What is it about?

Administrative or house supervisor's perspective of their managerial practices and how these practices contribute to nurse and patient safety.

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Why is it important?

Although the administrative or house supervisor role has been present in hospitals for more than a century, research on this role is lacking.

Perspectives

It is exciting to share the results of this qualitative research study in which 30 administrative supervisors were interviewed from hospitals in 20 different U.S states. These hospital shift leaders achieve nurse and patient safety when performing their role responsibilities, despite being disconnected from the nursing leadership team

Susan Weaver

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This page is a summary of: Getting safely through the shift: a qualitative exploration of the administrative supervisor role, Journal of Nursing Management, May 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12481.
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