title: The nurse executive in the public sector. Responsibilities, activities, and characteristics.
abstract: Most published research on the role of the nurse executive has occurred in the private sector. The authors expand our knowledge by reporting nurse executive practice in the public sector, specifically the Department of Veterans Affairs.
authors.affiliation: Patient Care Services, Crawford Memorial Hospital, Van Buren, AR.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Jaco
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009727:Nurses, Male / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017150:Public Sector / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs