Assignment:
According to Franklin Schaffer, "Nurse managers are the linchpins to retaining nurses and ultimately to the success of any health care organization. Despite their importance, nurse training often gets put aside for financial reasons and time constraints. If we want to retain
nurses, we must train excellent nurse managers. This training must come through new, innovative, and effective methods. 'Yesterday thinking' will not work, nor will yesterday's training methods." The author identifies 9 Essential Nurse Manager Roles. They are: negotiator, career planner, mentor, facilitator, coordinator, director, producer, broker,
innovator.
- What kind of training do you think that managers need in order to fulfill some of these 9 essential roles?
- Have you seen any employers who train managers in these roles?
- How much time do you think the training would take?
- What should be prioritized?
References: Shaffer, F. (2003). Stepping Beyond 'Yesterday Thinking:' Preparing Nurse Managers for a New World Order. AONE Nurse Leader, July/August, 33-37.
Your answer must be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format.