摘要:

“Consider this…” is a feature designed to give you quick access to innovative ideas, research findings, interesting solutions to common problems, and more from a variety of sources. For the busy nurse executive, JONA asks you to “Consider this….”

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1987

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1987

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Present day fiscal pressures dictate the need for balancing nursing costs and quality concerns. This article presents logical and organized methodologies for (1) interrelating quality compliance, patient volume, and nursing resource consumption and (2) determining the costs associated with the delivery of quality nursing care. These methodologies provide the chief nursing officer a means for evaluating the impact of fiscal constraints on quality compliance and for judging any effectiveness/efficiency trade-offs.

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1987

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1987

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

To stay competitive in the marketplace, many hospitals are renovating their physical plants to a more hotel-like appearance. Others are downsizing their units, reflecting the decreased demand for acute care beds. As these changes are made, patients and nurses are temporarily relocated to other places in the institution. How does this relocation of nurses impact their professional functioning and self-esteem? Based on their study of four groups of nurses who were relocated, the authors discuss their recommendations for making relocation a Dositive exDerience.

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1987

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Nurse executives, in the current economic climate, may be requested to make decisions about resuming tasks that historically had been in the nursing domain but presently are done by other disciplines. Since these decisions shape nursing services in a variety of ways, support by non-nursing colleagues is important. This study reports a decision-making strategy that enhanced receptivity throughout the corporation. The strategy used a data base and involved non-nursing leadership persons in examining the issue.

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1987

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

When the right candidate is hired for the right position, both the institution and the individual benefit. The individual has increased job satisfaction, is more likely to remain in the position longer, and is more productive. The author describes a method of job interviewing that objectively measures the abilities of candidates so that the best candidate for the position can be hired.

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1987

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

In a previous JONA article, Organizational Culture, How Important Is It (October 1986) the importance of organizational culture was described. An abbreviated culture checklist was included in that article to help readers analyze their own or others' organizational cultures. This more extensive checklist is provided now for readers to enhance such an analysis.

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1987

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Clinical ladders may benefit the needs of hospitals and occasionally the needs of individual nurses, but do they meet our professional need to recognize clinical excellence in nursing? Analysis of this issue and its impact on nursing is presented through review of pertinent literature. Conceptual and structural frameworks currently used in clinical ladder programs are discussed. The author then presents a promotional model more appropriate to the needs o nurses and nursing.

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1987

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

When you need more information, turn to “Management Readings,” a selected bibliography on a topic of current interest.

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1987

数据来源: OVID