Effects of the program-management model: a case study on professional rehabilitation nursing

In an attempt to increase organizational innovation and flexibility, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital moved from the traditional discipline-management model to the program-management model. In the restructuring, the integrity of professional nursing practices was put to the test when the director of nursing position and numerous staff nursing positions were eliminated. This article evaluates statistics from the three years that have elapsed since the restructuring event in order to determine the new program-management model's compatibility with patient outcomes associated with professional nursing standards.