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The clinical nurse manager: a literature review
Author(s) -
Oroviogoicoechea Cristina
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb01035.x
Subject(s) - nurse manager , health care , nursing , psychology , medicine , political science , law
This paper is a literature review of the clinical nurse manager role The purpose is to identify, m today's health care environment, what expectations organizations in this role have, and therefore to determine the skills and characteristics required to be effective at this level An analysis of the literature revealed a consensus that human and leadership skills are taking the place of clinical skills It is suggested that within them decision‐making is the key factor in responding to the changing and competitive health care environment