摘要:

Consider a feature designed to give you quick access to stimulating information. Consider the wealth of information that crosses the editor's desk and is specially selected for your professional and personal needs. Advice from successful people, innovative ideas, significant solutions to common problems, management-oriented excerpts, 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:1985

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1985

数据来源: OVID

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Assessment center technology is a selection method for supervisory personnel. It uses a candidate's performance in actual work sample exercises. The use of assessment centers in selecting head nurses is explained. Specific results, such as increases in productivity, establishment of standards of practice, and increases in employee satisfaction, are described. Recommendations for assessment center use and suggestions for implementing assessment centers to select nursing managers are presented.

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1985

数据来源: OVID

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Faced with the need to decrease personnel costs, nursing administrators at Bayfront Medical Center analyzed the nursing department's organizational structure. The resulting change to a decentralized management structure, streamlining the management staff, is described. The radical, yet promising approach of eliminating evening and night shift nursing supervisors is discussed.

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1985

数据来源: OVID

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A method by which nursing managers can determine the acuity level of their hospitals' patients, relative to other hospitals, is proposed. Without this information, it is difficult to justify higher staffing needs based on a sicker patient population than other hospitals.

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1985

数据来源: OVID

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How do you choose and plan for the implementation of a conceptual model for professional nursing practice? This article discusses one institution's experience with the Neuman Systems Model. The process discussed in this article will serve as a guide for other nursing administrators considering this significant undertaking.

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1985

数据来源: OVID

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Writing is an important and pervasive part of every administrator's duties, and problems with writer's block and procrastination can impede one's productivity. This article describes behavioral assessment and intervention methods (e.g., task analysis, reinforcement analysis, time-structuring, charting, and deposit contracting) that an individual can use to modify his or her writing habits.

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1985

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Recognizing the increasing importance of mentoring in helping professional nurses adapt to and function effectively in this vastly changed health care world, JONA features The Mentoring Dimension each month. The Mentoring Dimension is a dialogue between you the readers and the author, each sharing experiences and views about different aspects of mentoring. In some articles, Dr. Darling will respond to questions asked by you. In other articles, she will present your views in response to questions asked of you in a prior article. We want to hear from you about aspects of mentoring that intrigue, confound, interest, or concern you. Please write to Dr. Darling in care of JONA, 505 West Hollis Street, Suite 211, Nashua, NH 03062. While she cannot reply to every letter personally, she will respond to as many as possible through The Mentoring Dimension.

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1985

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0002-0443    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1985

数据来源: OVID