title: Developing the role of vice president of patient care services: pulling the clinical team together.
abstract: Making the transition from the traditional Nurse Executive role to Vice President of Patient Care Services can improve the quality of patient care while encouraging interdepartmental cooperation and streamlining the organization. This author who has experience coordinating two executive restructuring projects provides suggestions to ease the transition.
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authors.lastname: Lockwood
mesh_terms: D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory