UNCOVERING THE KNOWLEDGE EMBEDDING IN CLINICAL NURSE MANAGER PRACTICE

To redesign effective nurse manager roles, data-based descriptions of their skilled performance and developmental learning are essential. Th is article is the first report of an interpretive, phenomenologic stud y to identify the skills and expertise embedded in the practice of nur se managers. The data describe how nurse managers operationalize insti tution values for patient care, and conversely, the impact of organiza tion values on nurse managers' everyday behavior.