NURSING ADMINISTRATION IN AN ERA OF MANAGED CARE.This paper provi

NURSING ADMINISTRATION IN AN ERA OF MANAGED CARE.This paper provides a summary analysis and reaction to an interview with an assistant director of nursing for a university hospital and medical center.After a brief summary description of the interviewee and her specific position and duties, the essay considers a range of healthcare administration topics relevant to the interviewee’s area of expertise and practice, including quality of patient care, performance measurement and appraisal, the healthcare organization’s relation to its environment, economic/financial issues, ancillary nursing support issues, staffing issues, physician-nursing relationships, and the future of nursing administration. KEYWORDS: nursing administration nurse administrators managed care nursing practice interview term paper. APA Style. 12 pages, 7 footnotes, 7 bibliographic references. 3,130 words.