From the viewpoint of nursing as caring, the nurse administrator makes decisions through a lens in which the focus of nursing is nurturing persons as they live caring and grow in caring. All activities in the practice of nursing administration are grounded in a concern for creating, maintaining, and supporting an environment in which calls for nursing are heard and nurturing responses are given. From this point of view, the expectation arises that nursing administrators participate in shaping a culture that evolves from the values articulated within nursing as caring. Although often perceived to be "removed" from the direct care of the nursed, the nursing administrator is intimately involved in multiple nursing situations simultaneously, hearing calls for nursing and participating in responses to these calls. As calls for nursing are known, one of the unique responses of the nursing administrator is to directly or indirectly enter the world of the nursed, understand special calls when they occur, and assist in securing the resources needed by the nurse to nurture persons as they live and grow in caring. All nursing activities should be approached with this goal in mind. Here, the nurse administrator reflects on the obligations inherent in the role in relation to the nursed. The presiding moral basis for determining right action is the belief that all persons are caring. Frequently, the nurse administrator may enter the world of the nursed through the stories of colleagues who are assuming other roles such as nurse manager. Policy formulation and implementation allow for the consideration of unique situations. The nursing administrator assists others within the organization to understand the focus of nursing and to secure the resources necessary to achieve the goals of nursing. When the focus of nursing can be clearly articulated, nursing's contribution to the whole will be understood, If the focus of practice is clouded, however, this becomes an insurmountable task. Recognition of nursing's value is contingent upon the ability of nurses to articulate their contribution. Traditionally, systems define contribution through patient outcomes and other total quality measures. Future articulation of nursing and its contributions would emanate from the values and assumptions offered in the Nursing as Caring theory. Sharing nursing situations with others is one way to promote the knowing of nursing. It also is a way for other members of the organization to see how their roles contribute to the well-being of the nursed. The following is a nursing situation, re-presented as the poem "Last Rights," that cries out for nursing administration, that is, nursing support for nursing. Last Rights Tight faced, they found and cornered her at work As quick as hammers pounding down a wall of words came hard and nailed that little quirk of honest so fast she held the rail.