title: Ward warriors: the complex nature of nurse mobility.
abstract: As systems evolve over time, their natural tendency is to become increasingly more complex. Studies in the field of complex systems have generated new perspectives on the application of management strategies in health systems. Much of this research appears as a natural extension of the cross-disciplinary field of systems theory. In this article, the authors discuss the impact of complex system behavior on nurse workflow and its broader implications.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: President (Dr Cornell), Healthcare Practice Transformation, LLC, Dallas, Texas; Assistant Dean and Clinical Professor (Dr Clancy), School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Assistant Professor (Dr Vardaman), Department of Management, Mississippi State University.
authors.forename: Paul T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Cornell
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Clancy
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vardaman
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D009736:Nursing Process; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D013598:Systems Theory