Job sharing of a director of nursing position: an evaluation report.

The authors report on a job-share experience of Director of Nursing position at a large teaching hospital. A number of methods are used to evaluate this interim four month experience. Using aspects of administrative theory and the results of this evaluation, a conceptual framework is provided and suggestions are made that they may assist nurse and non-nurse administrators when considering future middle management job sharing arrangements in their organizations.

Assessment of accuracy of the scoliosis school screening examination.

Fifteen nurses of comparable training examined six children with normal spines, eight with curves between 10 degrees and 20 degrees, and three with curves over 20 degrees. Nurses correctly classified 78 per cent of normal children, 49 per cent of those with curves between 10 degrees and 20 degrees, and 93 per cent of curves over 20 degrees. The accuracy of the nurses' decision to refer or not refer was determined to be 75 per cent.