Changes that will improve management of nursing care

MAISY, RN-ER, BSN, RN · Feb 8, 2008

Second career nurses with business experience.

Nurses with MBAs.

Nurses with business experience who mentor nurses.

Nurses in charge of their own budgets and departments.

Executive programs within our healthcare system that welcome our nurses who have both the understanding of the job (and what it takes) and can be mentored to the business side (like every other business).

*Having a managerial title without the ability to affect change, or spend/deny money is not being management.

Nurses who are open to new things, and not just the way it's always been done.

Place the focus back on patient outcomes, staffing, rights in the workplace.

Lose the labor unions.

Just a few ideas in MHO,

Maisy:wink2:

nursej22, MSN, RN · Feb 8, 2008

2 more ideas--

Shared governance

the Toyota model

hcmanp, NP · Feb 9, 2008

Hi,
I am a nursing student on my last semester and I desperately need a topic!! I need to develop a plan or proposed change that will improve the management of nursing care. Problem is, what needs changing in the hospital unit? With my limited experience I don't know where to start. Is there anybody out there that can get me started? Thanks a bunch!!

Nursing "internship" programs for new grads.

What is the root ca use for why "nurses eat their young?"

MAISY, RN-ER, BSN, RN · Feb 9, 2008

You haven't had too many responses, I believe that may be due to the fact that either management doesn't look at these sites....OR....that they don't realize that without power to affect changes, they aren't really management. Therefore they have no idea of what will improve nursing.

I hope you get a few more responses.

I did think of something else: Get rid of the us vs them mentality. Nurses don't seem to realize they are a team...whether it be a unit, floor, shift...whatever. They make or break a day, as a group. While it's true one person may be the weak link, I can guarentee whether that person is weak due to lack of support, inexperience or just laziness....no one is talking to them, mentoring them, giving them expectations or warning them to change. We need to be for each other, and each other's success. Otherwise, what's it all about?

Maisy