title: Participation of nurse executives in product decisions.
abstract: This national survey of 30 chief nurse executives documented the significant product purchase power of these administrators. While nurse executives in small organizations tended to be involved in almost all product decisions, nurse executives in larger institutions focused on major hospital equipment purchases.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tumulty
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital