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Nurse managers at the broker's table: the nurse executive's role. 1988

J A Johnson, and C L Bergmann

Department of Nursing, California State University, Los Angeles.

The article uses the symbol of the broker's table to represent full participation in organizational decisions. Nursing needs active involvement in the organizational decision-making process to attain its goals in care provision and maintenance of professional standards. The theme of this article is to encourage nurse executives to develop the brokering skills of their managers. Developing brokering skills rests upon managers' acquisition of power equity, political savy, and knowledge of the organization's culture. These resources combine to empower one for success at the broker's table.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009718	Nurse Administrators	Nurses professionally qualified in administration.	Nurse Executives,Nurse Managers,Administrator, Nurse,Administrators, Nurse,Executive, Nurse,Executives, Nurse,Manager, Nurse,Managers, Nurse,Nurse Administrator,Nurse Executive,Nurse Manager
D011057	Politics	Activities concerned with governmental policies, functions, etc.	Political Activity,Conservatism,Decentralization,Liberalism,Political Factors,Activities, Political,Activity, Political,Factor, Political,Factors, Political,Political Activities,Political Factor
D011209	Power, Psychological	The exertion of a strong influence or control over others in a variety of settings--administrative, social, academic, etc.	Power (Psychology),Power, Personal,Power, Professional,Power, Social,Power,Personal Power,Powers, Psychological,Professional Power,Psychological Power,Psychological Powers,Social Power
D003469	Culture	A collective expression for all behavior patterns acquired and socially transmitted through symbols. Culture includes customs, traditions, and language.	Cultural Relativism,Customs,Beliefs,Cultural Background,Background, Cultural,Backgrounds, Cultural,Belief,Cultural Backgrounds,Cultural Relativisms,Cultures,Relativism, Cultural,Relativisms, Cultural
D003659	Decision Making, Organizational	The process by which decisions are made in an institution or other organization.	Organizational Decision Making
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000288	Administrative Personnel	Individuals responsible for the development of policy and supervision of the execution of plans and functional operations.	Administrators,Policy Makers,Administrator,Personnel, Administrative,Policy Maker
D012380	Role	The expected and characteristic pattern of behavior exhibited by an individual as a member of a particular social group.	Role Concept,Concept, Role,Concepts, Role,Role Concepts,Roles