title: The edge of chaos: caring and the bottom line.
abstract: Nurse managers need to provide quality health care within a framework of human caring with limited economic resources. Seeking only "bottom line" solutions would seriously affect the well-being of nurses and clients. On the other hand, seeking only human caring solutions would seriously influence the well-being of health care organizations. A composite model balances economics or the "bottom line" and human caring.
authors.affiliation: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Didominic
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Dittman
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Hurst
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Seaver
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Sorbello
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care