Navigating challenging patient situations: The role of the administrative supervisor

Damayra Amante1, Alexis Carollo, Steve Crimando

  • 1Damayra Amante is an administrative supervisor at Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, N.J. Alexis Carollo is an administrative supervisor at Carolinas Rehabilitation in Charlotte, N.C. Steve Crimando is an Association of Threat Assessment Professionals' certified threat manager and principal and founder of Behavioral Science Applications LLC. Christina Felton is a nursing administrative coordinator at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa. Daniel Misa is a nurse educator and administrative manager at Atlantic Health System, Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, N.J. Deb Petrucelli is the director of human experience at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, S.C.; a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach; and a John Maxwell certified coach, speaker, and trainer. Emily Puterman is an administrative supervisor at Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune Township, N.J. Dawn Tobler is a nursing administrative coordinator at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa. Susan H. Weaver is a nurse scientist at the Hackensack Meridian Health Ann May Center for Nursing in Neptune, N.J., and the New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing in Newark, N.J.

Nursing Management
|March 24, 2025
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