THE POSITION OF THE NURSE EXECUTIVE AT THE CORPORATE LEVEL OF A MULTIHOSPITAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: AN EXPLORATORY DESCRIPTIVE STUDY.
Contributors: Louisiana State University Medical Ctr. In New Orleans, S. Of Nursing.
Published: 1995
Number of pages: 79
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.; Health Sciences, Health Care Management.; Business Administration, Management.
Description: An exploratory descriptive research design was used to describe the position of the nurse executive as it naturally exists at the corporate level of a multihospital health care system (MHHCS). A convenience sample composed of 14 corporate nurse executives (CNEs) with at least one year of experience in MHHCS located in the United States was used. Data collection methods included unstructured telephone interviews, a written open-ended questionnaire, and a demographic data form. The unstructured data were analyzed by content analysis and the structured data by quantitative methods. Three research questions guided the investigation: (1) what is the role of the CNE of a MHHCS? (2) what are the responsibilities of a CNE in a MHHCS? (3) what are the relationships of the CNE within the MHHCS? Descriptive summaries for the categories of role, responsibilities, and relationships were compiled. Following the descriptive summaries dominant themes from the categories are reported. These themes are: health care environment, collaboration, global vision, change agent, and nursing's perspective. Findings indicated that the role of the CNE is an expansion of that of the local nurse executive. The subjects identified characteristics, functions and skills needed to perform in the role of CNEs.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 56-08, Section: B, page: 4240.

Thesis (D.N.S.)--LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CTR. IN NEW ORLEANS, S. OF NURSING, 1995.

School code: 1053.