Abstract
Competing priorities of operational directives and efficiency projects can leave even the most experienced nurse executives with little time for the core business of caring for people. Losing sight of this imperative is not uncommon. This article examines the caring values of nurse executives. Two scenarios are provided: sharing the consequences when caring is lost, but then regained by applying the 5 essentials of nurse executive caring values. Competing priorities of operational directives and efficiency projects can leave even the most experienced nurse executives with little time for the core business of caring for people. Losing sight of this imperative is not uncommon. This article examines the caring values of nurse executives. Two scenarios are provided: sharing the consequences when caring is lost, but then regained by applying the 5 essentials of nurse executive caring values. Angela S. Prestia, PhD, RN, NE-BC, is director of patient care at Trustbridge in West Palm Beach, Florida, and adjunct faculty at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida. She can be reached at [email protected] . Susan Macleod Dyess, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, NE-BC, HWNC-NC, is associate dean and professor at WellStar College in Kennesaw, Georgia.
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