Master's programs preparing nursing administrators. What are the essential components?

Abstract

To identify the best educational preparation for nursing administrators the author surveyed recent graduates of nine graduate schools of nursing, one school of public health with a graduate program in nursing, and their employers. She reports that graduates of programs emphasizing management and administrative skills are better prepared for administrative roles than are graduates of clinical specialist programs. She argues for increasing the management, financial, labor relations, and other administrative components of graduate school curricula.