Under pressure – why the nurse director’s job can feel so thankless
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Under pressure – why the nurse director’s job can feel so thankless

Nurse leaders admit they struggle to reconcile the competing demands of care quality, budgets… and a daily avalanche of emails. Sophie Blakemore reports

Directors of nursing are under increasing pressure to achieve high standards of care while balancing budgets and juggling the everyday demands of their roles.

Nursing Standard. 30, 13, 12-13. doi: 10.7748/ns.30.13.12.s14

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