护士管理人员：新角色，新机遇。

J Health Adm Educ. 1999 Winter;17(1):15-26.

As women have been nursing since the earliest days of recorded civilization, so nurses have been associated with health care since the earliest days of recorded medical history. Gender and function have been inextricably woven in ways that created a struggle for success within a male-dominated industry. Nurses, as women, have been undervalued as, until recently, their role in health care has been similarly undervalued. Changing realities in the health care environment have created an opportunity for women's unique skills and talents to be revalued in a way that offers new opportunities for nurses. Teamwork, global thinking, multitasking, creativity, and flexibility are characteristics that have assumed new importance in the marketplace. Nursing leaders possess these attributes, along with a strong clinical foundation that is integrated with knowledge of sound business principles. This combination now positions nurse executives to reach the highest levels of heath care administration. Critical to this achievement is the professional credibility obtained through education at the master's degree level in health care and nursing administration programs that provide the essential tools for professional success. New opportunities for nurse executives afford educators in health care and nursing administration similar opportunities to develop and market programs to this large group of health care professionals who are seeking graduate education in increasing numbers.

自从有文字记载的文明之初女性就开始从事护理工作，同样，自医学历史有文字记载以来护士就与医疗保健联系在一起。性别和职能以一种难以分割的方式交织在一起，这在一个男性主导的行业中引发了对成功的争夺。护士作为女性，一直被低估，因为直到最近她们在医疗保健中的角色也同样被低估。医疗保健环境的不断变化为重新重视女性独特的技能和才能创造了机会，这为护士带来了新的机遇。团队合作、全局思维、多任务处理、创造力和灵活性等特质在市场上有了新的重要性。护理领导者具备这些特质，同时还有坚实的临床基础，并与合理的商业原则知识相结合。这种结合现在使护士管理人员能够升至医疗保健管理的最高层级。取得这一成就的关键是通过在医疗保健和护理管理硕士学位项目中接受教育获得的专业信誉，这些项目为职业成功提供了必不可少的工具。护士管理人员的新机遇也为医疗保健和护理管理领域的教育工作者提供了类似的机会，使他们能够为越来越多寻求研究生教育的大量医疗保健专业人员开发并推广相关项目。