A study conducted in the United Kingdom pursued
identifying the factors contributing to the NE
director_s role success.14 Their interest was to develop
the factors to improve role effectiveness. Ten characteristics
associatedwith successwere reported: (1) total
organization view/visionary; (2) communication; (3)
powerful, influential operator; (4) collaborating effectively
in multidisciplinary teams; (5) business astuteness;
(6) human management skills; (7) providing nurses
with the right tools and resources; (8) knowledge of
nursing; (9) quality management; and (10) project
management skills