Managing in the next decade: a new set of skills for nurse managers
Goodemote, E.J.
Seminars for Nurse Managers 3(2): 84-88
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 1066-3851 PMID: 7627602 Document Number: 449946
The transition from traditional management to patient-focused leadership challenged Lakeland Regional Medical Center nurse managers to re-examine the usefulness of many traditional management skills. Patient-focused restructuring has changed the role of a traditional Nurse Manager to a leader/coach of our empowered staff. Managers now maintain responsibility for managing multiple disciplines, self-directed work teams, and redeployed services. The observed keys to success for managers include staff education, modeling coaching behaviors, staff empowerment, self-directed work teams, and a willingness to give up traditional responsibilities.