Factors that facilitate registered nurses in their first-line nurse manager role.

Aim: To determine the factors that attract and retain Registered Nurses in the first-line nurse manager role.

Background: The first-line nurse manger role is pivotal in health-care organisations. National demographics suggest that Canada will face a first-line nurse manager shortage because of retirement in the next decade.

Enhancing lives together: reviewing the process of an organizational amalgamation.

The amalgamation between two hospitals creates a transition period of significant change, uncertainty and complexity. It is a challenging time within an organization that needs to be managed effectively. This article outlines the integration process and eight-step framework used during an amalgamation of an acute hospital organization and a post-acute hospital.