Benson, H. (2010). Unionization of the nurses in the U. S.: Worker power, autonomy, and labor democracy. The Journal of Labor and Society, 13, 297-307.
The given paper allows to understand the role of collective bargaining in the field of nursing. It is important to stress that the authors of the article not only provides explanation on how collective bargaining is carried out by the nursing administration, but also stresses the significance of the collective bargaining consequences for the nursing personnel. According to Benson, collective bargaining reinforces nursing rules.
Peters, M. (2008). Nurse administrators’ role in health policy: Teaching the elephant to dance. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 26(4), 1-8.
The article tries to explain the importance of involving nurse administrators in the policy arena. Skilled nurse leaders are therefore required to influence the national agenda through political activism. The author begins with overview and definition of health policy. Effects of health care policies such as staffing patterns and quality of patient care are discussed in detail. The author highlights the fact that nursing practice has been inhibited by health policies. Nursing administrators should be politically active to be involved in policy making. Education and leadership abilities may not help if political backing is not included.
Kalisch, B. J., Lee, H. & Rochman, M. (2010). Nursing staff teamwork and job satisfaction. Journal of Nursing Management, 18, 938-947.
Nursing staff teamwork is the subject of this article. Discussions are based on research findings of a sample of three thousand, six hundred and seventy five from five hospitals. The main aim of the study is to investigate the effects of teamwork and staff characteristics on job contentment. The research findings indicate a direct relationship between teamwork and staff satisfaction. Nursing managers should apply teamwork to enhance staff satisfaction. In addition to this, teamwork leads to improved quality in health care. This article is critical in helping the reader understand the importance of nursing managers to use teamwork and avoid job stress.
Xiao-wen, Z., Li-ming, Y., Jing, Z., Liu, K., Jin-bo, F., Shu-xiao, H., & Li-feng, Z. (2012). Nurse staffing levels make a difference on patient outcomes: A multisite study in Chinese hospitals. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 44(3), 266-273.
The authors of this article are analyzing the results of a study that was conducted to investigate the link between staffing of nurses and the outcomes of patients in different hospitals in China. One hundred and eighty one hospitals were involved in the study and questionnaires were used to collect data. In this research study, nurse administrators ought to be knowledgeable about the right number of patients per individual nurse so as to enhance service delivery. With the results of the study, the readers are able to understand the effects of poor staffing on the service delivery in health facilities. The effects of staffing on patient outcome are discussed in detail. The general conclusion for these authors is that the service delivery is dependent on the number of staff available to offer the service. An increment of the same will have a significant positive impact on patient satisfaction.
Ferguson, L. (2011). Team nursing: Experiences of nurse managers in acute setting. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 28(4), 1-12.
The article analyses the experiences of various nurse managers in team nursing. From the analysis of the data collected, the author arrives at a general conclusion on the patients’ side and nurses’ side. Team nursing facilitates better coverage over breaks and it encourages more independence among nurses. On the side of patients, team nursing created room for contact with nurses, enhanced health care and a safe work environment. Communication skills are imperative in the development of team nursing. To develop team nursing, a nursing manager ought to have strong leadership and communication skills.
Hudson, T. (2008). Delegation: building a foundation for our future nurse leaders. MEDSURG Nursing, 17(6), 396-412.
The author discusses extensively on delegation as a tool that can be used by nurse leaders in management. Delegation ensures that there is constant service delivery even in the absence of a manager. It is a tool that can be used to develop leadership skills among the junior nurses. Even though it is managerial skill development tool, nurse managers should be knowledgeable about the right steps to be followed when choosing the right person to delegate. Additionally, some duties can be delegated while others cannot. The author concludes by stating that delegation is an important strategy that can be used by nurse managers to avert scarcity of nurse managers. Needless to say, it also helps in moulding future nurse leaders.
McKenna, E. et al. (2011). Using a nursing productivity committee to achieve cost savings and improve staffing levels and staff satisfaction. CriticalCareNurse, 31(6), 55-65.
In the given paper, the authors argue whether nursing administration can possibly improve the budgeting issue and, therefore, achieve the staff’s satisfaction. According to McKenna et al., the existing staffing models and scheduling processes leave much to be desired. Providing calculations for nurses’ monthly nurses productivity, McKenna et al. Offer a plan to improve the financial state in nursing. It is essential that the role of the productivity committee is described in a rather detailed way by McKenna et al. The given article helps to build the picture of budgeting in the field of nursing.
VonDras, D. D., Flittner, D., Malcore, S. A., & Pouliot, G. (2009). Workplace stress and ethical challenges experienced by nursing staff in a nursing home. Educational Gerontology, 35, 321–339.
Touching upon the issues of stress and ethics in nursing practice, the authors dwell on a number of important issues in the present-day nursing administration sphere. For example, one of the issues in question, nursing administration bribery, is considered in details. Making it obvious that nursing administration is supposed to provide high-quality services to all patients, VonDras et al. make it clear that the instances briberies are to be eliminated from nursing practice
Regan, P. (2011). Patient participation in public elections: A literature review. Nursing Management, 17(10), 32-36.
Despite the fact that legal issues and medicine do not seem to have a lot of points of contact, there still are certain legal and ethical issues which nursing administration has to face in their work once in a while. Allowing their patients to vote and partake in any other activity related to their legal rights is one of these issues. As Regan explains, there are certain complexities that such patients face when allowed to vote, which questions their ability to. However, not allowing such patients to vote can be viewed as civil rights infringement. Hence, the nursing management faces a difficult choice to make. Analyzing the situation, Regan offers a probable solution to this complicated legal issue.
George, V. & Haag-Heitman, B. (2011). Nursing peer review: The manager’s role. Journal of Nursing Management, 19, 254-259.
Performance appraisal is essential in any sphere, and the field of nursing is no exception. Explaining the manager’s role in nurses’ performance appraisal, George & Haag-Heitman attempt at solving the given complexity. It is essential that the authors focus solely on the role of the nursing management in the given article, which makes it especially relevant. However, the adequacy of the authors’ judgement can be questioned therefore. The aspect of influence which appraisal has on nursing staff is missed. Anyway, the authors offer a detailed account of the current situation and suggest possible forms of appraisal.