The Edge of Chaos CARING AND THE BOTTOM LINE

Nurse managers need to provide quality health care within a framework of human caring with limited economic resources. Seeking only “bottom line” solutions would seriously affect the well-being of nurses and clients. On the other hand, seeking only human caring solutions would seriously influence th...

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Published inNursing management Vol. 26; no. 9; pp. 48 - 51
Main Authors RAY, MARILYN A, DIDOMINIC, VICKI A, DITTMAN, PATRICIA W, HURST, PATRICIA A, SEAVER, JEAN B, SORBELLO, BARBARA C, STANKES ROSS, MICHELE A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States by Springhouse Corporation 01.09.1995
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
Subjects
Communication
Corporate culture
Economics
Empathy
Ethics
Financial analysis
Health care delivery
Health care industry
Humans
Identity
Managed competition
Management styles
Models, Nursing
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing administration
Nursing care
Nursing, Supervisory - organization & administration
Organizational change
Quality of Health Care
Values
United States > US
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Summary:Nurse managers need to provide quality health care within a framework of human caring with limited economic resources. Seeking only “bottom line” solutions would seriously affect the well-being of nurses and clients. On the other hand, seeking only human caring solutions would seriously influence the well-being of health care organizations. A composite model balances economics or the “bottom line” and human caring.
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ISSN:0744-6314
1538-8670
DOI:10.1097/00006247-199509000-00008