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Crit Care Nurse 2002 Jun; 22(3): 88
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Christman's Pearls

Survival Kit for Nurse Managers

Luther Christman, RN, PhD

A prolific speaker and author, Luther Christman has been dean and director of nursing at Vanderbilt University and Rush University, and a researcher and associate professor of nursing at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. He is a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Association of Applied Anthropology. In 1999, he was designated as the outstanding alumnus of the Michigan State University College of Behavioral Sciences. He is the 2002 recipient of the AACN Marguerite Rodgers Kinney Award for a Distinguished Career.

These concepts were developed by Dr Christman in 1982. Look for more wisdom from Dr Christman in subsequent issues of CRITICAL CARE NURSE.

Some tongue-in-cheek truisms:

{blacksquare} Whenever interaction with another is required, no matter what the circumstances, treat the other as if her or she were completely psychotic. Then you will know that there is one sane person in the discussion.
{blacksquare} There is no problem the average manager could not solve in 20 seconds if there were no people in the problem.
{blacksquare} There aren’t any problems. There are only people who are hopelessly recalcitrant and wrong.
{blacksquare} Most nursing service programs would be magnificently run if only there were no patients or staff. The plans are perfect. Only the people ruin them.
{blacksquare} The easiest way to solve a problem is to allow all others to be wrong and to proceed as if they were.
{blacksquare} In all controversial issues, one can best manage by concluding that only those on the opposite side of the issue are controversial. One can then implement "the truth."





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