IDENTIFICATION OF NURSING MANAGEMENT DIAGNOSES (MANAGEMENT DIAGNOSIS).
Contributors: University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Published: 1992
Number of pages: 171
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.; Business Administration, Management.
Description: The practice of nursing management embodies knowledge from the sciences of nursing and management. Theories from nursing and management decision making provide frameworks for enhancing the effectiveness of nursing management practice. The concepts nursing diagnoses and organizational diagnosis are blended into nursing management diagnosis as a basis for making decisions for individuals, groups, and organizations within the scope of practice of nurse managers.

This descriptive study utilized a triangulation of qualitative and quantitative research methods to identify nursing management diagnoses. In Phase I of the study, four focus group interviews were conducted with 7-10 nurse managers employed by hospitals in from southeastern states to identify problems and judgements experienced in the nurse manager role. Audiotapes of the interviews were transcribed and analyzed with a resulting list of 147 problems and judgements identified.

Phase II of the study consisted of a three round Delphi survey to identify nursing management diagnoses from the problems and judgements. In the first round the list of 147 problems and judgements was mailed to 400 randomly selected nurse manager affiliate members of the American Organization for Nurse Executives. The participants indicated the relevance of the problems and judgements to nursing management practice by circling "Y" for yes and "N" for no. Items were rated as relevant by at least 70% of 170 participants were included in the round 2 questionnaire.

In round 2, participants were asked to identify nursing management diagnoses from the problems and judgements. The 46 participants identified 609 nursing management diagnoses which were analyzed and condensed to 72 nursing management diagnoses. In round 3, participants were asked to validate the nursing management diagnosis according to the definition of nursing management diagnosis used in the study. The 38 participants in this round validated 66 of the nursing management diagnoses with at least 70% agreement.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-12, Section: B, page: 6224.

Thesis (D.S.N.)--UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM, 1992.

School code: 0005.