title: The nurse case manager in acute care settings. Job description and function.
abstract: Nurse administrators face many decisions about the emerging role of the nurse case manager (NCM). Who should be the NCM? What are the skills needed? How should the professional nurse function in the new role? The author reports the results of a study that helps answer these questions.
authors.affiliation: Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tahan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012380:Role; D014481:United States