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| Name: |
Nurse Manager/Administrator |
| Description: |
The goal of a nurse manager is to
facilitate and deliver quality nursing care as
well as to coordinate and manage the environment
in which the care is delivered. The first-line
manager/head nurse assumes responsibility for the
personnel, resources, and patient care on a
nursing unit. A nurse supervisor is often
responsible for several nursing units or all
units for a particular function such as staffing
or a shift, such as night supervisor. A manager
directs and promotes the development of nursing
staff assigned to the unit. Nurse administrators
establish and control the budget and support the
implementation of standards of nursing practice
and guidelines of care |
| Settings: |
Hospitals, long-term care,
ambulatory care, or community/public/home health
agencies |
| Characteristics: |
Personal satisfaction, power,
recognition, prestige, and economic gain;
opportunities for promotion |
| Drawbacks: |
Scope of responsibility, pressures
of competition, hard work, and high degree of
flexibility; consumer issues, economy, politics,
manpower, and technology |
| Desirable
skills: |
Fact finding, analyzing, advice
seeking, listening, negotiating, and
collaborating; risk-taking, tolerance for
ambiguity, assertiveness, self-reliance, and
achievement orientation; human relations,
coaching, and compassionate approach |
| Education: |
RN with BSN, MSN, or doctorate |
| Employers: |
Individual institutions,
multi-institution corporations, freestanding
organizations |
| Certification: |
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| Organizations: |
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| Publications: |
| AONE News
UPDATE |
| 312-422-2800 |
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| Nursing
Management |
| 215-646-8700 |
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| Nursing
Management and Leadership |
| 800-325-4177 |
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| Nursing &
Health Care |
| 800-669-1656 |
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| Journal of
Nursing Administration |
| 800-777-2295 |
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| Nursing
Outlook |
| 800-453-4351 |
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| Nursing
Economic$ |
| 609-256-2300 |
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