The operating room. A complex challenge for the nursing administrator.
The authors of this article show why nursing administrators need to be familiar with the complex operating room (OR) environment. They describe the management milieu in this high revenue-producing area of the hospital, and offer helpful suggestions for solving or at least ameliorating a number of problems that challenge OR directors and administrators.
D000288:Administrative Personnel; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D002140:California; D003142:Communication; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration*