1982-1983





                                 SENATE DOCUMENT #42



                                   APC DOCUMENT #38



                               MANAGEMENT'S REQUEST FOR

                            A "NURSING MANAGEMENT OPTION"







           Add to the Management Department's program description under

           "Health Care Administration Track":



           "A Nursing Management option is also available in this track."





           Rationale:



           There are a large number of non-baccalaureate degree registered

           nurses (Diploma and Associate Degree Nurses) in the Asheville

           area.  Many of these nurses have been promoted into Managerial/

           Supervisory positions back lack the appropriate managerial

           training and skills to adequately fulfill their duties and

           responsibilities.  In addition, there is a tremendous shortage

           of nurses who possess managerial training and skills who will be

           eligible for promotion to such positions.



           The Western North Carolina Task Force on Nursing Manpower also

           stated in their recently issued report, that there is a "lack of

           management training" for area nurses which has added to the

           Nursing Manpower problems of the area.



           The Department of Management has worked in conjunction with the

           areas major health care facilities' Nursing Directors in trying

           to rectify this situation.  There is agreement that a major step

           in this direction would be the offering of a "Nursing Management

           Option" within the Department of Management's Health Care

           Administration Track.



           This option would be available to non-baccalaureate registered

           nurses and they would be subject to the University Requirements

           for a B.S. degree in Management.  However, requirements of the

           Health Care Administration Track would be expanded to include

           two additional specialized courses for these individuals.  These

           would be as follows:



           1)  The Core requirement, Management 140, the Managerial

               Environment that uses the text "Business and Society"

               would use a text emhasizing "Health Care and Society."


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           2)  In the Health Care Administration track Management 322,

               "Health Services Human Resource Management" has been

               developed specifically for nurses because the management

               of the human element in the delivery of health care has

               such unique dimensions that a specific course designed to

               improve the human relations skills of health care managers

               seems clearly to be relevant to the Health Care management

               track.