.; Education, Health.
Description: The purpose of the study was to analyze the collaborative model for nursing education and nursing service at the University of Alabama at Birmingham using the case study approach. The Framework for Analysis of a Collaborative Model (FACM) emphasized the structure, processes, and outcomes of collaboration at three levels of nursing administration--top, middle, and first. The subconcepts upon which the study was based were derived from the McKinsey 7-S Framework for organizational management and included: organizational structure, systems, staff, superordinate goals, strategies, skills, and management style.

The study was conducted at the University of Alabama School of Nursing and at the University of Alabama Hospitals Nursing Service Department. Data obtained through document reviews and interviews were analyzed and categorized according to the concepts and subconcepts of the study. The findings included specific information about the collaborative model along with rich experiential anecdotes shared by the personnel who were interviewed.

The conclusions included the following: (1) Organizational structure of the model includes the Joint Council on Nursing, the joint appointment at the top nursing service adminstrative position, joint committee representation, and the Release Time Quarter for faculty. (2) Systems of collaboration are informal through written and oral means and formal through written guidelines, minutes of meetings, and job descriptions. (3) Demographic characteristics of staff vary between the two organizations but have not significantly hindered the collaborative efforts. (4) Superordinate goals are teaching, research, and service. (5) A variety of personal, interpersonal, and interorganizational strategies are used to enhance collaboration. (6) Skills for collaboration include interpersonal, managerial, and clinical skills of faculty and staff. (7) Participatory management style is viewed as the most conducive to collaboration. (8) Personnel perceive that collaboration has improved patient care and learning opportunities for students. (9) The FACM provides a comprehensive basis for the case study approach of a collaborative model.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-02, Section: B, page: 0572.

Thesis (D.S.N.)--UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM, 1985.

School code: 0005.