title: Deciding to make the switch to ambulatory services.
abstract: With the health care environment changing so rapidly, this may be a time for nurse executives to consider moving from a traditional nurse executive position with inpatient focus to an ambulatory care or outpatient one. The nurse executive can evaluate her or his skills to determine if ambulatory administration is a good career move. In this article, the author, who has made the switch to ambulatory care, gives insightful advice to nurse executives who may be considering a similar move.
authors.affiliation: Greenville Hospital Systems, Greenville, SC, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Purdue
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002322:Career Mobility; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D011361:Professional Competence