What Nurse Executives Can Do Right Now to Rightsize Nurse Manager Span-of-Control

Excessive nurse manager spans-of-control directly contribute to the biggest challenges nurse executives face across their system:??

• Frontline staff turnover rates?
• Adverse patient outcomes ?
• RN dissatisfaction?

In 2023, the Nursing Catalyst team, in partnership with the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL), set out to accurately measure nurse manager span-of-control in a principled way to provide nurse executives tangible data on overall scope of the manager role and the variables disproportionately contributing to overload.??

The national benchmarking survey collected more than 1,700 responses from acute care nurse managers on 20 variables that directly contribute to a burdensome span-of-control, including:??

• Unit-based variables, such as bed size, patient turnover, and risk management ?
• People variables, such as headcount, diversity of role, and staff novice-ness?
• Other variables, such as the number of physician groups, committee participation, and committee leadership

Among its critical findings, The Nursing Catalyst Span-of-Control Tool for Frontline Clinical Leaders surfaced key insights that equip nurse executives with a clear path forward to right size manager span-of-control.???

Nurse executives are invited to join a special webinar presentation on February 29th ? for an early look at these key insights with Nursing Catalyst Research Director Lauren Rewers .

The American Organization on Nursing Leadership (AONL) is comprised of over 11,000 nurse leaders and one of the biggest voices in nursing leadership. The organization’s partnership with Nursing Catalyst to principally measure span-of-control elevated the voices of thousands of nurse managers on the areas directly affecting professional satisfaction and patient care.??

In honor of the AONL 2024 Annual Conference, Nursing Catalyst is pleased to host an exclusive reception for nurse executives for an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversation, network with peers, and speak directly with Nursing Catalyst members about the team’s innovative discoveries on span-of-control and solutions catered to the needs of nurse leaders.?

The event features special guests, Claire Zangerle, Principal, CMZ Strategies, LLC and AONL board member, Region 2, Erik Martin, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for Norton Children’s, AONL Nurse Manager Fellow, and former AONL president, and Mary Beth Kingston, SVP and CNO for Advocate Health and 2024 AONL Lifetime Achievement Award winner, and Nursing Catalyst member. The evening in celebration of AONL and nursing leadership is not to be missed.?

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