Abstract
Nursing shortage is a worldwide problem throughout countries and job satisfaction is recognized to be related with staff retention. In France, the lasts hospital reforms are changing the healthcare managers' role which have an important role on nurses' job satisfaction. The aim of this study is to investigate the consequences of the evolution of healthcare managers' role. This study shows that the evolution of healthcare managers' role can be dangerous toward their relation with the staff and suggests some feature research on the influence of nurse managers' backgrounds on the style of leadership and on nurses' job satisfaction.