CEO- CNE Relationships: Building an Evidence-Base of Chief Nursing Executive Replacement Costs [Abstract]

CEO- CNE Relationships: Building an Evidence-Base of Chief Nursing Executive Replacement Costs

1. Associate Teaching Professor of Nursing, University of Missouri @ St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63005, USA
2. Assistant Professor of Nursing, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung City 40601, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

OBJECTIVE: Explore professional relationships between Chief Nurse Executives (CNEs) and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs); CNE ethnic diversity; and CNE replacement costs.

BACKGROUND: Theoretical frameworks - Marilyn Ray's Theory of Bureaucratic Caring, and Turkel's Theory of Relational Complexity espousing economic as well as caring variables.

METHODS: Exploratory mixed-method descriptive design using CNE mailed survey.

RESULTS: CNE- cited opportunities for maintaining a positive relationship with the CEO: respect for CEO; goal- sharing (r=.782, p<0.01); having a strong relationship (r= .718, p<0.01); co-problem-solving (r=.437, p<0.01); having an interesting job (r=.406, p<0.01); having similar interests with CEO (r= .346, p<0.01); CEO and CNE maintaining specific roles (r= .261, p<0.05); satisfaction with CNE income (r=.251, p<0.05); willingness to improve relationship with CEO (r=.254, p<0.05). CNE positions demonstrated an ethnic diversity factor of 0.03%. CNE replacement costs to healthcare facilities were over 1.5 million dollars.

CONCLUSION: CNE/CEO relationships have identified cohesive factors that may contribute to CNE longevity in position; an ethically diverse CNE deficit exists; and, CNE turnover and vacancy rates impact an organization's financial health and quality of care.

Keywords: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Nurse Executive, Nurse, replacement costs

How to cite this article:
Sredl D, Peng NH. CEO- CNE Relationships: Building an Evidence-Base of Chief Nursing Executive Replacement Costs. Int J Med Sci 2010; 7(3):160-168. Available from http://www.medsci.org/v07p0160.htm