Association through membership affiliation with the organization.
The restructuring of the health care delivery environment
adds new dimensions to the issue of control over the nursing
function. First, changes in the locus of delivery of health care
services--home health care, ambulatory care, and so forth--are
creating new opportunities and new demands for professional
nursing. Second, however, economic factors in the new health
care delivery environment have propelled managers and
administrators into roles, wherein they attempt to impinge on the
autonomy of all health care professionals.
Traditionally, professional nurses have been most concerned
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