I enjoyed "Invite an Adversary to Lunch" (Editorial, May). I've had similar experiences and I'm happy the problem was finally resolved.

However, I would never counsel anyone to schedule meetings with someone who continually doesn't show up. A failure to require responsible behavior from our counterparts is poor nursing administration. That this colleague's childish behavior may come from some previous slights and bad treatment by nurses is no excuse. If he and the author were required to work together, then a well-planned sit-down in his office (a location that might give him a sense of safety), during which he explained his rationale for this unacceptable behavior, would have been in order.

Some senior administrative leaders exhibit an almost inveterate dislike for all things nursing and, in particular, nurse administrators. Their frequent power plays, complaints that they aren't listened to, and failure to command the respect they think they deserve build an almost impregnable wall around them. They are a serious liability to an organization. No lunch, however sumptuous, will change them.

Richard Flynn, PhD, RN

Seminole, FL