INTERACTIVE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING AND UTILIZING RESEARCH IN NURSING SERVICE ADMINISTRATION

The authors report on a project that evolved from a single-purpose pro ject - research use in nursing service administration - to a multipurp ose process. The project team initially intended to conduct a classic research use project to develop management interventions to improve jo b satisfaction. The team eventually conducted three basic research pro jects and systematically applied this knowledge to the practice of nur sing service administration. The members of the team, who came from ac ademic and service settings, collaborated in a dynamic and interactive process of generating and applying knowledge. The products of this wo rk were immediately useful in the setting and can be used more broadly in organizing and managing the care of hospital patients.