The practice of nursing administration focuses on the administration of organized nursing services for the purpose of delivering nursing services to groups of patients. Nursing administration research is the study of organizational factors and management practices and their impact on nurses, nursing delivery systems, and patient outcomes. Nursing administration research is concerned with establishing the costs of nursing care, with examining the relationships between nursing services and quality patient care, and with viewing problems of nursing service delivery with a broader context of policy analysis and delivery of health care services. Nursing administration is an integral part of any health care organization that provides nursing services.
Nurse administrators lead and direct large groups of nurses and ancillary personnel.
They control large budgets and are responsible for provision of quality care for reasonable cost. They serve at all management levels in health care organizations as well as in the community. Effective administration begins with knowledge of disease, health adn the nursing needs of those requiring care. She lives in the hospital and is on-call any hour of the day and night. Teacher's College, Columbia University offers administrative course for nurses.