title: Has nursing lost its professional focus?
abstract: Registered Nurses of the 1970s and 1980s promoted the acceptance of the RN as a valued, professional member of the clinical team. The author, a nationally recognized expert witness in health care administration, compares that mind-setto the mechanical, nonthinking discharge of nursing responsibilities occurring in hospitals today.
authors.affiliation: Arthur S. Shorr & Associates, Inc., USA.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Shorr
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D009737:Nursing Records; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D014481:United States