Open AccessDie saalsuster as koördineerder
Author(s) -
A. Bruwer
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
curationis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2223-6279
pISSN - 0379-8577
DOI - 10.4102/curationis.v3i1.215
Subject(s) - nursing , function (biology) , unit (ring theory) , medicine , sister , dual (grammatical number) , psychology , sociology , philosophy , linguistics , mathematics education , evolutionary biology , anthropology , biology
The hospital as unique organisational unit is proposed, based on the theory of the existence o f a dual authority system within the hospital. The place of the ward sister in the hospital is explored with emphasis on her co-ordinating function. This function of the nurse is not limited to nursing activities alone but refers in particular to her role as co-ordinator of patient care. If the nurse is to retain this special position in the hospital organisation a more structured approach towards teaching of administrative skills is advocated to enable the nurse to create a therapeutic milieu in the ward