Role of the ward sister: tensions, pressures and opportunities
Nursing StandardPublished 25 August 2010
Carole Doherty, Mark Gatenby, Colin Hales
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The article considers how ward sisters make sense of the tensions between their clinical and managerial responsibilities and the contradictions inherent in different aspects of their role and offers suggestions on how tensions might be alleviated.
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This article investigates the factors that have shaped the role and work experiences of ward sisters and charge nurses. The article considers how ward sisters make sense of the tensions between their clinical and managerial responsibilities and the contradictions inherent in different aspects of their role. It offers suggestions on how these tensions might be alleviated.
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