Additional Responsibilities
Directors of nursing should be caring and empathetic people.
Though their position requires much more administrative than clinical duties, they still deal with doctors, administrators, other nurses, orderlies,
patients and the general public and therefore should enjoy working with and being around people.
Since many nursing directors spent years working as nurses, their medical expertise and experience can be valuable in determining policy and making difficult decisions on certain cases.
Possessing strong leadership qualities, being a good judge of character and developing conflict-resolution skills should also prove helpful.