title: First-line nurse managers: issues in the literature.
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to describe the major issues from the literature which confront first-line nurse managers. The increasingly complex environment in which these managers function has, at the very least, significantly altered their role. However, there are other issues confronting those in first-line positions and these are discussed under four broad headings: the role of first-line nurse managers; role conflict and confusion; management skills and functions; and education for first-line nurse managers.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing Therapeutics, University of Technology-Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duffield
mesh_terms: D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007857:Leadership; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D011321:Primary Nursing / Q000592:standards; D012380:Role