title: A nurse on the board.
abstract: With increasing frequency, nurses executives are serving on corporations' boards of directors. Acknowledging differences in the transition from operations to governance, the author discusses the governance role, board functions, relationships between the chief executive officer and the board, and operating protocols.
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Dynamics, Inc., Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Porter-O'Grady
mesh_terms: D006075:Governing Board / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States