Role of nurse administrators in the clinical setting

This article discusses the role of the nurse administrator in the clinical setting.

• Maintenance of professional standards
• Evaluation of nursing practice
• Selection of courses of action that promote professional growth and yet still ensure accountability to patients and the community.

"Nurse administrators are in ideal positions to address [the questions of professional standards, self-regulation, and self-discipline] and to create a moral climate that will affect positively the actual practice of the profession, its future, and its ethics."

Curtin, L.L., Arnold, L. (2005) A framework for analysis, part II. Nurs Adm Q. 2005 Jul-Sep;29(3):288-91.