TEXAS NURSE FRIENDLY PROGRAM
 FOR SMALL AND RURAL HOSPITALS
a HRSA funded consultative grant
Information for all hospitals wanting to achieveTNA Nurse-FriendlyÔ designation available at  http://www.texasnurses.org/wkplaceadv/NF/NF.htm



RESOURCES -  Criteria 11 Middle Management Accountability
[Unless otherwise noted, resources listed are those identified by TNA]

Weblinks

Nurse-Friendly Hospital Criteria, Texas Nurses Association  http://www.texasnurses.org/wkplaceadv/nf/nurse-friendly.htm

Golden-Biddle K, Reay T, Thomson D.  Health Organization Studies. 203 Nov; http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/hos/Resources/resources_webarts.htm

Pinkerton S. : With nearly 40% of nurse managers ready to throw in the towel, it's time for hospitals to step up support for these frontline leaders. COR Health, Patient care staffing report 2005 Jan; 5(1) http://www.corhealth.com/PCSR/Contents2005a.asp 

Implementing change: the crucial role of middle managers. Key Middle Management Compentencies.  Advice from the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration. http://www.aha.org/healthcareworkforce/content/keymiddlemanagementcompetence.pdf

Leading from the Middle, Leadership Certificate Program, The Center for Nursing Leadership College of Nursing. http://www.sc.edu/nursing/CNL/CNLindex.html

Text/Graphs

TNA Support Summary and Recommendation (pdf file

Articles/Books

Aroian J, Horvath KJ, Sccatore J, Alpert H, Costa MJ, Powers E, Stengrevics SS. Vision for a treasured resource:  Part 1, Nurse manager role implementation.  J Nursing Adm. 1997 Mar; 27(3):36-41. Authorized users may request this article from UTMB Medical Library

Force, M. The relationship between effective nurse managers and nursing retention. JONA 2005 35(7/8):336-341. [resource suggested by Helen Miner of the Nurse Friendly Texas AHEC Team]

Horvath KJ, Aroian JF, Sccatore J, Alpert H, Costa MJ, Powers E, Stengrevics SS. Vision for a treasured resource Part 2: nurse manager learning needs. J Nurs Adm. 1997 Apr; 27(4):27-31. Authorized users may request this article from UTMB Medical Library

Miller E. Reengineering the role of a nurse manager in a patient-centered care organization. J Nurs Care Qual. 1999 Aug; 13(6):47-56.  Authorized users may request this article from UTMB Medical Library

Oroviogoicoechea C.  The clinical nurse manager: a literature review. J Adv Nursing. 1996; 24:1273-1280. Authorized users may request this article from UTMB Medical Library

Pinkerton S. Supporting the nurse manager to improve staff nurse retention. Nursing Economics. 2003 Jan-Feb;21(1)45-46. Authorized users may request this article from UTMB Medical Library

Smits SJ. Middle Managers: coping with the 'natural state.' Training & Development Journal. 1989 Mar; 43(3): 65-67.

Solovy A. Middle managers matter. Hospitals & Health Networks. 2002 Oct; 76(10): 32-34. Authorized users may request this article from UTMB Medical Library

Sullivan J, Bretschneider J, McCausland M. Designing a leadership development program for nurse managers. J Nursing Adm. 2003 Oct;33(10):544-549. Authorized users may request this article from UTMB Medical Library

Thorpe K, Loo R. Balancing professional and personal satisfaction of nurse managers:  current and future perspectives in a changing health care system. J Nursing Management2003;11:321-330.

Nurse Manager's Survival Guide: Practical Answers to Everyday Problems, Publisher: Mosby; 3rd edition (January 2004) ISBN: 0323023290 Authorized users may request this article from UTMB Medical Library