Exam 10: Organizational Concepts and Structure

A nurse manager was concerned about the employees of her unit when the hospital for which she was working merged with another health care system.She explained to her staff what was not going to change,what changes would take place,and the importance of the changes.The nurse manager was participating in what phase of this new integration of health care systems?

Which of the following is an important principle that maximizes the efficiency of the bureaucratic structure in an organization?

In response to the rising costs of health care,hospitals have developed population-based health programs that focus on a given disease or health condition and provide care to groups needing specialized health services.These programs,developed as managed care health plans,are termed:

A hospital recently hired a quality improvement director whose position can be viewed on the organizational chart.The function of this position in the chain of command is to:

A staff nurse was recently promoted to a case manager position.With this promotion,the staff nurse's responsibilities now include: