It includes processes common to all management like planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling.
Management positions increasingly require candidates to hold an advanced degree in nursing.
[5] Traditionally, chief nurses were called matrons and wore a dark-blue dress that was usually darker than that of her subordinates, who were also known as sisters, in addition to a white-starched hat.
[6] As such, matrons usually "provide strong leadership and act as a link between Board-level nurses and clinical practice.
"[7] In military hospitals of the United States, matrons were "charged with the responsibility of making twice daily rounds to supervise the [common] nurses' duty performance.
Nurse Manager Core Competencies: A Proposal in the Spanish Health System.