Nurse execs see staffs, roles and salaries grow

Nurse executives continue to witness an increase in their responsibilities and influence, finds a new survey conducted by Witt Associates Inc., Oak Brook, IL, and the Association of Nurse Executives (AONE) of the American Hospital Association, Chicago. The survey of the senior nurse position within U.S. hospitals states that "hospitals are hiring more nurses to cope with a sicker patient population and ... are assigning to senior nurse executives larger areas of responsibility, especially for outpatient services."