title: The role of the clinical nurse specialist and the nurse manager in case management.
abstract: Nursing case management was introduced into the acute care hospital as an approach to counteract the numerous changes occurring in the healthcare environment negatively affecting patient care. The authors address the development of case management at Bergan Mercy Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, and the integration of the nurse manager and clinical nurse specialist into this model.
authors.affiliation: Bergan Mercy Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lonowski
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Newlin
mesh_terms: D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009329:Nebraska; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012380:Role