Author: | Tina M. Marrelli, MSN, MA, RN, FAAN | ISBN: | 9781945157424 |
Publisher: | Sigma Theta Tau International | Publication: | October 16, 2017 |
Imprint: | Sigma Theta Tau International | Language: | English |
Author: | Tina M. Marrelli, MSN, MA, RN, FAAN |
ISBN: | 9781945157424 |
Publisher: | Sigma Theta Tau International |
Publication: | October 16, 2017 |
Imprint: | Sigma Theta Tau International |
Language: | English |
Nurses are already nurse managers. They must manage patient caseloads and care plans as well as supervise aides, technicians, and other care providers. But moving from this type of organic management to a defined nurse manager role is not a natural progression. Nurse managers must command a vast, diverse, and robust skill set, and those skills must first be defined, explained, and operationalized for success. In an environment that offers new managers little support, where do they turn?
Nurses are already nurse managers. They must manage patient caseloads and care plans as well as supervise aides, technicians, and other care providers. But moving from this type of organic management to a defined nurse manager role is not a natural progression. Nurse managers must command a vast, diverse, and robust skill set, and those skills must first be defined, explained, and operationalized for success. In an environment that offers new managers little support, where do they turn?