Self-organizing Development Teams for Innovative Nursing Care
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1Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University, Bodö, Norway.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to describe the participation of nurses and nurse leaders in self-organizing teams formed to develop innovative nursing care. The theoretical perspective combines Bondas' caritative theory on nursing leadership with Waterman's and Dolan's work on ad hoc organizations. Seven self-organizing teams participated in a 2-year action research project. Data were collected through fieldwork, formal and informal individual and group interviews, and diaries. Analytical abstraction methodology described by Miles et al was used. The metaphor "overcoming the jet lag of bureaucracy" is based on 5 themes: struggling to design the new team; investing time and self; needing research and leadership support; evolving collegial collaboration, professional growth, and pride; and growing professional security and the will to continue education as a result of learning.
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