Present-day key roles in nursing administration.

Present-day nursing administration has many goals, roles and functions. Predominant among the roles are those of: programme planner, manager of material resources, man­ ager of human resources, educator, clinician and researcher. These and other roles relate to clients, colleagues, the agency, the community and the profession. The roles are not discrete, but overlap and intertwine with each other and with the roles of other care providers.