Administrative Nursing

This category lists web sites that provide information on a variety of issues facing today's nurse executive from the scope of professional practice to nurse staffing decisions.

• ANA Policy Paper: ANA Response to Pew Commission Report
  Provides an overview of the ANA's response to the Pew Commission Report on Scope of Practice.
• ANA: Position Statements
  Includes position statements by ANA on various topics ranging from ethics to scope of practice.
  
• ANA - References
  Contains references on various organizational and patient care ethical dilemmas.
• The Evolving Nurse Executive Practice
  Description: The Evolving Nurse Executive Practice
• Medical Education and Residency Issues: Medical Education and the Future Physician Workforce
  Description: Statement of AMA regarding the Pew Commission Report on Scope of professional practice.
• Oh Nurse! More Beluga Please.
  Issues of high end, "pampering" service for VIP patients includes a luxurious approach to health care.
• OJIN: Administrative Ethics
  Contains a wealth of references on various organizational and patient care ethical dilemmas.
• President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry
  Description: Nursing image and the valuable role of the RN are examined with a review of the powerful impact of RN's upon health care quality.
• Principles for Nurse Staffing
  Highlights empirical data that can be utilized by administrators to guide nurse staffing decisions.
• Quality First: Better Health Care for all Americans
  Nursing image and the valuable role of the RN are examined with a review of the powerful impact of RN's upon health care quality.
• Scope of Professional Practice
  Statement of AMA regarding the Pew Commission Report on Scope of professional practice.
• STRESS! -- It's everywhere! And it can be managed!
  Discusses types of stressors which plague professional nurses are described along with some suggested stress management techniques.
• Working 'round the Clock
  Describes the effects of shift rotation upon circadian rhythm and health. Management considerations are included in making shift rotation staffing decisions.
  
  Last Reviewed 09/14/01