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BACKGROUND: Concerns about equitable workloads for nursing faculty have been well documented, yet a standardized system for workload management does not exist. A project team was challenged to establish an academic workload management system when two dissimilar universities were consolidated. METHOD: Tuckman's model of small-group development was used as the framework for the analysis of processes and effectiveness of a workload project team. Agendas, notes, and meeting minutes were used as the primary sources of information. RESULTS: Analysis revealed the challenges the team encountered. Utilization of a team charter was an effective tool in guiding the team to become a highly productive group. Lessons learned from the analysis are discussed. CONCLUSION: Guiding a diverse group into a highly productive team is complex. The use of Tuckman's model of small-group development provided a systematic mechanism to review and understand group processes and tasks. [J Nurs Educ. 2016;55(12):675-681.].
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Docentes de Enfermagem , Processos Grupais , Modelos Educacionais , Competência Profissional , Programas de Autoavaliação , Humanos , Projetos Piloto , Carga de TrabalhoRESUMO
The purpose of this study was to analyze utilization and costs of employer-sponsored health insurance in select businesses in a rural community in South Carolina. The study was conducted under the auspices of the HR Roundtable of the local Chamber of Commerce, composed of human resources directors from the larger area businesses. Twenty one companies were invited to participate and eight submitted information that was sufficiently complete to analyze. The participating companies employed 6,265 people, of which 5,712 were insured. The data represents a total of 13,057 covered lives. Although the findings cannot be generalized to a broader population, the descriptive data was sufficient to generate a discussion about health care issues for this community and for the group to make preliminary recommendations for collaborative work that may affect the costs of health care coverage for this community.