title: Nursing council ... coordination within decentralization.
abstract: A nursing council modeled after the traditional five nursing roles--manager, educator, practitioner, evaluator and researcher--improves patient outcomes and enhances nurse work satisfaction. The council provides a participative forum to address nursing and patient-care issues within a decentralized matrix organization.
authors.affiliation: St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Friese
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Fleurant
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hillman
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Ulmen
mesh_terms: D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D015399:Nursing Research; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care