Author Archives: Dr. Betty Nelson
Careers in Healthcare: Leadership Skills for the Non-Manager
Part 1: Staff nurse as leader: Differences between leadership and management Leadership is commonly attributed to and expected of people who are in administrative and management positions. While it is true that effective managers must be effective leaders, leadership is …
How Nurses in Non-Management Positions can Assert Power Effectively
Power and Influence: Part 2 In Part I of this series, I proposed that nurses have power, even when they’re not in management positions. I believe this because power is the ability to influence an individual or group to act …
Careers in Healthcare: Power and Influence? Yes, Nurses Have Them – Part I
The article outlines how Nurses incorporate various roles of power to better utilize their job responsibilities.
Careers in Healthcare: DNP: Value for Nurse Executives
As complexity and uncertainty in the healthcare system expand, nurse executives need more than a Master’s degree and on-the-job training to be successful. Today’s nurse leaders need to build expertise so they can approach problems that are yet to emerge. …
Careers in Healthcare: Case Management: More than meets the eye
American Sentinel University “Careers in Healthcare” Article Series (Part 10) By: Betty Nelson, PhD, RN Careers in Healthcare: Case Management: More than meets the eye Case management is a collaborative process of coordinating complex, unrelated patient care services to meet …
