title: The nurse as senior health care executive.
abstract: This author describes the advantages of having a nursing, academic, and experiential background for career progression in the health care world. The combination of nursing and business competencies provide for a well-prepared leader in a rapidly changing health care environment. An historical perspective on nurses as leaders in health care as well as competencies required for health care leaders for the future is described.
authors.affiliation: North-west Covenant, Medical Center, Denville, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: McDonagh
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011361:Professional Competence