In this writing assignment, you will complete a paper addressing an issue from the perspective of the nurse manager on a unit.
Step 1 Review your unit’s and/or facility’s organizational chart.
You have been promoted to nurse manager of your unit. You realize that to function effectively, you must have a better understanding of your organization’s structure and, specifically, the chain of command.
Find and analyze the organizational chart of the healthcare organization you are currently working for or for one that you have encountered in your nursing experience.
Step 2 In a two-page (500-word) paper, address the following points:
- Give a brief description of the organization of the healthcare structure used in your facility.
- Describe the chain of command used in your organization and identify the people you report to and those who report to you.
- Consider the following and discuss how the chain of command is used to implement change.
- Based on the organization chart, what leadership structure is used in the organization—hierarchical or flat? How does this affect implementing change?
- Does this organization use a shared governance model for nursing?
- When nurses have an idea for changing a process and they make a decision as a group, where do they go with their suggestions? (the director? the unit manager?)
- Explain why understanding this information is important to your success.
Step 3 Write your paper using APA 7th edition format.
Requirements: 2 page, 500 word paper
I reside in Miami, FL. You can use any organization from this location.
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chain of command, with the CEO being the senior-most individual. Under this structure, decision-making is a venture predominantly designated for senior management members, who are generally the executives in charge of the various functional and operational areas within the facility (Kimchi, 2015). Once these individuals arrive at a course of action or decision that they feel should be adopted within the organization, they pass them down the chain of command through the various subsidiary levels of management. When someone at the bottom of this chain of command wishes to make a decision or take a particular action, they have to first come up with a request and then pass it up the chain of command and then wait for a decision from the senior management whether their request was approved or declined.
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