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55 Cards in this Set
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Authority |
Legitimate right to direct others given by employer via authorized position.
Ex-manager or administrator |
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External Customers |
People in need of services from an organization they are not employed by.
Example- patients, family members, physicians, students, payers, groups that are a source of pt referrals. |
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Health Care Organization |
Any organization which provides health care services or products.
Ex- hospital, home health agency, ambulatory care clinic health insurance company, nursing home. |
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Internal Customers |
People who are employed by the organization to provide services to groups and individuals across the organization.
Ex- nurses, pt care staff, administrators, social workers, dietitians, therapists, housekeeping & clerical staff. |
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Leadership |
The act of guiding or influencing people to achieve desired outcomes; occurs any time a person attempts to influence beliefs, opinions, or behaviors of an individual or group. |
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Management |
Coordination of resources such as time, people, and supplies to achieve outcomes.
Involves problem-solving & decisionmaking processes.
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Organizational chart |
Visual picture of the organization that identifies lines of communication and authority.
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Productivity |
Amount of output or work produced by a specific amount of input or resources.
Ex- 1 home visit requires 15 nursing hours worked. |
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Do leaders always have formal authority?
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What is leadership? |
No, leaders do not always have formal authority.
Leadership is a combination of intrinsic personality traits, learned leadership skills, and characteristics of the situation. |
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Who is responsible for day to day operations of a defined area of responsibility to achieve established goals and objectives? |
Managers |
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What do managers have? List |
* An appointed management position w/in the organization w/ administrative responsibilities
*A formal line of authority and accountability |
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__________________ motivate and inspire others, whereas ___________________________ have assigned responsibility for accomplishing the goals of an organization. |
Leaders
Managers |
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Who has power and who has authority? |
Leaders have power and managers have authority |
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Reward power |
The ability to reward others for complying.
Ex of rewards=money, desired assignments, acknowledgement of accomplishments |
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Coersive power |
Opposite of reward power.
Fear based on the fear of punishment for failure to comply.
Ex=withheld pay increases, undesired assignments, verbal & written warnings & termination |
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You either take this assignment or I'm going to fire your ass!!!!
This is an example of? |
Coersive Power |
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Legitimate Power |
Based on official position in the organization.
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With what type of power does the manager have the right to influence staff members and staff members have anb obligation to accept that influence? |
Legitimate power
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Referent power |
Power that comes from the followers' identification with the leader. |
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Expert power |
Based on knowledge skills, and information. |
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Information power |
Based on a person's possession of information that is needed by others.
THIS IS WHAT YOU KNOW* |
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Connection power |
Based on a person's relationship or affiliation with other people who are perceived as being powerful.
THIS IS WHO YOU KNOW!* |
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Strategies the nurse manager can use to work with informal leaders` |
*Id informal leaders & develop an understanding of their source of power. *Involve them in decision-making & change-implementation processes. *Clearly communicate *Do not ignore attempts to undermine! |
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Leadership Trait Theory |
Early leadership theory centered on describing the qualities or traits of leaders.
Based on assumption that leaders were born with certain leadership chars. Ex-intelligence, alertness, dependable, driven |
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Interactional Leadership Theories integrate the dynamics of the interaction among? |
The leader, worker & elements of the leadership situation. |
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Interactional Leadership Theories argue that effective leadership depends on several variables including..... |
1. Organizational culture 2. Values of the leader and followers 3. Influence of leader/manager 4.Complexities of the situation 5. Work to be accomplished 6. Environment |
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Transformational Leadership by Burns contends that there are what two types of leaders? |
1. The transactional leader, concerned with day-to-day operations
2. Transformational leader, committed to organizational goals, has a vision, and is able to empower others with that vision |
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Transformational Leaders transform the work environment! They motivate and challenge employees. They are admired. Provide mentoring. TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS TRANSFORM THE WORK ENVIRONMENT!!!! |
Transactional Leaders FOCUS ON TRANSACTIONS OF THE DAY TO DAY.....
Who is here today?
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Three major types of skills required for effective leadership.... |
1.Technical skills-expertise & knowledge 2. Human skills-ability and judgment to work with people in effective leadership role 3. Conceptual skills- ability to understand the complexities of the overall organization & know where one's own area of mgmt. fits into organization. |
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Autocratic/Authoritative Management Styles |
Determines policy, makes all decisions. Gives little feedback or recognition for work.
Successful with employees with little education or training.
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When must autocratic/authoritative management must always be used? |
1. When it affects patient outcome
2. When it comes to the policy/procedures of the unit |
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Democratic |
Encourages staff participation in decision making.
Involves staff in planning & devlpmt of programs
Builds responsibility in people |
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Laissez-Faire |
Does not provide guidance or direction, unable or unwilling to make decision, does not provide feedback, initiates little change, communicatin by memos or email, may work well with professional people. |
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What are the three management styles identified by Lewin, White & Lippit? |
Authoritarian, democratic, & laissez-faire. |
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Organizational Theory |
What theory has evolved to provide a framework for understanding complex organization? |
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Who is the father of organizational theory>? |
Max Weber, began in 1920's |
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Max Weber |
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Which current leadership and management theories recognize the importance of supportive respectful relationships between managers and employees with employees being involved in decision making and problem solving? |
Participatory management and transformational leadership |
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Which theory views the organization as a set of interdependent parts that together forma whole? |
Systems Theory |
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Which theory is a more recently developed organizational theory that attempts to account for the complexity and randomness in organizations? |
Chaos Theory |
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Which theories of management suggest that the primary functions of managers are planning, organizing, and controlling? |
Classic theories of management |
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Five major management functions necessary for the management of nursing organizations |
1. Planning 2. Organizing 3. Staffing 4. Directing 5. Controlling |
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What are the steps involved in planning? |
1. ID goals and objectives to be achieved 2. ID resources needed 3. Detm action steps 4. Estb timeline for action steps & goal achievement |
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A long-range plan extending 3 to 5 years into the future resulting from in-depth analysis of 1. business, community, regulatory & political environment outside orgz. 2.custmr & pt needs 3. technology changes 4. internal organizational strengths, problems, weaknesses |
Strategic planning |
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Resources include |
The personnel, time, and supplies needed to provide patient care and operate the organization |
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The nursing process as a problem-solving process uses WHAT to manage the comples decisions required in nursing practice? |
Assessment Analysis & Diagnosis Planning Implementation Evaluation
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Lewin's 4 rules that should be followed when change is necessary |
1. Should be implemented only for good reason 2. Should always be planned & implemented gradually 3. Should never be unexpected or abrupt 4. All people affected should be involved in lanning for the change. |
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Reasons change may be indicated.... |
Solving an identified problem Implementing a new program Improving work efficiencies Adjusting to new mandates bvy regulatory agencies |
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Lewin's Three Classic Stages of Change |
1. Unfreezing stage 2. Moving Stage 3. Refreezing Stage |
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How does the nurse manager demonstrate caring for staff members? |
All of the things Mrs. Bartley talked about... Sick relatives, funerals, picking up food from publix, being there for each and every employee in a consistent manner |
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Three national initiatives providing nurses with the framework for making significant chanes to address cost, quality, & safety issues |
1. A proclamation for Change: Transforming the Hospital patient Care Environment 2. Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses 3. The future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health |
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Four basic tenants of the Proclamation for Change |
1. Pt-cntrd design 2. System wide integrated technology 3. Seamless workplace to provide the 7 rights 4. Vendor partnerships to ensure technology devices that are user friendly & provide pt info across multiple health care settings |
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Keeping Patients Safe & Transforming the work environment of nurses 4 recommendations |
Promote Transformational Leadership & Evidence-Based Management 2. Maximize Workforce Capability 3. Redesign Work Processes to Prevent Errors 4. Create and Sustain a Culture of Safety |
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The purpose of this initiate ws to develop recommendations to guide the advancement of the nursing profession in recognition of the vital role that nurses play in realizing safe, cost-effective, high-quality health care across the nation |
The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health launched by the IOM & Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
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4 Key Recommendations from the Future of Nursing Report...... Nurses Should? |
1. Practice to full extent of Ed & training 2. Achieve higher levels of Ed & training thr improved education system 3. Be full partners w/ Dr's & other HCProfls in redesigning US health Care 4. Effective workforce planning & policy making require better data colleciton & info infrastructure |