How to Become a
Nurse Administrator

1. 了解角色:护士管理员是做什么的?

Nurse administrators provide leadership for nursing departments in hospitals, 长期护理设施, private practices, and more. In addition, nurse administrators draw on their knowledge and experience from clinical practice, as well as management skills to carry out their duties and provide effective direction for their departments. 护士管理人员在医院的办公室工作, private practices, 家庭保健机构, 以及其他组织. Their duties usually span both strategic leadership and operational management.

战略领导的职责、角色和责任包括:

• Setting budgets
• 定义政策和程序
• Working with boards and committees to set performance goals for nursing staff

运营管理职责可能包括:

• Recruiting, hiring, and arranging professional development for nursing staff
• 制定工作时间表
• Conducting performance reviews of nurses and taking disciplinary action where needed
• 管理部门预算

Nurse administrators also coordinate with medical staff and represent their nursing department in meetings with hospital or other healthcare executives.

工资:护士长挣多少钱?

The U.S. 劳工统计局 (BLS) does not track average salaries for nurse administrators specifically. They are grouped in the “medical and health services managers” category, regarded as clinical managers.

According to data from the BLS在美国，医疗卫生服务经理的平均年薪是 $134,440 per year or $64.64 per hour.*收入潜力会因地理位置等因素而有很大差异, employer, 职位的资历, 申请人经历, 以及责任范围. Discover 护士长能挣多少钱 by state and see an estimate of what medical and health managers earn on average near you.

护士管理人员的工作前景

护士管理人员的就业增长前景强劲. According to the 劳工统计局, 招聘医疗卫生服务经理, 包括护士管理人员, 预计增长到 28% over the 2022-2032 这比整体就业增长速度快得多.*

3. 获得注册护士的经验

Once you have earned a degree and gone through the steps to 成为一名注册护士, you will need to gain experience in clinical practice as a registered nurse to be considered for a role as a nurse director or administrator.

Every employer will have their own unique requirements and prerequisites for experience in nursing when hiring for an administrative role. 而不是设定一个工作年限, 努力在你所做的事情上做到最好, never stop learning, 并对新的机会保持开放的心态.

5. 护士长认证

虽然这不是必需的, obtaining nurse administrator certification may make you more competitive for advanced roles or with certain employers. 证书通常颁发给拥有硕士学位的护士. Options include:

• 护士执行委员会认证(NE-BC) 美国护士资格认证中心
• Certified in Executive Nursing Practice (CENP) or Certified Nurse Manager and Leader (CNML) certification from the 美国护理领导组织(AONL)

职业选择:职业发展的可能性

探索选择，把你的护理事业到一个新的水平? We offer multiple master’s degree concentrations for RNs looking to take the next step.

If you are currently a registered nurse and want to become a nurse administrator, we recommend pursuing your BSN degree (if you haven’t earned it already) and pursue an MSN focused on nursing administration.