Writing from forty-six years of experience, Dr. Ben Hickman, author of The Managed Care Revolution, endeavors to examine the impact of managed care on the nursing profession. Since the inception of managed care, hospitals, in competition with HMOs, have reduced patients' lengths of stay. Consequently, the roles and requirements of registered nurses have diminished considerably. The findings and conclusions from the author's thoughtful and exacting study of nurses at a leading New York City hospital are useful to hospital administrators seeking solutions to a shortage of nurses and provide critical information for resolving nurses' conflicts. Dr. Hickman cautions that managed care must be improved or replaced by another system if nurses are to remain in their profession and if young people are to be attracted to this noble career. Book jacket.