YVONNE MOORES, chief nursing officer for England, has told healthcare managers how to 'do the right thing'.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to gain insight into nurse managers’ stress experiences and coping strategies in order to better support them. Design: A qualitative exploratory descriptive research design was used in this study. Subject: Fifteen nurse managers participated in this study. Results: Three descriptive themes related to nurse managers’ occupational stress were identified: r...

PURPOSE This study investigates management awareness of employee musculoskeletal pain and conditions that shape managers' handling of employees with pain. METHODS We used a mixed methods design including data from a questionnaire survey and focus group sessions. All employees and managers from seven nursing homes were invited to participate in the questionnaire survey and 327 employees (81%) ...

BACKGROUND Performance appraisal is an essential component of health care organizations for the improvement in quality of patients' care. Awareness of managers' and employees' perception of performance appraisal can lead to improved performance appraisal quality. The purpose of this study was to compare the perception of performance appraisal among managers and nursing staff of hospitals affili...

abstract background: this study aimed to explore the role of social capital within the context of the nursing profession in iran, based on the experience and perspectives of senior nursing managers. materials and methods: the study was conducted using the graneheim and lundman content analysis method. using purposive sampling, 26 senior nursing managers from the ministry of health and medical e...

AIM This article explains the unique role of nurse managers in facilitating nursing peer review and clarifies the issues of ownership about peer review processes and performance evaluations. BACKGROUND The authors' review of the literature and experiences as organizational consultants, found no examples of principled peer review using the authoritative American Nurses Association (ANA) Guidel...

BACKGROUND Knowledge capital is becoming more important to healthcare establishments, especially for hospitals that are facing changing societal and industrial patterns. Hospital staff must engage in a process of continual learning to improve their healthcare skills and provide a superior service to their patients. Internal marketing helps hospital administrators to improve the quality of servi...

nursing school and passing the NCLEX-RN. Along the way, there will be many opportunities for job interviews and for meeting fellow nurses, staff managers, and other healthcare workers. You may attend conferences and workshops to stay current on health care issues affecting you and your patients. A positive and professional image is crucial to a successful nursing career and in benefiting from t...

AIM Clinical assignments in nursing education provide opportunities for students to develop thinking skills vital to the effective delivery of patient care. The purpose of the present study was to examine students' perceived levels of confidence for using thinking skills when completing two types of clinical assignments. BACKGROUND Clinical educators and managers are challenged to develop tea...

BACKGROUND Case management is widely promoted as a means of ensuring continuity of care, improving patient outcomes, and achieving efficient management of resources. Community matrons have been introduced recently as specialists in the case management of patients with multiple complex problems. AIM To understand how nurse case managers are seen by GPs and NHS managers. SETTING (1) Telephone...