In the UK these people are now called Matrons, though old school Matrons would eat them for breakfast.

Sent to me by someone working in the NHS, it also describes Australian ‘civilian’ nurses‘ [ wears civvies, carries a clip board, on admission promises new patients the earth,leaves his/her card and tel.no, but then is never seen again, & any calls go to a message back and remain unanswered.

This is called modern nursing management:

Patient Flow Manager
Person who wanders around with clipboard and places brightly coloured magnets around the ward bed board. Asks about numbers of patients and oftens hands outs patients like sweeties.

Bed Manager
Person who wanders around with clipboard and moves the
aforementioned magnets around some more. Asks about numbers of patients and beds.

Staffing Manager
Person with clipboard who wanders around with clipboard and moves the aforementioned magnets around some more. Asks about staffing and can they takes some away without regard to numbers of patients in ward.

Hospital Coordinator
Person who wanders around with clipboard and moves the magnets around even more. Asks about staffing and takes some away.

Discharge Coordinator
Person who wanders around with clipboard. Is only interested in green magnets. Sometimes takes patients away. She is my friend

Throughput Manager
Person who wanders around with clipboard. Is only interested in orange and red magnets.

Clinical Nurse Manager
Person who wanders around with clipboard and notepad. Not interested in magnets or staffing or beds.

They dont talk to each other. They do like magnets though.

I kid you not. Seven managers, all senior nurses, seven days a week. Not one adds anything to my day.

However. It is worth hiding all the coloured magnets for a laugh.