title: Comparing variations in labor costs for two vs. one full-time nurse manager.
abstract: Labor costs for two versus one full-time nurse manager were compared. Results revealed reductions in nursing costs per patient day. These results suggest that innovative models may hold promise as organizations struggle to retain nurses and decrease costs.
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Pharmacy, Department of Economics, Kansas City, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Cathryn A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: Susan R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Lacey
authors.forename: Karen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003363:Cost Control; D017046:Cost Savings; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D015146:Midwestern United States; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000191:economics*; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D016526:Workload / Q000191:economics*