title: The emerging role of the nurse manager. Implications for educational preparation.
abstract: What trends are evident in redesigning the nurse manager role and what will it look like in the year 2000? The author compares data from several different sources in identifying trends. The data suggest that the nurse manager role will continue to increase in complexity and importance. Implications of trends for graduate programs preparing nurse managers and suggested guidelines for planning programs are detailed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing Administration and Information Systems, School of Nursing, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Mark
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D003625:Data Collection; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011231:Preceptorship; D012380:Role; D014768:Virginia