Date of Award
Spring 1986
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Nursing
Abstract
This essay focused on the important role of the nurse middle manager in the hospital organization. There is a concensus among authors that this position is pivotal to the organization. However, by virtue of the position, the manager is caught between the bureaucratic demands of the hospital administration and physicians on one side and the demands of subordinates and patients on the other side. Areas of professional bureaucratic conflict are identified and strategies are suggested which may be useful in reducing this conflict. Implications for nurse administrators and educators are identified. These implications include: input from nurse administrators in educational programs; clear, concise expectations of the nurse manager role; and delegation and decentralization of authority and responsibility which would allow operational decisions to be made at the level of organizational impact.
Recommended Citation
Polentini, Anna M., "Professional-Bureaucratic Conflict in Middle Management : Implications for Nursing" (1986). Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus. 3523.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses/3523