title: Nurse Executive Leadership During Organizational Mergers.
abstract: The recent growth in hospital mergers and the resultant mergers of nursing service departments (NSDs) have produced a need for chief nursing officers (CNOs) to be aware of implications and anticipated dynamic changes. This article addresses the major issues raised by mergers for NSDs and presents an operational step-by-step checklist for CNOs.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Assistant Professor (Dr Piper), LaSalle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Interim Chief Nursing Officer/Operations (Dr Schneider), Chilton Hospital, Pompton Plains, and Faculty Member, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
authors.forename: Letty Roth
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Piper
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D000078329:Workforce