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The Gerontologist, Vol 38, Issue 1 90-100, Copyright © 1998 by The Gerontological Society of America

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Intensity of registered nurse participation in nursing home decision making

RA Anderson and RR McDaniel Jr
University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing 78701-1499, USA. [email protected]

In this study of data obtained from nursing home administrators and directors of nursing, we found that intensity of registered nurses' (RNs') participation in nursing home decision making varied with decision content and decision level. The primary decision activity in which RNs participated was raising the issue. The decision activity in which they participated least was choosing the alternative. The primary mechanism for RN involvement was through informal meetings. Patterns of participation varied across nursing homes and were important in explaining the extent to which RNs influence decision outcomes. RN influence over the final choice was explained by their involvement in the decision activity of raising the issue and by their involvement through informal meetings.




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