"Leaders manage meaning when others are unable.” Gail T. Fairhurst By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I spoke with a nurse manager this week who told me that her staff is scared about proposed changes to Medicaid in the new legislation being discussed. She works in a small rural hospital where 75% of the patient case mix have Medicaid as their payer. Cuts to Medicaid … [Read more...]
Framing the Discussion of Health Care Reform for Nursing Staff
“Leaders manage meaning when others are unable.” Gail T. Fairhurst I recently spoke with an experienced nurse manager about her role challenges. Without hesitation, she answered that it was keeping her 85 staff members informed about the changes in their health system that are occurring with health reform. It is interesting, she noted, they have very different … [Read more...]