Overview: Organizational Analysis - The Organization
The major assignment for this course is analysis of your organization. In this assignment, you will report the organization's mission, philosophy, and administrative structure.
You will compare and contrast what you find with the characteristics of organizations you have learned about in the lectures and presentations and in your own investigative reading.
Complete this assignment to demonstrate your analysis of the big picture of your organization.
Objectives
Explain how organizations function.
Compare and contrast characteristics of leadership and management.
Apply trends, issues, theories, and evidence as guidelines for management decisions.
Evaluate effectiveness of communication patterns using specific management situations.
Introduction of the Organization
Provide a concise description of the healthcare organization, including type of agency, size, geographic location, services provided, target clientele, accreditation status, and community relationships.
Examination of the Organization
Identify the organization's mission, philosophy, and the administrative structure. Identify the type of organizational structure the facility represents (functional, matrix reporting, joint practice, etc.). Give examples that support the type you selected.
Strengths and Limitations
Discuss major strengths and limitations of the organization.
Care Delivery System
Describe the nursing care delivery system(s) used. Include delegation examples of manager, charge nurse, licensed staff to unlicensed staff.
Outcomes and Measurements
Discuss two specific patient outcomes and explain how they are measured and monitored. Include one system-wide outcome and one nurse-sensitive clinical indicator.