Competencies Scope of Practice and Standards of Practice for Nurse Administrators
as well, including those discussed below. Section 3. Characteristics of an effective nurse administrator A telephonic (NA #1) and face-to-face interview (NA #2) with two full-time nurse administrators provided some valuable insights concerning the different factors made them effective at their jobs. For example, NA #1 indicated that he was most effective at using the “people skills” that are required to forge strong professional relationships in ways that facilitated his ability to perform his administrative duties while NA #2 cited her task orientation as being responsible for her effectiveness as a nursing educator. Although these are essentially diametrically… Continue Reading...