The middle manager & the nursing organization : human resources, fiscal resources / Jo Kirsch ; with contributions by Ruth R. Alward, Donna M. Costello-Nickitas, Robert Smith.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Contents

Introduction

Part I: Managing human resources
1.The nursing organization as an open system
2.The middle manager in the nursing organization
3.The individual in the nursing organization
4.Managing the group in the nursing organization
5.Leadership in the nursing organization
6.Decision making in the nursing organization

Part II: Managing fiscal resources
7.Managing nursing resources through patient classification systems
8.The nursing organization budget: basic principles and concepts
9.The operational budget of the nursing organization: salaries
10.The operational budget of the nursing organization: non salaries
11.Prospective payment systems and implications for the management of nursing resources