Overview: Historical Perspective

Objectives:

1. To understand the role and responsibility of the nurse administrator in long-term care.
2. To differentiate between the concepts of culture and climate in health care. organizations.
3. To analyze the competencies expected of the nurse administrator in long-term care.
4. To evaluate one's own nurse administrator competencies using the AONE "self assessment" checklist.
5. To recognize the role that technology plays in long-term care administration.