Name: |
Nurse
Administrator/Director/CEO |
Description: |
The nurse in an executive position
establishes department directions and strategies,
plans programs, and administers budgets to meet
the overall institution's or agency's goals.
Administrators set and interpret policy and
develop structures for operating units.
Administrators assume a broad organizational
perspective and represent their organization to
their constituents, including the community |
Settings: |
Hospitals, nursing homes, public or
community health nursing settings, ambulatory
care, student health service, nursing schools, or
education departments |
Characteristics: |
Personal satisfaction, power,
recognition, prestige, and economic gain |
Drawbacks: |
Scope of responsibility, pressures
of competition, hard work, and high degree of
flexibility; consumer issues, economy, politics,
manpower, and technology |
Desirable
skills: |
Strong knowledge base in nursing
management and leadership practices including
finance, accounting, computers, productivity;
ability to articulate and incorporate the nursing
service perspective into the organization's
systems, changes, program development, and
communication networks that are multilevel and
multidisciplinary in nature |
Education: |
RN with BSN, MSN (preferred), or
doctorate |
Employers: |
Individual institutions,
multiinstitution corporations, freestanding
organizations |
Certification: |
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Organizations: |
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Publications: |
| AONE News
UPDATE |
| 312-422-2800 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| ASLTCN Journal |
| 610-847-5396 |
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| The Director |
| 800-222-0539 |
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