Back to Basics: The Challenges of a Nurse Executive

Accountable care organizations, TJH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HCCAPS, meaningful use, nurse knowledge transfer, SBAR, L-M-N-O-P—what has become of healthcare? What about the technology, both in equipment and information systems? And don't forget report cards, service recovery, evolving measurements that require continual follow up. And meeting that budget! How does a nurse executive manage these days?