Demystifying critical care management. Part 1.
Many nurse executives avoid an active management role in their hospital's critical care areas, a stance that can result in decreased personal, professional, and institutional efficiency and effectiveness. This article is a guide for applying the management process in critical care units and for helping nurse executives gain control of one of the largest consumers of hospital and nursing resources. This is part 1 of a two-part article.
D000288:Administrative Personnel; D003422:Critical Care / Q000451:nursing*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards