title: Managing in the next decade: a new set of skills for nurse managers.
abstract: The transition from traditional management to patient-focused leadership challenged Lakeland Regional Medical Center nurse managers to re-examine the usefulness of many traditional management skills. Patient-focused restructuring has changed the role of a traditional Nurse Manager to a leader/coach of our empowered staff. Managers now maintain responsibility for managing multiple disciplines, self-directed work teams, and redeployed services. The observed keys to success for managers include staff education, modeling coaching behaviors, staff empowerment, self-directed work teams, and a willingness to give up traditional responsibilities.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Ambulatory Care Center, Lakeland Regional Medical Center, FL 33805, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Goodemote
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000592:standards*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011361:Professional Competence