title: The impact of nurse managed care on the cost of nurse practice and nurse satisfaction.
abstract: How are costs of nursing care effected when professional nurses practice nursing based on patient's needs as opposed to institutional policy? The author discusses a different nursing care delivery system that builds on primary nursing but frees the nurse from institutional constraints. The results were a 20 percent decrease in nursing costs and increased satisfaction among the nursing staff participants.
authors: Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut.
authors: C A
authors: CA
authors: Stillwaggon
mesh_terms: D003237:Connecticut; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011321:Primary Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*