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Bylaws. One hospital's experience. 1985

A Ames

Dr. Porter-O'Grady, in the preceding article, discussed some implications of and a model for bylaws. The author of this article relates her institution's experience in developing nursing staff bylaws. She shares the process as well as the advantages and disadvantages of implementing a system for professional accountability and autonomy.

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
D009741	Nursing Staff, Hospital	Personnel who provide nursing service to patients in a hospital.	Hospital Nursing Staff,Hospital Nursing Staffs,Nursing Staffs, Hospital,Staff, Hospital Nursing,Staffs, Hospital Nursing
D009934	Organization and Administration	The planning and managing of programs, services, and resources.	Administration,Administration and Organization,Administrative Technics,Administrative Techniques,Coordination, Administrative,Logistics,Supervision,Technics, Administrative,Techniques, Administrative,Administrative Coordination,Administrative Technic,Administrative Technique,Technic, Administrative,Technique, Administrative
D003249	Constitution and Bylaws	The fundamental principles and laws adopted by an organization for the regulation and governing of its affairs.	Bylaws,Constitution,Constitutions,Bylaw,Bylaws and Constitution
D006746	Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over	The number of beds 500 or more which a hospital has been designed and constructed to contain. It may also refer to the number of beds set up and staffed for use.	Hospital Bed Capacity 500 Over
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013714	Tennessee	State bounded on the north by Kentucky and Virginia, on the east by North Carolina, on the south by Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, and on the west by Arkansas and Missouri.