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Key Concepts in Nursing Organization

The document discusses several key principles of organizational structure and design including organizing activities to achieve objectives, chain of command with centralized authority, unity of command with one supervisor and plan, span of control where a supervisor can effectively oversee a group, specialization where each person has a single function, and bureaucracy with formal rules and procedures. It also covers organizational development to improve worker satisfaction, autonomy and accountability of professionals, organizational culture as shared beliefs and values, climate as shared perceptions, and morale as enthusiasm for work.

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Key Concepts in Nursing Organization

The document discusses several key principles of organizational structure and design including organizing activities to achieve objectives, chain of command with centralized authority, unity of command with one supervisor and plan, span of control where a supervisor can effectively oversee a group, specialization where each person has a single function, and bureaucracy with formal rules and procedures. It also covers organizational development to improve worker satisfaction, autonomy and accountability of professionals, organizational culture as shared beliefs and values, climate as shared perceptions, and morale as enthusiasm for work.

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Organizing

-is the grouping of activities for the purpose of achieving of objectives

-involves the process of deciding the level of organization necessary to accomplish the objectives of a
nursing division, department or service, or unit

Chain of command

-supports a mechanic structure, with a centralized authority that aligns authority and responsibility

Unity of Command

-states that an employee has one supervisor and there is one leader and one plan for a group of
activities with the same objectives

Span of control

-states that a person should be a supervisor of a group that he or she can effectively supervise in terms
of functions, numbers and geography

Specialization

-each person should perform a single leading function

Bureaucracy

-is highly structure and usually includes no participation by the governed

-their characteristic includes formality, low autonomy, a climate of rules and conventionality, division of
labor, specialization, standardized procedures, written specifications, memos and minutes
centralization, controls and emphasis on a high level of efficiency and production

Role Theory

-indicates that when employees receive inconsistent signals of what is expected and lack of information,
they will experience role conflict, leading to distress, dissatisfaction and ineffective performance

-supports the chain of command and unity of command principles


Organizational Development

-deals with changing the work environment to make it more conducive to worker satisfaction and
productivity

-sustain the favorable or desirable aspects of bureaucracy and change can modify the desirable aspects

Autonomy and Accountability

- Includes self- definition, self- regulation, and self-governance

-a characteristic of a professional nurse that is obliged to answer for decisions and actions

Culture

-the sum of total of an organization’s beliefs, norms, values, philosophies, traditions and sacred cows

- a social system that is a subsystem of the total organization

Climate

-Is the personality of an organization, the perceptions and feelings shared by members of the system

Morale

-a state of mind that reflects the zeal or enthusiasm with which someone works

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