STAT January 12, 2024
Though the Covid-19 pandemic brought heightened attention to nurses overall, a unique nursing role has been long overlooked and, for the public, largely misunderstood: that of the nurse manager. Like nurses in other roles, nurse managers are increasingly leaving their jobs — and it’s critically important for organizations to find ways to keep them.
On a given unit/department, the nurse manager is the linchpin of a nursing team, responsible for ensuring quality patient care as well as the recruitment and retention of nursing staff. Nurse managers are also on the front line with their colleagues, leading a culturally diverse and multigenerational nursing workforce, and with their staff coordinate all aspects of patient care. They work to maintain a safe environment...