Exam 8: Understanding and Designing Organizational Structures

Collaborative partnerships between hospitals and schools of nursing are examples of hybrid organizational structures.A hybrid organizational structure:

In opening a new dialysis unit,the nurse manager has to develop a philosophy for the unit.This philosophy needs to:

Sarah is a clinical nurse educator in the dialysis unit at Pines Health Center and provides education,consultation,and training support.Sarah has:

At Orangetown Hospital,the nursing department is developing a mission statement for nursing.Which would be a suitable mission statement?

A hospital is working toward becoming a Magnet™ hospital.The chief nursing officer is aware that professional nursing departments of the future will:

In the Unity Healthcare organization,decisions,including those at the unit level,are made by a group of senior executives.Rules for employees are clear,and nursing care is delineated by procedures and protocols.This exemplifies:

In which of the following situations would you expect low morale and frustration?

Organizational culture includes (select all that apply):

Because of rapid turnover and the ongoing hiring of new graduates,the skill levels of staff in a busy CCU are varied.Senior staff are becoming burned out with the need to provide mentorship and guidance to new staff.As the manager,you propose the addition of a nurse in advanced practice to provide consultation and education for staff.This position is termed a(n):

A primary care clinic is established in Pleasantville to provide comprehensive services to infants,children,and families within the community.The executive director of the clinic oversees physician and nursing services for infants,children,and families; a neurodevelopmental clinic; psychology,family counseling,and social work services; nutritional counseling; speech and hearing services; and physiotherapy.This type of organizational structure is known as:

At Hospital XYZ,staff members on Y3 have dealt with the third head nurse in three years.Donna,the current head nurse,lacks confidence in patient-nurse relationships,and scheduling and other processes are routinely left to the last minute.Staff members approached Donna first and then administration with their concerns about Donna's effectiveness as a leader.The staff was told that the problem is likely staff related,that it is simply an unhappy group,and that there is nothing that will be done further about their concerns.The philosophy of the organization indicates that "open,transparent communication between staff and management is desired and supported," and that "innovation and creative thinking are the foundation of the organization's progress." In assessing this situation as a newly hired senior executive,you anticipate that:

"At Thoroughcare,we provide health care for women and children in transition" is an example of a:

In the Unity Healthcare organization,communication flows:

A statement such as "We believe in the right of patients to make choices and to have care that is sensitive to their preferences and needs" is a _____ statement.

The hospital administration gives approval to the chief nursing officer to hire clinical nurse specialists in staff positions rather than in administrative positions.A clinical specialist who has staff authority but no line authority typically is able to:

The facilities department is experiencing some challenges and is undergoing reorganization.Because of your familiarity with systems theory,you:

A new director of nursing in a small rural hospital wants to make changes from the traditional model of governance to a shared-governance model.Select the characteristic below that best describes the traditional organizational structure in which a staff nurse is assigned to carry out nursing tasks for clients but is not given the chance to provide input into forming the policies and procedures by which care is delivered or the standards by which care is evaluated:

The chief nursing officer is given the task of reviewing and revising the organization's mission,philosophy,and technology.In reviewing them,the chief nursing officer understands that they should be reflected in:

Taylor Hospital has well-defined organizational units that provide maintenance,financial services,care for cardiac patients,care for surgical patients,and so on.The organizational chart indicates that surgical units report to a surgical manager and all nursing units report to a vice president of nursing; financial services to an accountant and then to a business executive; and so on.The primary disadvantage of this organizational structure is:

A new CEO has been hired at Valley Hospital who proposes to change the centralized organizational structure that was put in place ten years ago,based on widespread consultation with staff.The proposed structure involves substantial flattening of the organizational structure,with significant decision making being made at the point-of-care and an emphasis on interprofessional collaboration.There is a great deal of discussion about the balance between hospital-wide budget decision making and unit-based decision making.This discussion represents: