Managing the professional nurse. Part I. the organizational theories
McClure, M.L.
Journal of Nursing Administration 14(2): 15-21
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-0443 PMID: 6561235 Document Number: 236689
How do employment organizations outside the hospital field deal with issues such as staff productivity, motivation, burnout, and high turnover? In Part I of this two-part article, the author presents an overview of modern management theory and practice, drawn from the literature on organizational behavior. She shows how nursing administrators can use this scholarly foundation to better understand the organizing principles and problems of their departments. In Part II (to be published in March 1984), the author applies these classic and relevant theories to the specific challenges that face the manager of professional nurses.