Abstract
AIM: This study intended to illuminate nursing management in a developing organization from the perspectives of nurse managers, chief physicians, hospital directors and politicians. BACKGROUND: Increased responsibility in a changing health care system makes it important that nurses occupy advantageous positions so that they may safeguard and facilitate the development of their core area. METHODS: Open-ended taped interviews were conducted with 15 nurse managers, 11 chief physicians, three hospital directors and three politicians from three Swedish cities. FINDINGS: The main theme found was power and three dependent themes were identified as; power within activities, being in power and freedom to act. CONCLUSION: The four professional groups related their opinion of nursing management to the needs and interests of their own group. Acceptance or nonacceptance between the groups was discussed in terms of the concept of knowledge, which was interpreted as being a more acceptable topic for discussion than the phenomenon of power.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 101-111 |
| Journal | Journal of Nursing Management |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
Bibliographical note
The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.The record was previously connected to the following departments: Caring Sciences (Closed 2012) (016514020), Community Medicine (013241810)
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy
