title: Theory M: A restructuring process.
abstract: Through the Nursing Incentive Reimbursement Award (NIRA) Program initiated by the New Jersey Department of Health, a medical center tested, over a two-year time frame, the impact of a staff-developed "Theory M" nursing model. Three nursing units served as control groups and one as the experimental group that incorporated the following features: restructuring of a nursing unit through the redefinition of roles; modifying nurse staffing patterns to change existing ratio of RNs to NAs; incorporating matrix management principles; developing, implementing and evaluating training and educational programs; and renovating a nursing unit.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Mularz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maher
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rolston-Blenman
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation