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Nursing Administration Organization and Staffing
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Nursing Administration Organization and Staffing
Nursing Administration Organization and Staffing
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1
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What is the purpose of a professional license as described?
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Protect health by establishing minimum standards for qualified practitioners.
2
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How can nurses gain registration by reciprocity under RA 9173?
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Without examination if their home country’s requirements are substantially the same.
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What is Staff Organization?
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Purely advisory with no action authority.
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What is authority in organizational terms?
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The right to act or decide without higher approval
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What does accountability mean?
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Taking full responsibility for quality of work and behavior
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What is responsibility in an organization?
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Obligation to perform the assigned task
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What is the Unity of Command principle?
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There should be only one superior per employee
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What is the Scalar Principle in organizing?
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Clear chain of command from top to bottom
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What is departmentalization?
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Grouping of workers with similar assignments
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What does span of control describe?
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Number of people reporting directly to a manager
11
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What is centralized authority?
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Staff report to a single higher-level person
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What is decentralization (delegation) in an organization?
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Transferring decision-making to lower levels
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How is organization defined in this content?
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Structure and process enabling an agency to enact its philosophy and goals
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What characterizes Line Organization?
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Simple, direct structure where each position has authority over lower positions
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Give an example of Line Organization in practice.
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Clinical and Administration roles
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What are advantages of Line Organization?
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Simplicity, speedy action, clear division of authority
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What are disadvantages of Line Organization?
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Neglects special planning, overworks key people, depends on key staff retention
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What is Staff Organization?
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Purely advisory to the line structure with no action authority
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What is a Functional Organization?
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Each unit is responsible for a specific part of workload with clear delineation of roles
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What is an organizational chart?
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Diagrammatic representation of the organizational structure
21
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List five major characteristics of organizational charts.
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Division of work, chain of command, type of work, grouping of work segments, levels of management
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What is a Vertical (Tall) Organizational Chart?
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Chief Executive at the top with downward line of authority
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What is a Horizontal Organizational Chart commonly called?
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Circular Chart (widely spanning control at top)
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What is a Concentric (Circular) Organizational Chart?
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Shows outward flows of communication from the center
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What is staffing in nursing administration?
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Determining and providing the appropriate number and mix of nursing personnel
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What is the purpose of staffing in nursing units?
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Provide an appropriate number of workers to perform required tasks
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What does a schedule depict in nursing staffing?
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Planned workdays and shifts for nursing personnel
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What is centralized scheduling?
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Scheduling done by the Chief Nurse assigning staff to units
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What is decentralized scheduling?
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Shifts and duties arranged by unit Nurse Supervisors or Senior nurses
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What is cyclical scheduling?
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A schedule cycle of several weeks repeated over time