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Overview:
Nursing executives provide leadership and direction in designing
and managing care, planning and developing policies and
procedures, and allocating resources. Through their administrative
decisions, they
seek to improve patient outcomes and bring
about positive staff development.
Typical
venues: hospitals, community clinics, ambulatory care
centers, long-term care centers, home health
agencies
Education:
active RN licensure, BSN or higher
Certification
available:
American
Nurses Credentialing Center
600
Maryland Ave., SW, Suite 100 West
Washington,
D.C. 20024-2571
Phone:
(800) 284-2378
General
certification information, including
links to FAQs http://www.nursingworld.org
/ancc/index.htm
Specific
information about nursing administration certification
http://www.nursingworld.org/ancc/certify/
cert/catalogs/2000/bcc/admspec.htm
Job
outlook: Nursing as a whole will be one of the top 10
fastest growing professions in the United States in the next
decade, according to
the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Opportunities:
autonomy; leadership; a chance to shape nursing and health
care policy
Challenges:
red tape associated with
administration; generally no direct patient contact
For
more information:
American
Organization of Nurse Executives
1
North Franklin St., 32nd Floor
Chicago,
Ill. 60606
Phone:
(312) 422-2800
Fax: (312)
422-4504
www.aone.org
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features on the NurseWeek Web site:
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Salary
Wizard (http://www.nurseweek.com/salary/index.html)
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Search (http://www.nurseweek.com/jobs/jobsearch.asp)
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