title: The nurse executive and the governing body. Synergy for a new era.
abstract: Nurse executives play a vital role in the overall governance of healthcare organizations, and many participate on governing boards. However, we lack a model for effective governing-body relations and contributions. The author presents major functions of the governing body with emphasis on the critical elements provided by the nurse executive. The author also defines major outcomes for nursing.
authors.affiliation: Associate Administrator Nursing Services, Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital, Ohio.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Flarey
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D016520:Entrepreneurship; D005376:Financial Management; D006075:Governing Board / Q000458:organization & administration*; D058016:Health Facility Administration; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016134:Organizational Policy; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012308:Risk Management; D012380:Role; D014341:Trustees / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology