title: A nursing management minimum data set. Significance and development.
abstract: Building on Werley's nursing minimum data set, the authors identified a nursing management minimum data set (NMMDS). This collection of core data elements is needed by nurse administrators to make management decisions and compare effectiveness across institutions.
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa, Iowa City.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delaney
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Crossley
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mehmert
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ellerbe
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards*; D003660:Decision Support Systems, Management / Q000592:standards*; D003697:Delphi Technique; D006801:Humans; D015146:Midwestern United States; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects