title: Nursing in the 1980s and 1990s--a challenge for managers.
abstract: The 1980s have seen a significant number of pressures placed on the health care system and the nursing profession. Such pressures include an adverse economic climate, the impact of technology, the rise of consumerism, the transfer of basic nurse education into the tertiary education sector and the move to privatization in health care. These pressures require skills not previously expected of nurse administrators in order to effect a smooth transition through these times of change. Failure to manage effectively has led to staff shortages and increased industrial militancy, two symptoms present in Australia at the moment. An overview of the present climate in this country is presented for consideration of effective management practices for the future.
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000639:trends; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006298:Health Services Administration; D006801:Humans; D009517:New South Wales; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009729:Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D011331:Private Practice / Q000639:trends; D012922:Social Change; D013672:Technology