Institutional decision making: what role for nurses?

Joyce Clifford, vice-president of nursing at Beth Israel Hospital (Boston), attends all hospital board meetings to provide insight to both the board and her staff. A 1989 American Hospital Association Center for Nursing study indicates that over 85% of chief nurse executives reported to the hospital...

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Published in:Trustee 1991-04, Vol.44 (4), p.8-9
Main Author: Sabatino, F
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Boards of trustees
Conflicts of interest
Decision making
Decision Making, Organizational
Governing Board - organization & administration
Health administration
Hospital Administration - organization & administration
Hospitals
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Nurse Administrators
Nurses
Nursing
Roles
United States
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Summary:Joyce Clifford, vice-president of nursing at Beth Israel Hospital (Boston), attends all hospital board meetings to provide insight to both the board and her staff. A 1989 American Hospital Association Center for Nursing study indicates that over 85% of chief nurse executives reported to the hospital's highest officer, an important indicator of the degree to which nurses are part of the hospital's decision-making process. Consultant James Orlikoff advises against appointing the chief nurse executive to the board because it places the employee in a conflicted position. Board chairperson JoAnn Cuscurida maintains that nurses should not be appointed to boards to represent the constituency of nursing. Many feel that trustees should focus on issues to ensure that nursing's role in institutional decision making is prominently represented at the board level. Misconceptions about the actual activities of boards and the influence of their members may be as large a problem as actual failure to incorporate nursing into institutional decision making.
ISSN:0041-3674
1943-5134